Father Jack Finucane, who has died aged 80, was a Catholic missionary whose life became inextricably linked with the aid agency Concern Worldwide. Born in Limerick city, Jack was one of seven children of Brigid-Delia (nee Byrnes) and John Finucane. Following in the footsteps of his older brother Aengus, at 18 Jack entered the Spiritan Novitiate at Kilshane, County Tipperary. From 1991 he became Africa regional director of Concern and, with the expansion of Concern’s work, regional director for the Horn of Africa. The hurling and Gaelic football that he played in his youth were replaced in later life by golf.

Source: The Guardian July 31, 2017 15:56 UTC