Des Colfer

Eithne, I was saddened to hear.of Des passing on. He was a great colleague in the Brewery. Really enjoyed his company. We shared mant interests. He loved his music, was compassionate by nature and
Was good to be with. Never afraid to ask the hard questions. I had a long conversation with him in the Medical carpark about two years back..
My deepest sympathy to you all on His passing .Also thinking of his brother Steven, who was a lovely guy.

Eithne
So very sorry to hear of Des' passing. May he rest in eternal peace. Lighting a special candle for you and your family.

Joan Clarke ex Guinness 1992

It was with extreme sadness that we got the call from Eithne to say that Des was no longer with us. Himself and Eithne have not just been Guinness/Diageo work mates but great friends for so many years and have we great memories of the sporting and holidays days going back to the groups of us on the Emerald Star boats on Lough Derg. Des loves the fun live has to offer, and ill health never stopped him from extraction the most out of it. A true gentleman, with his Colfer sense of humour and love of the sporting life, he will be very much miss by so many of us who had the luck to encounter him. He will enjoy the sporting analogy... his innings is over, and he was bowled out for 70! Our love and sympathy to Eithne, Ailish and Claire and all the Colfer and Ward family. Maria, Alan, Sarah and Louisa Loomes.

Deepest condolences to all the family may des rip 🙏

My sincere condolences to the Colfer family on the sad news of Des’s passing. Meeting the family last evening brought back so many fond memories of the times we all shared together growing up in the Navan Road area back in the 60’s. A different era and innocent times but a great community of likeminded people who looked out for one another. Sadly with Des's passing we have lost another of our generation. May he rest in peace.

I am deeply saddened by the death of Des. Des and I worked together in the Barley Lab in the seventies. Although younger than I he was a friend and confident of mine at a pivotal time of my career at Guinness. He was an antidote to the ignorance I endured at that time. We kept in contact even when I departed Guinness. We were exchanging on Facebook until health intervened.
He was a brilliant and knowledgeable man. I offer my sincere condolences to Eithne and family. May Des rest in peace.

Sending our sincere condolences to the Colfer family. Des was such a lovely man and will be greatly missed by all.

To Ailish, I'm very sorry to hear of your Dads passing. My sincere condolences to you and the extended Colfer family. Rest in peace.

May Des rest in peace. He was always so kind and welcoming to me. There was always a laugh had as he drove Claire and I, in style, to our hockey matches. Thinking of you Claire, your Mam and Ailish and all your family. Sending love and strength during this difficult time x

Thinking of you Claire and the whole family at this difficult time.

Eithne, my sincere sympathy to you and all the family on the sad loss of Des.
May he Rest in Peace.

So sorry for your loss Claire, my condolences to the whole family at this sad time

Deepest sympathy to all the family of Des on his sad passing. We knew him from the old navan rd days .

So sad to hear of Des's passing. Heartfelt condolences to Eithne and family, to Peggy, and to Des's siblings.
He was great company, had a unique outlook on life, and was someone you could trust. So many memories.
Farewell old friend.

Thinking of you Claire, at this difficult time. Condolences to you and all your family, on your wonderful dad's passing. May he Rest in Peace.

Sympathies to Claire and all the Colfer family on your recent loss. May he rest in peace

Thinking of Claire and all the family at this very difficult time. May your dad rest in peace.

My condolences to Claire and all the family on the passing of your beloved dad. May he rest in peace.

My condolences to Eithne Claire and Ailish the Colfer family Peggie, Jean Paddy Alan so very sorry to hear of Des passing a lovely man warm friendly and kind he will be missed by all who loved him. May he rest in peace.

Sincere condolances to Eithne, Ailish, Claire and all the family on the death of Des. May he Rest in Peace

Our heartfelt condolences to the Colfer family on the passing of Des.
May he rest in eternal peace.

I’m so sorry to hear the news of Des’ passing. I have such lovely memories of Des growing up, he was so funny and kind.
My sincerest condolences to Ailish, Claire and Eithne.

Eithne and family
Sincerest sympathies to you all. Des was a lovely and popular guy who will be missed.

Sincere condolences to all who knew and loved Des, he was a gentleman with a smile for everyone. May he rest in eternal peace .

So sorry to hear the sad news of Des's passing, thinking of you at this sad time xxx

Our sincere condolences to the family of Des Colfer, including his wife Eithne, children and grandchildren, his mother Peggy and his brothers and sister and especially our friend Paddy. We met the whole family at Paddy and Jean's wedding in Las Vegas. We spent some time with Des and Eithne and remember it very well. Des was very honest about life and it joys and challenges, an evening embedded in our memory. We are thinking of you from across the Atlantic, Des. Rest in Peace. Kieran and Margaret

Rest in peace, Des. A gentle soul of incredible resilience. He will be missed. Our love and thoughts are with Eithne, Ailish, Claire and his whole family.

Sincere sympathy Eithne

Rest in peace Des

My deepest condolences to Either and family. I have fond memories of Des from our time in Guinness.

So sorry to hear the sad news . My condolences to Eithne and family. RIP Des

So sorry to hear of Des passing. He was a lovely man. Happy memories of talking about and playing cricket during our time with Guinness. Deepest sympathy to Eithne and family. May his gentle soul rest in peace.

Sincere condolences to Eithne and all the family. May Des rest in peace.

Sincere Condolences to Eithne, Ailish, Claire and the extended Colfer family. We were so sorry to hear of Des's passing, we'll always remember his dry sense of humour. May he rest in peace.

Saddned to hear of Des's passing. Des was a true Gent and I have fond memories of our time working in Guinness. I'm sure there will be many stories shared with his family over the coming days, weeks & years. Condolences to Des's wife, Children ,Grandchildren, extended family, friends & former work colleagues. A beautiful soul . RIP Des 🙏

So sad to hear of the passing of my old friend

So sorry to hear about Des RIP. Deepest sympathy to Eithne, the girls and extended family. I enjoyed having a chat with Des when our paths crossed in Guinness’s. He was such an interesting person and so sincere. He will be sadly missed.

Anne McCafferty
Rathcoole
Ex Guinness

Sincere sympathy to Eithne and Family on the passing of Des. I had the pleasure of working with him in Guinness. He was a person of integrity , humour and intelegence and will be missed.

RIP Des. A strong man until the end.

Sending my deepest of sympathies to Claire, Eithne and Ailish.

Such a sadness to hear of Des passing. A lovely man with a lovely family. He will be missed.

RiP Des.