Great person, great keeper. It's awful news to be reading.
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Great person, great keeper. It's awful news to be reading.
Yeah seen the news on rte sport site earlier. Freddy Hall RIP. Fierce sad and tragic.
Very sad news, far too young. Always put in an unbelievable performance any time I saw him play vs Pats, always very respectful to pats fans behind his goal too and enjoyed having a laugh with them too
Noel Campbell Ex Pats ,Rovers and Irish International .
https://mobile.twitter.com/stpatsfc/...83792495181831
RIP Noel Campbell played for a club in Germany also cant think of the team in question but its not what you think!Quote:
Originally Posted by joey B
Nearly 200 games for SC Fortuna Koln (Cologne). R.I.P.Quote:
Originally Posted by Martinho II
Read in paper earlier that Noel Campbell came back to Ireland in 1979 and Shamrock Rovers were the last club he managed in 1983 which I bet not many people know about!
Mono, the one and only, mr bohs has sadly passed away. Will be missed by all
Very sad news. You can see by the messages of condolences everywhere, what a great guy he was. RIP Mono.
Clear from the messages on social media that he was much loved and a huge part of Bohs. May he rest in peace.
It said in the Indo he did stadium announcements in Dalymount, just wondering if he was the chap on the pitch at half time during Bohs games. Condolences to his family and to all his mates at Bohemians.
No the pitch side lad is Paul Duffy, mono was the bar manager, delivery taker, daytime shop server, ideas man for work needing done, he showed visiting fans around dalyer , looked after younger fans like his own kids and is an irreplaceable loss to us.mr bohs, a real legend of the club. Players and managers come and go, but this hero showed why a fan owned club is a thing of passion. There’s a go fund me account set up to aid his too young family, please throw a few bob in if you’ve got it.Quote:
Originally Posted by D24Saint
Just to add to what Dermo said above. Here is the link to the Go-Fund me page for Mono’s family. I hope it is ok to post this link.
https://gofund.me/7a3d1baa
Rest in peace Mono.
RIp Mono(Derek) the kind of volunteer every club needs.
I remember him well from away days at Dalyer and he was one sound fella.
Condolences to his family,his bohs mates and everyone that loved him.
One of the good guys .......
RIP
Des Casey RIP.
Des was a former FAI & UEFA administrator
Mr.Casey was also the honorary Club President of Dundalk FC his family own OP
He was a legend in Dundalk and beyond the town.
May he RIP.
Yeah heard it on LOI podcast with Johnny Ward and Dan McDonnell. Very sad news. May he rest in peace. I remember him in the press conference with Big Jack at press announcement. Was it him that interviewed JC for the job I wonder?Quote:
Originally Posted by ToberonaTornado
RiP Des Casey. His legacy and that of his family leaves every Dundalk fan, past, present and in the future in immeasurable debt for the times they have facilitated in Oriel Park, good and bad - without the bad we wouldnt really appreciate the good. Des Casey is not a man whose influence on local, national football and indeed European football can really be expressed in a few sentences. But I think what will stand the test of time is that regardless of the jumped up, self-important failures that came after his days, his contribution to the betterment of our game, his integrity never in question and as some desperately worked to unpick rules that he was key in implementing, to break up and prevent cabals and corruption, he ultimately saw them all off in the end though even if in latter years it was from a distance. It has often been discussed about who Oriel Park or any (new) stand should be named after, many suggestions made but few were Des Casey and I suspect that was because it was known that he would have had many many others before himself. It would certainly be fitting if the subject comes up again that he tops the list.
One amusing incident I was present for at Oriel Park was when a new steward was placed at the players and officials entrance. Des had forgotten his pass and the steward would not let him in as he had been instructed to strictly not let anyone one who didnt have a pass no matter what. Off Des went with no protest, no tantrums or the 'do you know who I am' routine. The steward was quietly then told that he had just refused entry to the owner of the gaff, Honourary VP of the FAI and was recently Vice President of UEFA so not at all a chancer, and the poor chap was quite embarrassed as while he may not have known the person he did know the name. When Des returned the steward was all apologies and Des simply complimented him on doing his job properly, he was at no fault in any way, and that the pass will be remembered next time. A big man with a fierce but quiet manner. I would loved to have seen him in action as a Trade Unionist too!!!
https://www.uefa.com/returntoplay/ne...rns-des-casey/
(Im pretty sure it was the same night that Brian Kerr as RoI manager was asked to show his ticket/pass or move out of the 'nice' seats in the stand, the look on his face was priceless and obviously why he has beef about Oriel Park and its pitch;). That steward was also quietly tipped off on who he was throwing out of his seat though thinking back it would have been fun to just let it play out a bit longer. I suspect Des Casey might have mischievously enjoyed that one too).
Brian Mullins, the Dublin GAA legend but also Director of Sport at UCD. Would have been a driving force behind the redevelopment of the UCD Bowl at the time the football club left Belfield Park to move in, for example, and also played a huge role in developing the scholarship programme. Obit here on the UCD website.
Roy Mackin RIP
A lifetime supporter and great servant to Dundalk.
I'm sure programme collectors and early arriving away fans from other clubs would recognize him.He was a gent and great craic too. He was the sort of volunteer every LoI club needs.
He'll be sorely missed at OP
RIP Roy
https://www.dundalkfc.com/wp-content...9212924612.jpg
Any bohsmen on here might want to know, the father of our former manager Aaron Callaghan passed away, funeral details on RIP.ie, condolences to the family.
Peter Thomas died yesterday. He was Waterford's goalkeeper from the glory days of the 60's and 70's and reckoned to be one of the best goalkeepers in LOI history and won 2 Ireland caps. He made almost 600 appearances for Waterford ,winning 5 league titles and an FAI Cup.
He appeared for the LOI against the Italian league B team (back in the day such fixtures took place) he swapped shirts with their keeper and thereafter for years used to wear that shirt which was way ‘cooler’ than the standard LOI one….. a wonderful keeper RIPQuote:
Originally Posted by trevy
Rip Tommo had 2 seasons with Galway Rovers brilliant Keeper and a gentleman.
Legendary Harps volunteer Ronan Roddy https://www.donegallive.ie/news/loca...orlar-man.html
Such a civil and at times witty lad. Was always there at the gate or to escort the ref off. Match night won't be the same without himQuote:
Originally Posted by Mr A
Great to see a big turn out at the funeral this morning
Our ex groundsman Anto Maguire recently passed away. He was head groundsman from 03-22. He only recently retired before sadly passing away. He got as good a send off as can be expected with the Pats first team lining the way into the church. He was a well respected member of the Pats community and will be sadly missed RIP.
https://www.stpatsfc.com/news.php?id=9282
..and his English compadres of the time (Bryan and Matthews) also died within the past few years. I remember them all well. RIP. The nemesis of Rovers except in the Cup.Quote:
Originally Posted by trevy
Declan McDowell, cup winner with Harps in 1974,played for his hometown team Derry City as well, 10th in all time appearances for Harps....
Theo Dunne - UCD manager for 20 years, including our Cup win and the Everton games. Also the only Irish player to captain an LoI side in the Camp Nou - Shels in 63
Real gent; was still going to the Bowl 18 months ago when in the early stages of dementia. Had been in a care home the last year or so
Uncle of Richie Dunne, father of Tommy, grandfather of Evan Caffrey and Gavin Molloy (both at Shels now)
https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/...-41070161.html
Great Irish football man, RIP
Didnt know that it was Theo that won the FAI Cup for them. The Dunnes are one of the great football families in this country. May he rest in peace.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dermobohs
Former St Pats player Gints Freimanis has died of cancer in Latvia at 38. He signed for us at one point but we couldn't register him as far as I can recall. I think it was because he wasn't a free agent at the end of the window or something. RIP it's such a young age to go.
Spent a season with Pats in 2009 but only played 2 games due to a couple of serious long term injuries. I had one or two interactions with him and he was a sound lad. 38 is no age to go, RIPQuote:
Originally Posted by Longfordian
Yeah correct Longfordian think that was when Aaron Callaghan was in charge or it could have being the next manager after that!Quote:
Originally Posted by Longfordian
Think I remember him playing in a friendly and being an absolute baller, that's awful news. May he RIPQuote:
Originally Posted by Martinho II
Trina Cleary, cancer campaigner, who has died aged 38, was the wife of former Wexford Youths player, Stuuy Lawlor. Condolences to Stuuy and all his family.
Could have been indeed Marty. It was hard to keep track of all the comings and goings in those years at the time never mind now.Quote:
Originally Posted by Martinho II
Karolis Chvedukas, who played for Dundalk and Waterford a few years ago, has passed away in Lithuania at the age of 32.
Iki pasimatymo Karoliai, he was a solid player, gone far too young.