Colm Flynn reflects on the life of Niall McDonagh

It makes that clip so poignant, Colm, given what you've told us all about Neil.

Yeah, and that was Neil.

He was a, a deep guy.

He was someone who didn't just go to church on a Sunday to be seen or go to the novenas or pray the rosary.

He really, truly, in his heart and in his soul and in his mind, which can sometimes be the most difficult thing to overcome, he believed it.

He under- no, maybe didn't understand it all, but he really truly believed it and had that kind of faith that we all long for.

And certainly, I'm grateful knowing him the small way that I did, having time with him.

I'm very grateful for that, so I think it's beautiful.

I was, uh, just texted his mother, Mary, in Galway the other day, and I said, "You know, thank God for the, uh, time that we did have with Neil." And it shows you, uh, Wendy, that we all, time is, uh, limited here, and we all have a chance to make an impact.

Neil, I think, was around 40 years of age, uh, when he passed away a few days ago, but the impact he had in his life was just extraordinary.

So I think it's inspiring for all of us, and I'm actually flying back in a few hours to Ireland for the funeral.

And I know that there are gonna be people from all over Galway and further afield coming to pay their respects to the wonderful person that is Neil.

And you know, the great thing is, Wendy, that, uh, through people like you talking about Neil here, through all the clips of him speaking on YouTube, through the Nationwide piece, through this extended interview that we'll put out down the road, his memory will live on, and he will continue to inspire people, which is a, a beautiful thing.

Well, Colm, thank you so much for just joining us on the program to tell us about the late Father Neil McDonagh.

And we actually shared a piece of Colm's work, a bit of that interview, on the Spirit Radio social media page on Instagram, and of course, you can follow Colm on Instagram.

And he's put up a, a beautiful, it's about 11, 12 minutes clip of that interview where you get to know Father Neil a bit, a little bit more.

And of course, we are praying for him and for his family as well.

It makes that clip so poignant, Colm, given what you've told us all about Neil.

Yeah, and that was Neil.

He was a, a deep guy.

He was someone who didn't just go to church on a Sunday to be seen or go to the novenas or pray the rosary.

He really, truly, in his heart and in his soul and in his mind, which can sometimes be the most difficult thing to overcome, he believed it.

He under- no, maybe didn't understand it all, but he really truly believed it and had that kind of faith that we all long for.

And certainly, I'm grateful knowing him the small way that I did, having time with him.

I'm very grateful for that, so I think it's beautiful.

I was, uh, just texted his mother, Mary, in Galway the other day, and I said, "You know, thank God for the, uh, time that we did have with Neil." And it shows you, uh, Wendy, that we all, time is, uh, limited here, and we all have a chance to make an impact.

Neil, I think, was around 40 years of age, uh, when he passed away a few days ago, but the impact he had in his life was just extraordinary.

So I think it's inspiring for all of us, and I'm actually flying back in a few hours to Ireland for the funeral.

And I know that there are gonna be people from all over Galway and further afield coming to pay their respects to the wonderful person that is Neil.

And you know, the great thing is, Wendy, that, uh, through people like you talking about Neil here, through all the clips of him speaking on YouTube, through the Nationwide piece, through this extended interview that we'll put out down the road, his memory will live on, and he will continue to inspire people, which is a, a beautiful thing.

Well, Colm, thank you so much for just joining us on the program to tell us about the late Father Neil McDonagh.

And we actually shared a piece of Colm's work, a bit of that interview, on the Spirit Radio social media page on Instagram, and of course, you can follow Colm on Instagram.

And he's put up a, a beautiful, it's about 11, 12 minutes clip of that interview where you get to know Father Neil a bit, a little bit more.

And of course, we are praying for him and for his family as well.