It was so sad to hear today of Bob's passing. I have great memories from when Bob was at Glin Castle, on the Board of Ireland's Blue Book and also on sales trips to the USA. Bob always dominated the room and in a good way. As we say in Ireland, he was "great crack". Deepest 🙏 condolences to all his family.

So sorry to hear of Bob's passing. I have many many great memories of sales trips to America and our time together on the Board of Ireland's Blue Book when he was GM of Glynn Castle. He was unique. Sincere sympathy to his family.

To Patrick, Alex, Georgia and Rachel. My sincerest condolences on the sad passing of Bob. it was my privilege to know him from his time on the committee of Ireland's Blue Book, where he served as President/Chairman. We shared many memories from travelling to various workshops and trade fairs. Bob was larger than life and full of good humour and fun. He loved the hospitality industry and it loved him. He literally could sell ice to the eskimos and his marketing skills were renowned among both tour operators and his peers alike. I recall fondly travelling with him and Kay O'Flynn from Rathsallagh House to an event in the heart of Spain where we were treated to a 'Bunratty' style banquet. Our hosts performed a knighting ceremony on me but offered an alternative (joking) to cut off my head instead - Bob shouted 'cut off her head' to the great delight of the audience and when I finished laughing I forgave him! Even though he had moved to the UK many years ago he will be sadly missed by all his many friends in Ireland and in particular the members of Ireland's Blue Book. May He Rest in Peace Hilary Finlay former Managing Director of Ireland's Blue Book

Our thoughts are very much with Bob’s Glin family at this time. He left a terrific legacy behind him in his wonderful children - Georgia. Alex & Patrick. Rest in Peace Cathy, Eva, Amélie & Freya

Patrick, Alex, Georgia and Rachel, we were so sorry to hear about Bob’s sad passing. Our condolences also to Bob’s sisters and all of his family in New Zealand. Della, Dave, Mai, Maurice and Conor

You are a beautiful person Bob. During the time we worked together at Glin Castle, you were always kind to me. You were like a big brother to me. May God accept you into heaven. My feelings are torn apart. I am so sorry.

My sincere condolences to all of Bob's family and friends. May God bless you always. Rest in peace Bob.

Dearest Bob,so sorry we have lost you.we had fun times in glin you will be missed,your in our thoughts regularly and we laugh about the things that used to happen at dinner parties.Thoes were the days. My deepest sympathy to Patrick,Alex,Georgia and Rachel and to your family in New Zealand. God bless and keep you.May you rest in peace.

My thoughts and prayers are with Bob’s family and children. I’ll always have fond memories of working with Bob. Rest in Peace.

With deepest sympathy to Bob's family will always cherish the years we worked together at Glin castle.

With much love and many fond memories. We’re going to miss you xoxo

Bob may you rest in peace. Anytime we met you always had a smile on your face. You will be greatly missed.

We knew you as Robert, our city cousin who visited us on the farm for holidays in the 1960s. Later, when you were in the UK and Ireland, people knew you as 'Bob' so when you returned to NZ in 2024, I referred to you as 'Bob'. But no matter who called you what ( and I can imagine you saying with a dead-pan face that many people had called you many different names over the years ), you endeared yourself to those who had the privilege of knowing you well. Those endearments included a dry sense of humour which marked you as a man both observant and self-effacing. You could laugh at yourself as well as at situations you found yourself and others in; we loved you for that. Even when you were dying, you could still find humour. I remember you as a boy on our farm, willing to have a go at anything and 'going with the flow' of our sometimes unpredictable farm life. I have a mental picture of you based on a photo taken on one of your visits - you were climbing the big cherry tree on our front lawn and there you are, a cheeky face looking through the branches, grinning in the way children grin when they sense a theatrical moment and are pleased they are in it. There is a great deal of your life which others will know about but of which I'm ignorant - your experiences in Australia and overseas. I think I saw you as a great adventurer who could turn his hand to anything and who developed an accent we in NZ thought was rather 'posh'. Yet we knew that your NZ roots also sustained you so we were not surprised when you returned to NZ in 2024. I loved meeting up with you again and introducing my adult family to you. Your people skills were such that you could connect with anyone of any age and the fact that you were a consummate story-teller immediately had people in your thrall. I'm truly sorry and disappointed that we didn't have you here for longer, but I am also truly grateful for having known you.