It was with very deep sadness that I yesterday morning learned of the passing of Mrs Madge McEntee.

The matriarch of one of Co Meath’s most prominent families, I had the pleasure of being in her company on quite a number of occasions and the esteem in which she was rightly held was easy to both see and understand.

Her sons and grandchildren have been central figures in some of the happiest occasions of my life and hopefully that will continue in her honour. May she rest in peace.