The body of an Irish priest who was killed in South Africa is expected to be flown back to the State for burial shortly.
Fr Declan Collins, from Co Louth, was assaulted with a brick before being stabbed to death with a kitchen knife at his home in what appeared to be an attempted robbery at the parish church in the Ennerdale township, Johannesburg, at 9 p.m. on Saturday night.
In a statement last night, the Salesian Fathers in Dublin said: "Father Declan had a heart of gold. He will be remembered for his deep concern for young people in difficulty, a quality that was evident even in his days in the bank when he devoted much of his spare time to voluntary work in various youth clubs".