Adie Farrell's passing acknowledged in Seanad

The passing of popular Lanesboro businessman, politician and publican Adie Farrell was marked in Seanad Éireann when local senator, Micheál Carrigy paid his respects to his former party colleague.

The straight-talking Lanesboro Fine Gael member s served on Longford County Council for almost four decades up until 2009.

“I want to pass on my sympathies to Gerald, Lorraine and the extended Farrell family,” Senator Carrigy said, “he was a powerhouse of Fine Gael politics in Longford.”

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Adie passed away peacefully in the Midlands Regional Hospital Mullingar on Monday, October 30 surrounded by his loving family.