Tributes paid to late Maurice P. Gaffney SC

Tributes have been paid to Ireland’s oldest practising barrister, Maurice P. Gaffney SC, who passed away at the age of 100 last night.

Mr Gaffney celebrated his 100th birthday on 11 October 2016 and remained in practice in the Law Library up until that time.

Paul McGarry SC, chairman of the Council of The Bar of Ireland, said: “Maurice was a brilliant constitutional and criminal lawyer who had many successes in important cases in the High and Supreme Courts in his 62 years of practice.

“Above all, Maurice was a wonderful colleague and a natural gentleman. His drive for excellence and determination, his can-do spirit and his commitment to the Bar will inspire and stay with us always.

“Maurice was universally loved as well as being universally admired. He was unfailingly kind to junior colleagues in the Law Library and was always available with advice and the benefit of his wisdom.

“On behalf of The Bar of Ireland, I wish to express deepest sympathies to his wife Leonie and their family. We will miss him greatly.”