Sinn Féin Leas Uachtarán Michelle O’Neill has expressed sympathy and condolences on the passing of Chuck Feeney.

Michelle O’Neill said:

“Chuck Feeney will be remembered fondly across Ireland as a man who made a generous and very important contribution to the development of the peace process. 

“He will also be remembered for his financial philanthropy in the areas of health, education, research and community grassroots peace-building and rights activism.

“Without the selfless intervention of Chuck Feeney many areas of vital work on the island of Ireland at community and institutional levels simply would not be in the advanced state they are today, and for which we are all eternally grateful. 

“On behalf of Sinn Féin I wish to extend our deepest sympathies and condolences to his wife Helga, his family, many friends and former colleagues from the Atlantic Philanthropies here in Ireland and the United States.”