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Eamonn Casey did good as well as bad

Trócaire has and continues to save the lives of thousands of people in the developing world

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Sat Oct 17 2026 - 06:00 • 1 MIN READ

Sir, – Bishop Eamonn Casey was one of the driving forces in setting up Trócaire in 1970. He was chairman of that charity for many years (“Bishop Casey’s pastoral works,” Letters, October 15th).

Trócaire has and continues to save the lives of thousands of people in the Third World.

I am reminded of Mark Antony’s speech at Julius Caesar’s funeral: “The evil that men do lives after them the good is often interred with their bones.” – Yours, etc,

DON HARTE BARRY,

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