Obituaries

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  Sons pay emotional tribute to respected Wicklow farmer John Hurley (94) – ‘We loved you dearly dad, you fought the good fight’

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  Determined Wicklow woman Aoife Tobin (28) dies, days after fundraiser for treatment raises €16,850

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  Dunlavin’s Tom O’Neill had an unwavering love for family and a passion for agriculture

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  Fr James McAuliffe was a likeable man with many musical talents

• Charitable soul Eamon Burke was ‘cornerstone’ of the Arklow community and Mary’s one true love

  

• From the Gate Theatre to RTE, Ann’s family pay tribute to a ‘wonderful mother’ whose ‘soul will always be in Kilcoole’

  

• Town in mourning as Wicklow Boxing Club Founder Tom Malone laid to rest

  

• Late Peggie Steele (98) ‘taught half of Bray to play hockey or swim’

  

• Fr Maurice Kelly was a keen ornithologist with an extensive collection of books on birds

  

• Late Brendan Forde (24) ‘was a constant light in the darkness for so many of us’

  

• Fr Donal was quiet man who helped all and loved woodlands

  

• Tributes paid as Dunlavin GAA ‘inspiration’ Liam Kehoe dies aged 82

  

• ‘True Gael’ of Wicklow GAA Thomas ‘Tommy’ Whittle dies

  

• Soccer fan Fr Norbert was ‘miracle man’

  

• Fr Séan was a much-loved pastor in parishes across the world

  

• Fr Jim did so much for Brazil the President sent sympathy

  

• Wicklow Sailing Club and Toastmasters pay tribute to late JBS founder, John Johnson

  

• Late Joe Dunne had big heart filled with love for his family

  

• Former Wicklow Garda Mick Fogarty dies – we’ve lost ‘one of life’s gentlemen’

  

• Legendary Wicklow GAA referee Jimmy Hatton dies aged 88

  

• High-quality education was an important part of Fr Tim Galvin’s missionary work

  

• Hill walker pays tribute to good friend and founder of Bray Strollers, Joe Quinn

  

• Late Gerry Doyle was ‘backbone’ of Annacurra GAA, grandfather to 23 and Ann’s one true love

  

• Heartbroken Wicklow family describe Lauren (2) as ‘the little girl who danced her way through life’

  

• Greystones and Bray united in grief following passing of ‘gentleman’ Matt Cranley

  

• Late Fr Pádraig was a racing fan not shy of technology, who made difference in Nigeria

  

• Sadness as Wicklow councillor Tom Fortune’s wife Ann dies following cancer battle

  

• Wicklow, Wexford and beyond bid sorrowful farewell to talented musician and ‘life and soul of the party’ Tom Cullen

  

• Community pays tribute to beloved Arklow grocer and volunteer, the late Elizabeth Kenny

  

• Fond memories shared at funeral mass for Blessington’s Fr Kevin Lyon

  

• Baltinglass mourns death of pillar of community Noel Lyons

  

• Motoring and marine enthusiast Michael Tyrrell was ‘a real character who enjoyed a story and a joke’

  

• Grieving community bids sorrowful farewell Wicklow LGFA giant John Bermingham after death

  

• Journalist Liam Kelly, whose career began at Wicklow People, dies aged 82