John Francis Dolan

As a volunteer in Oxfam Parliament St I always looked forward to a weekly visit from John a true gentleman and a genuine bibliophile. May he rest in peace

Sincere Condolences to Margaret and Con and the extended Dolan family on the sad passing of John, may his gentle soul rest in eternal peace. I am so saddened to learn of John's passing, he was such a lovely, genuine man. I met him on numerous occasions while out walking and he always had time for a chat. I had been thinking of him alot recently, wondering why I hadn't seen him in awhile. I have so many lovely memories of visits to see his parents in Drumcondra. Such a beautiful and caring family. I remember the many visits by Margaret, John and Con and their parents to Longford many years ago and their goodness,and kindness to us all, especially to Mammy and Daddy and Claire. Rest in peace John. 🙏❤️

I was extremely sad to hear of John's passing. He would frequent the Oxfam shop, where I volunteer, regularly and he was always a gentleman, always enquiring about how we were and always with a smile on his face. Any day that he visited us was a better day for his presence. We used to joke that he could build a house with the volume of books he would purchase. We'll remember you, John, and may you Rest In Peace

I was very sad to hear of John’s passing. I frequented his favourite coffee shop and we often chatted. On the morning of the 1st August I went into the coffee shop with my 16 year old son and he said “mam there’s the man you chat to when you are in here “. As it turned out John had ordered the same drink as my son, an iced latte and he was enjoying it. When I mentioned that my son had had an appointment in the Mater , John proceeded to tell us which restaurants to eat in if we had to go again. He was in ‘top form’ that day. John, I hope you are reading and enjoying coffees ‘as the weather is turning a little nippy I hope they are not iced lattes’. Your pals Susan and Steven.

To the family of John. I'm reading the Irish Times here this morning, ( Saturday Sept 13th) Frank McNally's column mentions a skip in Drumcondra with thousands of books in it. My first thought was I wonder would that be John?
I worked with John, when he was a copywriter in Brian Cronin's advertising agency. He was such a wonderful and entertaining man to be around, we had several pints together over the years. I hope he has a seat next to his good friend Mr Joyce.

Sincere Sympathy to Margaret and Con and extended family on the sad passing of John Francis. May his gentle soul Rest In Peace

Sorry to hear of John's death. We worked together many years ago and became good friends. My condolences to his family. May John rest in peace.

My deepest condolences to the family of John Dolan, whom I had the pleasure of knowing for over 13 years. He always had time for a friendly chat and a good story during his passionate quest for books and knowledge. His visits will be deeply missed by all of us.

Sincere condolences to John’s family and loved ones. He was a lovely gentleman and was known around Drumcondra & Phibsborough for his kindness and friendly chats. He’ll be missed by many of us in the community.

We are so saddened to hear about the passing of John with whom we had the pleasure of knowing for over 20 years, a true gentleman in every way.

May John rest in peace. He was a great neighbour and so patient with all of us who lived and currently lives actoss the road for the last 30 years. From all the Murphys and McNelis' and all the friends who visited us. He will be sadly missed. He is in a better place with limitless interesting books.

Deepest sympathy to Margaret and Con and all the family on the sad passing of John Francis may he rest in peace

Deepest Sympathy to Margaret , Con and extended family on the sudden passing of John Francis. May his gentle soul rest in peace

I am sorry to hear about John’s passing and send my condolences to the Dolan family. John was a lovely neighbour and his presence will be missed.

John was a gentleman and a fantastic lifelong nextdoor neighbour to my late Aunt Connell. Our condolences to the Dolan family on John's sudden passing.

We ŵere very sorry to hear about the death of John. He was such a lovely friendly neighbour who always stopped for a chat. We will miss him.

Deepest sympathy to the Dolan family on the passing of John. He will be greatly missed. He was particularly good to us when Freya was ill and remained a great friend ever since.

My deepest sympathy to the Dolan family on the sad passing of John. He was a gentleman. May his gentle soul Rest in Peace.

Our condolences to the Dolan family John was a lovely man many a chat we had with him may he rest in peace

Deepest sympathy to the Dolan family on the sudden passing of John a lovely man. May he Rest in Peace

Deepest Condolence to Con and Family on the death of John. May he rest in peace.

So sorry to hear of John's passing. Such a lovely and caring gentleman. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family. RIP John. (Evelyn, Liam and Fionnuala)

Sincere sympathy to the Dolan family on the sad passing of John. R I P

What a lovely gentleman
Always very pleasant and polite
Condolences to his family and friends
Rest in peace John

Very sorry to hear the passing of john 😢 always loved having a chat with him in insomnia dorset st coffee shop will miss him alot 😢 god bless to you 🙏 ❤️

John was the kindest , warmest and most insightful man who was never without a book, a story and a laugh. He was a very special family friend of ours for a long time, meeting him all those years ago was a blessing and getting to regularly enjoy his lovely company from then on brought so much light to my life. He will be deeply and forever missed , never forgotten and always loved❤️

John was a great friend and neighbour to our late Auntie Connell for many years. She appreciated his steadfast support, kindness and thoughtfulness very much. We, Connell's family, want to express our sincere condolences to Con, Margaret and John's extended family. May John rest in peace.