Ben KEALY

Rita,Marina,Ben. I was sad to hear that Ben has left us. I have such fond memories of Sandymount Musical Society, Tayto and many happy and fun filled days of laughter with Ben.
Sending much love to you all.

My sincere condolences to all the Kealy family at this sad time. I was so sorry to hear of Ben's passing. He was a pleasure to work with in the Employment Appeals Tribunal.
May he rest in peace.

To Ben Jnr and all your family So sad to hear about Bens passing. He was a hard task master but a great coach. May he rest in peace Eddie, Jan and family

I was so sorry to hear of Ben's untimely passing. I have fond memories of Ben when he worked in the Employment Appeals Tribunal.
He was such a gentle, gentleman.
My condolences to his family and comfort them during this difficult time.
May he RIP.

Sorry to hear the sad news of Ben’s passing, sincere condolences to all the family

Deepest sympathies to Ben and the Kealy family on your father's passing. May he Rest in Peace.

Rita, Ben ,Marina, Paul
We were very sad to hear of Ben's passing.
The many many fond and happy memories of our times together with Jimmy & Freda & Ray and in Sandymount M.S, Arthurs Team. He will be remembered with great affection. He was the template for the "True Gentleman".
I'm afraid Rita & Marina you will have to" TAP YOUR TROUBLES AWAY" ,and as Mable sang " TIME HEALS EVERYTHING"
Thinking of you all at this sad time.
May he rest in peace. RIP

We are so sad to hear of the passing of Ben Ben . He was a truly special husband, father, grandfather and friend . A real family man . We have lovely memories of him . Thinking of Rita and all who loved him at this very sad time .

What a wonderful obituary Ben Jnr did for his Dad.
He captured his personality so well as a gentlemen, with a big engine; friend, very able administrator ,coach and competitive sportsman as we in Pembroke Water Polo club knew so well.
Sincere condolences to Rita and the family on your huge loss.
May he rest in peace
Mick and Jenny Semple
May

I am so sad to hear of the passing of Ben. Thinking of Rita and all the family.

Very sad to hear of the passing of Ben. Many fond memories of Ben at all sorts of social events and lunches in Bective. Sincere condolences to Ben & Sandra and all the family.

On behalf of all the committee we extend our deepest sympathy to Marina, Diarmuid, Harry, Leah, Ross and all of Ben’s family on your sad loss. May he rest in peace.

Sorry to hear this sad news, may he rest in peace.

My deepest sympathies to Rita and all the Kealy family. Ben was a true gent. Philip Purcell C.S.C

To Ben, Rita, Marina and Paul,

Our sincere condolences on the passing of Ben Senior may he Rest in Peace.

Sincère condolences to all the family. A big loss. Trevor and family

We are so sorry to hear of Ben's death. Our sympathy to Rita, Ben, Marina and Paul.

Dear Rita, Marina and all the family – sending you our sincerest condolences on this very sad news. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all. May Ben rest in peace.

Just heard about Ben’s passing. Wonderful memories of Ben - and Rita - as kids growing up here in O’Connell Gardens. We could always depend on Ben (Mr Kealy) for the boxes of Tayto for our annual ‘sales of work’ in aid of Biafra! Such a lovely gentle man. Deepest condolences to Rita, Ben, Marina and Paul on their sad loss. He’ll always be remembered with a smile. RIP Ben.
From ‘The Goughs’

Please read first part

Later when he was Personnel Manager he organised Tayto’s pension plan and many retirees owe their retirement income to Ben’s efforts. Tayto’s long involvement in the old “Community Games” was largely due to Ben. He always spoke so highly about Rita and was so proud of his kids. (Ben Jnr worked in Tayto for a while). He & Rita took the time to come down to Spain when my father “Tayto Joe Murphy” died 20 years ago and that gesture was greatly appreciated by our family. My father had immense respect for Ben and valued his counsel greatly. My mother loved him (what woman would’nt) And, If my mother liked you, you were definitely an ok person. I often think of Ben when I give advice to young people and remember important life lessons that I learned from him. My late brother Joseph Jnr also loved Ben as did my younger brother Peter. He showed all of us “the ropes”..

No doubt he is organising swimming and water polo at the Full Moon Club up in heaven. RIP Ben.

From all the Murphy family

To all the Kealy family:

Ben’s life long love for swimming, water polo and rugby is well documented here on this page. The sheer number of condolences below speaks volumes about Ben’s effect on so many who had the pleasure of knowing him.

I found out all about Half Moon the first day I met Ben, he was so proud of his club. I swam at Otter Swimming Club in Dun Laoghaire as a young boy, so, we had a mutual interest in swimming..

Another important part of Ben’s life beside sports was his long career at Tayto. Ben was a great mentor to me during my earliest days while working summer jobs there and later when I worked at King Crisps (Tayto subsidiary). On my first day, my father took me to see Ben and asked him to “show me the ropes” . Ben was tough, but fair and I learned a lot of valuable lessons from him. He always tried to bring out the best in people and helped them to achieve their goals. He was a people person who had loads of Charisma. You could not meet him and not like him. He recognised talent (while others felt threatened by it) Ben nurtured it and put it to good use. I first met him 50 years ago as a teenager and I learned about selling while riding around Dublin with him in a Tayto van.

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So sorry to hear of the death of Ben. Remember him so well during my assocciation with Sandymount Musical Society. Wonderful times had by all. He had such leadership skills. Thinking of you Rita Ben jnr Marina and Paul and your families. A gentleman through and through

To Paul and All the Kealy family I was so sorry to hear of Ben’s passing only today! Sincere condolences to you all! R.I.P. Ben

My deepest sympathy to Rita, Marina and all the family. I only heard today of your dear Bens passing. Iam thinking of you all during this very difficult time xx

To Rita and family Ben will sadly missed may he RIP

So sad to hear the passing of Mr Kealy another neighbour from o Connell gardens thinking of u all at this sad time Lorraine

My sincerest condolences to Rita, Ben, Marina and Paul. Ben has left a huge legacy in Irish Water Polo through his involvement in so many roles over the years. A true gentleman. RIP Ben.

Thinking of you all at this, sad time. Fondly remember your dad at the rugby matches and meeting him on his trips to Cork. A true gentleman. May he rest in peace.

Dear Rita, Ben, Sandra, Marina, Dermot and all the family
Wishing you our sincere condolences on the passing of Ben Ben. He fought a valiant fight. May he go to his rest in peace and continue to guide you all from afar.
In deepest sympathies
Yvonne, Oliver, Conor, Rónan and Daniel

To all the Kealy family, you have lost someone who was tough in the water but a wonderful person on the bank, encouraging and forever loyal. May his gentle soul rest in peace. Irene Glavin Clontarf Ladies S C

Sincere sympathy to Rita Ben Jnr and family on Ben's passing - a great Bective man.

Rita Marina and all the family, My thoughts are with you all at this sad time.. Ben was a pleasure to know and always a great supporter of the R & R..i always enjoyed the chats and banter with him..such lovely memories..RIP Ben..
Sincerely
Michelle

Condolences to Paul & all the Kealy family on their sad loss

We were so sorry to hear of Ben passing, our condolences to Rita & all the family, he was a gent May he rest in peace

To Rita, Ben Junior, Marina and Paul - so sad to hear about Ben's passing. He was a really thoughtful and caring person as i know from his support of the VATS with Jimmy & Freda. He was also such a great mentor to myself and Adrian growing up in what was a difficult business world in the 80's. His many words of wisdom were most definitely taken on board. I know that you will all miss him very much so please know that you are in our thoughts in these difficult days.
Regards

Lovely man. Great Bective Ranger. I have many fond memories of meeting Ben in the Club over many years. He will be sadly missed by all who knew and loved him.

Ar dheis De go raibh a Anam dilis.

Joe and Fiona Osborne and sons.

Deepest sympathies to the Kealy
family on the death of Bean. I knew him through swimming and water polo and latterly at the WRC. He was a very able man

So sorry to hear of the passing of Ben. He was a wonderful person and a pleasure to work with in the Tayto Group. My condolences to all the Kealy family. I will remember him and all you in my prayers. R.I.P. Ben

Rita Ben Marina Paul and all the extended Kealy family we want to extend our sincere condolences on Ben's passing. We have many lovely memories of Ben down through the years when he came into Kielys, at the water polo and always at the Christmas swim at the Half Moon.

To Rita Ben Marina and Paul, so very sorry to hear of Ben’s passing, remembering all the happy times and great nights we had over the years, much love to you all . Kitty and all the Flood family xxx

Deepest Sympathies Rita on the passing of Ben. Noel and I would have had fantastic memories of a friendship going back over 60 years. My thoughts and prayers are with you.

Condolences to Rita and Ben Jr.and all the Kealy family on the passing of Ben Sr.
It was an honour and a pleasure to have known Ben, he was a thorough gentleman in every sense of the word.
City Dance Centre

Please accept our sincere condolences on this sad occasion. We have very fond memories of Ben in both the Rugby and Water Polo worlds. He was such a big personality in both areas and especially in Bective Rangers where we spent a lot of time together. RIP.

Thinking of you all at this most sad time, our deepest sympathy. Maybe there is a musical society discussion going on up there with his great friend Kevin Kelly & my dad Peter.

Stephen

Our sincere condolences to Rita,Ben, Marina, Paul and the extended family and friends. The dominant feature of much of the previous condolences listed below was the words a "true gentleman". And he is. And part of that lovely genuine trait within him was that wonderful warm smile. It could express a real welcome, mischief and kindness....... all in the one smile....... Rita you never stood a chance!!!!.......................... He will be missed and remembered...... Great memories
A True Gent .....But ohhh that smile..

Our deepest sympathies to Auntie Rita, Ben, Marina & Paul, you are in our thoughts & prayers today. Many fond memories of summers spent in Dublin at Uncle Ben & Auntie Rita’s house.
May he rest in peace.
Michelle, Darren, Cory, Grace & Christy

Sincere condolences to Rita,Paul and the extended Kealy family on the sad passing of Ben who made a great contribution to Irish water polo Fond memories of many competitions and in Galway in particular. May he rest in peace

We were saddened to hear of the passing of Ben. Our deepest condolences to all of the Kealy family.

So sorry to hear of Ben’s passing our heartfelt condolences to Rita and Family

To Ben Jr and all the Kealy family,
So sorry to hear of Ben's passing. He was a gentleman in every sense of the word, always had a positive frame of mind and definitely was one of the 'all time greats' of Bective Rangers. I always enjoyed his company.

deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Ben Kealy, a man I have known and loved the company of since I joined Bective Rangers in 1973.. my deepest sympathy to Rita , Ben and family

So So sorry to hear the news of Ben's passing. A true Gent and will be sadly missed by all of us in the R & R. Deepest sympathies to Rita, Marina and all the family. RIP

Sincere condolences to Rita and the Kealy family on the passing of Ben. When one thinks of Half Moon SC one of the first names to come to mind is Ben Kealy. Ben and I were both very involved in water polo in our younger days. Ben's big involvement was in coaching the Half Moon club sides, which he did to a very high level. I was involved in coaching my club side. Ben was a gentleman who put heart and soul into everything he did. May he rest in peace. Ar dheis de go raibh a anam.

We are so saddened to hear of Bens passing, may he rest in peace. He was a sound strong and honest man and we knew him through his loyal and supportive friendship with Kevin and Mai Kelly. Our thoughts and prayers are with you Rita and all you family in this sad and difficult time.

Our deepest sympathy to Rita ,Paul, Ben and Marina and the extended Kealy family on the passing of Ben .You are in our thoughts and prayers at this sad and difficult time.. May Ben rest in peace.

Sorry to hear of Ben’s passing, may I offer my condolences on behalf of myself and my father Gerry O’Reilly who play in Railway Union with Ben all those years ago and has fond memories of those times. May he rest in peace.

So very sorry to hear of Ben's passing. A lovely man. Thinking of you Rita, Ben, Marina & Paul during this sad time. May Ben rest in peace. Darina

Very sad to hear of Ben's passing RIP. He was a great character, an excellent organiser and a true gentleman. It was a pleasure to work with Ben. May he rest in peace. My deepest sympathy to Rita and family.

Sincere sympathy to Rita and family on the passing of Ben. A True Gent and will be dearly missed. May he rest now with the Angels.

Rita, Ben, Marina, Paul & extended family.
So sad to hear of the passing of Ben. Our thoughts & prayers are with you all at this sad time. Fond memories of Ben from “Tops” & “Arthurs Team”. A real role model with exceptional values - always going the extra mile.
May he Rest In Peace & guide & protect you all from above.
Stay Strong & Stay Safe.