We at News Four would like to pay a special tribute to the recently-deceased Mr. Tommy Bolger, formerly from Ennis Grove, Dublin 4.

Tommy Bolger died in April 2009 and leaves behind his loving wife Cathleen and family.

Tommy was 81 years old and was in the Active Age in Ringsend Community, where he was responsible for many projects and gave a hand whenever he could. He was also a member of the Ringsend Musical Society and was a terrific ballroom dancer and was very, very active throughout his life. He was a referee with the FAI and was very well-known by all for his great achievement in this area. The children, even the grown-ups, all loved Tommy and had great respect for him.

He loved everyone and had a great community spirit in everything he did. He will be sadly missed by his loving family and by the Ringsend Community as a whole. He was active and eager to get back to the refereeing until the very end. He became ill around October 2008 and passed away peacefully in April 2009.

We all loved Tommy. He was of the old school, and a true gentleman in every sense of the word. God Bless you Tommy up in Heaven above.