Noel Whelan

Mr Whelan called to the Bar in 1998 and to the Inner Bar in 2018, practising in Dublin, Wexford and Waterford.

He died yesterday evening after a short illness, The Irish Times reports.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and President Michael D. Higgins were among those paying tribute to the campaigner this morning.

President Higgins said: “As President of Ireland, may I express my deepest condolences to his with Sinéad, his son Séamus, his wider family and friends, and all those who will miss him and his contributions to public life dearly.”