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Mr Justice Feeney chairing the referendum commission last year. Sam Boal/Photocall Ireland

High Court judge Mr Justice Kevin Feeney dies suddenly aged 61

He passed away while on holiday in Ballycotton, Co Cork.

Updated 13.27

MR JUSTICE KEVIN Feeney died suddenly while on holiday in Ballycotton, Co Cork yesterday.

The Attorney General Máire Whelan said his “sudden” and “unexpected” death will “leave a great void in the Irish legal community”.

He was appointed to the High Court in March 2006.

Mr Justice Feeney oversaw a number of Criminal Assets Bureau cases, most notably part of the John Gilligan case in 2010.

Judge Feeney consistently volunteered and served on many bodies and committees throughout his career, he served as a member of the board of the Courts Service, the Chair of the service’s building committee and also chaired the referendum commission last year.

A former student of Gonzaga College, and a graduate of University College Dublin and the King’s Inns and was called to the Bar in 1973. He was a junior counsel from 1973 to 1991 and a senior counsel from 1991 to 2006 until he was appointed to the High Court.

- First published at 8.32am

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    Mute Gerard J. Hannan
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    Nov 27th 2015, 7:31 AM

    Cool. Ireland capital has a big Christmas tree. Will we ever get over the shock of it?

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    Mute Alan b
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    Nov 27th 2015, 7:59 AM

    What time does it stay open until

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    Nov 27th 2015, 10:03 AM

    9pm sun-wed 10pm Thursday-sat

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    Mute Gaeltán
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    Nov 27th 2015, 8:17 AM

    NOLLAIG SHONA DÍOBH UILIG! Bíodh grá inár gcroí is bain sult as an spraoi! X

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    Mute Keith Russell
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    Nov 27th 2015, 8:31 AM

    Well cool

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    Mute Craig Gibbs
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    Nov 27th 2015, 7:40 AM

    Alright I’m gonna say it. What the tree is lit it looks like a massive condom.

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    Mute James Xenophon
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    Nov 27th 2015, 8:03 AM

    If your mind can make that look like a condom then you’re obviously some kind of crazed sex maniac.

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    Nov 27th 2015, 8:20 AM

    I’ve been called worse by better people

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    Mute Michael Sands
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    Nov 27th 2015, 12:20 PM

    Better see a doctor then lol.

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    Mute Michael Sands
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    Nov 27th 2015, 12:21 PM

    So full of needles and its green… Doctor time lol.

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    Nov 27th 2015, 9:00 AM

    Plain white lights?
    Why couldn’t they have been rainbow coloured?
    Hope our gay brothers and sisters don’t feel excluded this Christmas.

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    Nov 27th 2015, 9:05 AM

    You’re obsessed, Tommy.

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    Nov 27th 2015, 9:15 AM

    Cmon Lloyd.
    Someone’s gonna point this out and start a campaign, don’t ya jus no it.

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    Nov 27th 2015, 12:23 PM

    At least it is not a racist inuendo?

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    Mute Enda Smith
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    Nov 27th 2015, 8:30 AM

    It ain’t no Rockerfler, but it’s a start.

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    Mute Gary
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    Nov 27th 2015, 8:32 AM

    Enda, Dublin should be able to compete with New York because…………????????

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    Mute Michael Sands
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    Nov 27th 2015, 12:19 PM

    And you say he was a teacher Gary, not great with the geography then?

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    Nov 27th 2015, 12:20 PM

    No it shouldn’t compete with NY. Maybe we should be able to dress it up a little(tongue in cheek) but I know every little gurrier would see it as a challenge to wreck the decorated tree.

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    Nov 27th 2015, 7:51 AM

    Oh baa humbug, happy Christmas all!

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    Nov 27th 2015, 9:10 AM

    Is it Christmas again?

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    Nov 27th 2015, 12:18 PM

    Yes, what a surname…

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    Nov 27th 2015, 10:22 AM

    Have they calculated the Carbon Impact of this childish waste of fossil-fuel generated energy?
    I wonder how they celebrated Christmas before Edison invented the light-bulb.

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    Nov 27th 2015, 10:59 AM

    Pat, Edison didn’t invent the light bulb. All he did was improve on an already invented product.

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    Nov 27th 2015, 9:24 AM

    All this hype about a Rockefeller Style Christmas Tree… as a major Christmas lover I was so disappointed esp after all this comparison!

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    Nov 27th 2015, 1:07 PM

    Nothing says Christmas like a white plastic marquee

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    Nov 27th 2015, 9:48 AM

    Feck it must be Christmas so..

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