Desmond (Des) Dunne

Very sad and shocked to hear about Desi Dunne met him once at the Newbury rally and he put me on video something to do with Minelab. My thoughts are with his family and friends.

I've known Des for many years although we had met only once, at Newark Airport, as he was transiting thru to visit the States. I traveled out there from Manhattan, where I live, to finally meet him. He was the sweetest person one could possibly know. We chatted via email about producing detecting videos, life, illnesses and family. It breaks my heart to hear that he's gone. God Bless You, Des.

Sincere sympathy to Valerie,Cathal,Berna,andGeraldine on the sad passing of Desmond.

I was so sad to hear of the recent passing of Des, please may I convey my condolences to his family both here and the United States. Des was a gentleman who I am proud to call a good friend and he will be sadly missed, especially in the detecting world with his wealth of knowledge that he was always ready to share.

sorry to have learned that des had passed recently, knew him from douglas, many moons ago, and later in ballincollig a pleasure to meet,my condolences to the dunne family, may he rest in peace.

To Valerie, Cathal, and all the Dunne family. So sorry to hear of the death of your brother Des. May he rest in peace.

I was very sad to hear of the passing of Des. When I arrived in Cork for the first time in 2001 to begin my time with Minelab Ireland I was overwhelmed by the friendship and support offered to myself and my wife, Kerry from the Minelab Team as we settled into our lives in Cork and Bandon. Des was a large part of that warm welcome and provided excellent advice to me when establishing our lives in a foreign land. Des advised me and then accompanied me to purchase my first car in Ireland and we settled on 'Edsel', a second hand Ford Festiva that was an excellent purchase and never gave me an ounce of trouble. I would have walked past it if it wasn't for Des. An exceptional gentleman, softly spoken, gracious with his time and loved a chat. He will be sadly missed. My deepest sympathies to his family. Lest we forget.

My condolences to the Dunne family. Des will be greatly missed by the world wide detecting community. His equipment reviews are well respected. I will miss seeing him in print.

it was always nice to see des promoting the metal detecting world i got a minelab sov gt use to watch the sov gt video des promotes very sad

With our deepest sympathy

With sympathy to all the members of the Dunne family

I'm so very sorry to hear od Des passing. A great knowledge of detectors especially Minelab.
Condolences to all family and friends.

Desi, Joe Patrick and myself had many things in common besides our friendship... Our love of the outdoors, history, metal detecting, and most of all, we three had the distinct honor and responsibility of testing and reviewing metal detectors for public consumption starting back in the 80's. We all felt it was our duty to give true unbiased information to the consumer. On many occasions we would discuss, dissect, and critique new and old metal detectors among ourselves just for fun as we aged together. We had a strong long distance bond. Joe and I had no idea Des would leave this world this quickly. Desi wanted to live on forever it seemed. Our kinship was more like the "Three Musketeers". Now sadly, painfully, one of us is gone. Hunt on dear friend...

My sincere sympathy to the Dunne family on the death of Des. Maura O Sullivan of South Douglas Road

Sincere sympathies to the Dunne family on the death of Des. May he Rest In Peace.

Deepest sympathies to all the Dunne family. Des was a true gent, may he rest in peace.

We are very saddened to hear of Des's passing. He was a true gentle gentleman and was always a happy interesting guy to chat with. Our sincere condolences to his siblings and friends.

Deepest sympathies to Valerie and all the Dunne family. Des was a true gentleman and I have many fond memories detecting with him when he visited us at the Banbridge club.
May he rest in peace.

My deepest sympathy and condolences to the Dunne family on the passing of Des. I have known him for over 30 years, though we never met in person, we exchanged numerous e-mails and remained great friends. He was a class act and one of a kind. He definitely left his mark on the metal detecting world and contributed so much. He will be missed by so many.

We always enjoyed having Des visit us. He was great company and good craic.
Our deepest sympathy to the Dunne family.

Ci è arrivata oggi la triste notizia della perdita di un caro amico! Porgiamo le più sentite condoglianze alla famiglia e a tutti i suoi amici per la grande perdita. Ricorderemo il tuo sorriso e porteremo avanti i tuoi insegnamenti. Che la terra ti sia lieve. Ciao Des!

Our deepest sympathies to all of the Dunne family on their great loss. May he rest in peace.

Bernadette and family,
I am so sorry for your great loss.

My deepest sympathy
and condolences to the Dunne family on the passing of Des
May he rest in peace.

My deepest sympathies for your loss.

My sincere sympathy to Cathy and all Des’ family.

Our sincere condolences to the Dunne family on the sad passing of your brother Des.
Thinking of you all at this difficult time. May he rest in peace.

Sincere sympathy to Valerie, Cathal, Bernadette, Geraldine and all the Dunne family on the sad passing of Des. He was always pleasant and chatty to meet. Ar dheis Dé go raibh sé agus suaimhneas síoraí dó

Sincere sympathies to the Dunne family on the passing of your brother Des.He was a good friend and we will all miss him.May he rest in peace.
Noel & Rosemary Lucy

Deepest condolences to Valerie Cathal Berna and Geraldine at this very difficult time. May Des rest in peace. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all.

Sincere condolences to Ger and family on hearing of the loss of Your brother Des. Thinking of you at this sad time.

Sincere condolences to the family of Des Dunne. I had the privilege of knowing Des through his work at Minelab. Although we never met in person, we corresponded frequently for many years, on a variety of projects. His insight, knowledge and skills were appreciated by those of us who had the good fortune to work with him.

Des was such a wonderful friend to me. We were never able to meet in person because of the distance between us. We would share emails quite often. We both had 2 things in common, Metal detecting and Battling Cancer. I was blessed with a second chance and wanted so much to hear good news from Des as well. All the gold and silver you could ever want to find is waiting above. Good bye Friend.

Our global Minelab team would like to extend our deepest sympathies to Des’ family in this difficult time. Des was a great part of Minelab and we will always admire his passion and commitment.

Sincere sympathy to Ger and all the Dunne family on the sad loss of your brother Des. May he rest in peace.

On behalf of the Nolan family of Greenhills Estate I would like to extend our deepest sympathies to the Dunne family on the passing of Dessie. My mom was best friends with Rena his mother may Des rest in peace.

Sincere condolences to Gerri and all the Dunne family at this sad time. Keeping you in my thoughts and prayers.

So sorry to hear of Deses passing A lovely gentleman

Our sincere sympathy Valerie, Terry and all the Dunne and O’Hanlon Families on the death of your dear brother Des. May he rest in peace. Because of the restrictions it makes it extra difficult and sad but hope you feel the good will and support of friends and neighbours. Keeping you close in thought and prayer.

Valerie and all the Dunne family so sorry to hear of your brother's passing.Thinking of you at this very sad time.May he rest in peace.

Sincere Sympathy to all the Dunne Family

Our sincerest sympathy to Valery,Cathal, Ber and Geraldine on your dear brother Des sad passing. May he rest in peace. Peggy Cashman, nee O Sullivan Glen House.

So sorry to hear of Des’s death. My most sincere sympathy to all the family. It must be so difficult not to be able to have a usual Irish funeral. Condolences
Noreen

I was so saddened to hear of Desi’s passing. When home at Xmas we met for a coffee and chat to catch up. Coming home always meant meeting up and having some fun and recalling days of old. Good clean fun and a few drinks and laughter. He is missed.
When speaking with Cathal last week we recalled time spent in Douglas and recalled old Des stories. Much too soon for him to be gone.
My condolences to you all at this time. Maybe gone but not forgotten.

Valerie ,sincere sympathy on the passing of your brother ,Des.May he rest in peace .

Sincere condolences to Valerie, Cathal, Ber and Geraldine - so sorry to hear about Des’s death.
Your cousin Maura xs

My deepest sympathies on the passing of Des, may he rest in peace.

Sincere sympathies to you Ger & the Dunne family. I have such fond memories of Des back in the day in Cork. He was a lovely guy.

Sorry. To. The passing of Desmond
May he rest in peace

Sincere sympathy to Valerie and family at this sad time.

Deepest sympathy to the Dunne family on the passing of Des. Ar dheis De go raibh a anam.

It is with regret and sadness that I learned of the passing of Des.
I worked with Des at Minelab for several years and shared his company for many trips to foreign meetings and events. He was always willing to share his knowledge and advice and he also had a great ability to interact with people wherever he went. The outpouring of sympathy from many people throughout the world in our industry is a reflection of the friends he made, how he behaved as a person, and of the esteem and regard in which he was held.
He was kind hearted and a pure gentleman.
Please accept my sincere sympathies at this time.
May he rest in peace.

Sincere condolences to the Dunne family on the passing of Des. May he Rest in Peace.

Condolences to the family. RIP From all the staff

Sincere sympathy to all his siblings on the death of Des.

Rest in peace friend .

Deepest sympathies to the Dunne family ,Des was a gentleman he was always smiling and having the chats RIP Des

Sincere sympathies to you all . Dessie was always a great fella for a chat. RIP

My condolences to You all on the sad passing of Des ,I worked in Minelab with Des for 7 years and I found Des to be a very enthusiastic man and passionate about his job and love of life ,never a bad word to say about anyone . May you Rest In Peace Des .

Sincere sympathy to valerie and family on the sad passing of your beloved brother des.mày he rest in peace. John and Joan crowley.