Bernard (Barney) Rorke

Kay,Bernard,Sean & Donal - I am very sorry for your loss. Barney was a great friend & neighbour to my Mum & Dad. I recall Barney as a gentle, smiling man with his soulmate Kay at his side. May he Rest in Peace.

I wish to extend my sincere condolences following the death of Barney, may he rest in peace My thoughts are with you all.

Kay and Family Please accept my deepest condolences!. May the soul of Barney rest in peace. Barney for the good times we shared in the Labour Court for your friendship and most of all for being you. Ah light of heaven to you.

Sincere sympathy to Kay and family. I have very fond (& humorous) memories of working with Barney in the Labour Court and I was very sorry to hear of his passing. A true gentleman. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam

I was very sorry to hear of Barney’s passing. I knew, admired and befriended Barney as a colleague in the Trade Union movement and later had the great privilege to serve along side Barney in the Labour Court. He was bight, incisive and totally committed to the advancement of working people. He was a great and inspirational colleague and I had the singular privilege to call him my friend. Rest in peace my good comrade

Very sorry to hear of the death of an old colleague
And a great servant to the trade union movement my
sympathy goes to his family at this particular time
Bill Attley

I have just become aware of Barney's passing and would like to convey my condolences and those of the staff and members of the Court to the Rorke family. Barney was a gentleman to all who met him and made a great contribution to Irish Industrial relations though his membership of the Court and throughout his representative career.

Donal, so sorry to hear of your Dad's passing. My sincere condolences to you and your family x

Deepest sympathy to all the family on Barney's death; he worked with our dad, Owen, in the Irish Print Union and was a feature of tales told at the dinner table.
May he rest in peace.
Keeping Kay and all of you in our prayers. Ita Curran and family.

As we approach the 25th anniversary of the closure, we think of those who will not see it. Barney was a leader of wisdom and integrity and a great man to have on your side in any trade union business. If in time to come, people will ask what made the job and the craft so special, we only have to point at him. To all the family my sincere condolences.

Sincere sympathy on the death of Barney

A lovely man and a great trade unionist sorry for your loss.

Kay and family , deepest sympathies to you on the passing of Barney. He was a lovely kind man and a true gentleman. May he RIP. Phyllis

Deepest sympathy to Kay, Bernard, Sean and Donal on the passing of Barney

Sean, Fond memories of your Dad and the work you guys did with Raheny Boys back in the late 80's. May Barney rest in peace.

To Bernard Donal Sean
Our heartfelt sympathies to you all. He was a true gentleman and we were always welcome in the Rorke’s home. Many happy memories of Barney.
May he rest in peace
Alex and Bernadette

A wonderful man with a wonderful heart, may he rest in peace. Everyone in Talbot lodge will miss him terribly.

To Kay & family,
Sending you our sincere condolences on the passing of Barney at this time. May he rest in peace.

So sorry for your loss. At times like this there are no words. Thinking of you all.

So sad to hear that Bernie has died. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all, Kay, Donal, Sean & Bernard at this time. Remembering Deirdre especially.

To Kay, Bernard, Sean and Donal, sincere condolences on the passing of Barney. We were lucky to be able to call him our neighbour. He was a gentleman. Thinking of you all at this particularly difficult time.

Kay,Donal,Sean,Bernard I am so sorry for your loss Barney was a lovely man and it was always a pleasure to be in his company he was friend who will never be forgotten.Please God he is now reunited with the daughter he loved so much Deirdre.Rest In Peace Barney xx

To Donal and family, deepest sympathy on the passing of your Dad RIP. Thinking of you all especially in these challenging times.

Condolences from the Fitzgerald family Springdale Road.

Donal sincere condolences to you and your family on the passing of your father. Thinking of you all at this sad time. Take care.

I had the pleasure of knowing Barney in the printing trade always very polite and a great sense of humour may he rest in peace

Our Deepest sympathies Kay & Family on the passing of Barney. A brilliant Trade Union Official and Colleague. A pleasure to work with. Our thoughts and prayers are with you at this sad time. May Barney Rest In Peace.

My deepest condolences, at this sad time

Sincere condolences to you all on the passing of Barney. A great neighbour and friend. Thinking of you all at this sad time. Take care.

A gentleman, may he rest in peace.

Deepest sympathy to Kay and family

Sincere sympathy to Kay and all the family at this time. May God bless all. Take care in these sad & difficult times in which we live.

He was a true gent , sincere condolences to Kay and family

Sincerest sympathy. Remembrances of Barney from schooldays at "Joeys "and in the trade. Rip.

Deepest sympathy to Barney's family from the Murphy family (ex member of the IPU)

We had the wonderful pleasure of sharing time with Bernard. He was a lovely man and always so very grateful for everything. He had an amazing sense of fun and he will be missed.
You are all in our thoughts and prayers at this sad time.

Deepest sympathy to Kay and family on the sad passing of Barney. Happy memories of times shared together over the years. A true and sincere gentleman. May he rest in peace.

To Donal & Family, my thoughts are with you at this very sad time, my your Dad rest in peace. Sandra

Will be sadly missed by all members of the printing trade deepest sympathy to kaye and all the family gertie and christy

Working with Barney was a pleasure. He was pleasant , kind and constructive in the way he stood up for his members. My sympathy to his family. Kieran Fagan.

Sincere condolences to Kay and family.

Very sorry for your loss and sincere condolences.

A very sad day for the Cooke family ....... our "UNCLE BARNEY" will be greatly missed and particularly sad for our Dad Frank who will miss his buddy so very much.

Heartfelt Sympathies to you all on the passing of Barney. Our thoughts are with you at this sad and lonely time. May he Rest In Peace.

Condolences to Barney's family. RIP. John.

A truly great trade unionist who encouraged young people to get involved. He will be sadly missed by all in the trade. R.I.P.

Had many meetings with Barney as he was known to the printing trade, I was very fond of him as a man and

Always trusted his advice and guidence when he made decisions in the various disputes which there

were many. He was a gentleman, honest and nice to be around. My deepest sympathy to all the family, may

he rest in peace