The RIP Thread

Sid's gone

 

Sad news

 

Sir Tony O’Reilly, one of Ireland’s leading business figures, has died at the age of 88.

Mr O’Reilly, who was also known as a media magnate and international rugby player for Ireland and the British and Irish Lions, died in St Vincent’s Hospital in Dublin on Saturday.

Ireland’s Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Simon Harris described Sir Tony as a “trailblazer”.

Mr Harris said: “It is with great sadness that I have learned of the death of Tony O’Reilly. Mr O’Reilly was a giant of sport, business and media and left permanent legacies in all three. He was a trailblazer who aimed big on the international business scene.

“Through his work in the UK, US and Ireland he forged a path that many other international business figures from Ireland would follow.

“Modern-day Ireland likes to see itself as an island in the centre of the world – Tony O’Reilly was one of the first Irish businesspeople to truly believe that.”

Born in Dublin in 1936, Sir Tony made his international debut for Ireland in rugby in 1955 and soon became the youngest player to be selected for the Lions.

In his business career he pioneered the dairy brand Kerrygold, turning it into one of Ireland’s most well-known global consumer brands.

He later became the chairman of the food giant Heinz and in 1973 took control of Independent Newspapers, publisher of the Irish Independent, Sunday Independent and Evening Herald.

RIP

 

Frank Ifield has passed away. Famous more for his yodel and a string of early 60s hits. One of my schoolmates had a radiogram with a record player you could stack 8 records on, we always put 'She taught me how to yodel' on the top and it would always slip giving us endless laughs. Funny what you remember people for. RIP Frank...

 

His big hit Sooper...was infact "I remember YOU"

I think it was the first record I bought

RIP Frank Ifield

 

Remember it well, my sister bought it...

 

RIP

 

German footballing legend Karl-Heinz Schnellinger has sadly died at the age of 85 following a long battle with illness.

The former defender, who featured in four World Cups for West Germany, passed away at San Raffaele Hospital in Milan on Monday.

He played in the 1966 World Cup Final.

RIP

 

Was number 1 on the day I was born….

 

My Mum loved him & that song, god bless her

 

https://www.bbc.com/sport/swimming/articles/c3ggndekv8lo

Makes me feel even older.

 

My old school sports house (do they still have these down there, not heard of them up here) was Wilkie. We had a Peters, Davies and Foster too after successful Olympians.

 

Remember Wilkie being around when I was a swimmer in my early teens and training at Crystal Palace. Showed British Swimming it was possible to get up there in the medals in the 70’s.
RIP

 

RIP

 

Inspirational former rugby star and motor neurone disease sufferer Rob Burrow has died at the age of 41

RIP

 

Poor bloke, a true inspiration to so many. Very sad times

 

So very sad,RIP Rob

 

Incredible what Burrows and Sinfield have done over 5 years to highlight MND and raise so much in that same time. Just 41, so sad

 

Wonderful, heartfelt tribute by JP

 

https://apple.news/A66OEwrY6RH6gs56oAgb5cg

"Lets all do the Conga" singer Colin Gibb has died.
Its a sad day, but thats gonna be some precession down the aisle.