Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)

On behalf of the Sinn Féin Dáil Deputies and our sole Member of the Seanad, I join in the expressions of sympathy and to convey our condolences to the widow, sons and daughter and extended family of the late Deputy, Senator and councillor Joe Doyle who rose to the eminent position of the honorary first citizen of his native city. 12 o'clock

I did not have the opportunity of serving with the late Mr. Doyle in any of his varied representative roles over a long period of public service, but I met him on a number occasions and always found him a most pleasant person to speak with in the brief opportunities that presented. No doubt the reflections of other colleagues here this morning who had the privilege to work with him directly in this and in other chambers is an honest reflection of the true man that he was. I wish, again, to extend our sincerest sympathy to his family and to the extended Doyle family on their personal great loss, and also to extend to Deputy Kenny and the Fine Gael Party our sympathy on its loss as a party.

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