The loss of people in Ireland from Covid-19 has been a huge tragedy for many families and communities, and some have left behind legacies both nationally and internationally.
Those who died include a Dublin woman who helped raise thousands of euro for charity, and a missionary priest who set up Amnesty International in Hong Kong.
Fr James Hurley SJ died after contracting Covid-19 on Easter Monday, he was 93. An avid GAA fan, he was born in Ardmore, Co Waterford in 1926, and was one of four children.
Fr James Hurley entered the Jesuits in 1944, and spent over 50 years as a missionary in Hong Kong. His nephew, Dick Lincoln described Fr James as a very sociable man who was really interested in people, their problems and in their joyous