Ucc

Tributes are being paid to well-known Cork philanthropist and businessman Dr Tom Cavanagh, who passed away on Thursday. Dr Cavanagh, who was a native of ...

Reposing at his home in Rathcairn, Cork Road, Fermoy, Co. “He was a friend and mentor and supporter of ours, and he did all in his power to support the Life Centre. He was a champion of education and in 2006 UCC’s pharmacy building was named after Dr Cavanagh and his wife, Marie. Dr Cavanagh graduated from UCC with a commerce degree in 1951, and with a HDip in 1952, and he was awarded a scholarship to study in Italy. “Tom was a very committed person, who had a tremendous commitment to his country, and Cork and the country are very much the poorer for his passing.” “On the removal of litter from public spaces, he led the national approach to reducing litter on our streets in towns and villages and cities across the country, and that in itself had a huge impact in the country improving its approach to litter,” the Taoiseach said.