Paul O'Rourke

I was saddened and surprised to hear of Paul's death. He was always a very pleasant guy to meet and chat with on my frequent trips through Haematology.

So very sad to hear of Paul’s passing. My deepest condolences to the O Rourke family at this very difficult time. I have very fond memories of working with Paul and singing a duet of Kenny Rodgers - The Gambler together at every opportunity! A true gentleman taken too soon. Rest In Peace Paul

Our deepest sympathies at this very sad time

Deepest condolences to Paul’s parents. I’ve known Paul over many years in St. James’s. He always greeted you with a smile. A great guy. May he rest in peace.

I am very sorry at the news of Paul's sudden death. He was always a very pleasant and helpful colleague for many years at SJH.

So sad to hear of Pauls passing. He was great to work with, you never knew what the song of the day might be. A brilliant scientist and a great wit RIP Paul

So sorry to hear of Paul's passing. Our hearts go out to his family and friends. RIP

Sincere condolences to Paul's family, friends and colleagues. He was a charming gentleman and splendid colleague, excellent in his craft and wit. I still remember his first day with much warmth. An honour across the years to have served with him, a man who has given so much.
May he rest in peace.

To Paul’s family.
My heartfelt condolences,
I cannot believe he has left this world .
As a friend of Paul in Kevin St
I felt I learned more about monty python and the life of Brian in college than Med lab. Paul was unique before it was cool to be so , we have lost a wonderful bright person .
Rest in peace Paul

Sean and Sadie, so sorry to hear of the tragic news of Paul's passing, thinking of you at this sad time, Louise Scanlan.

To Sean and Sarah, my sincerest condolences on the passing of your son Paul. You are in our thoughts and prayers over here in Poland, may Paul rest in peace. Ian Scanlan, Krakow

Absolutely gutted by this, you'll be sorely missed around the lab.
Condolences to all the family

I was so shocked to hear of the untimely death of Paul O Rourke. Paul was a significant scientist in the St James's laboratory and well appreciated for his intelligence, work ethic, and sense of humour.
He will be hugely missed.

1st time I met Paul Was gibneys malahide around 1988 . I thought Richard dreyfuss from the movie jaws had just landed in malahide! He loved his beloved Oscar taylors and the band ( The road crew) . Paul was one of the good guys . miss you huggy.

We are so shocked to hear of Paul's sudden passing.We knew paul from the lab he was the nicest friendly person,always had a smile and hello for everyone.
He will be so missed.
Thinking of his family.
Rest in peace

Sincere condolences to Paul's parents, family and friends on the sudden passing of Paul. I worked with him some years back and have fond memories of all the stories, songs and laughs. He was always willing to help and go that extra mile. Having recently returned to SJH Paul was there with the wave and smile everytime I saw him and always a chat. He will be missed by all that knew him. One of the best gone too soon.

I was so shocked at Paul's sudden passing.Paul was a unique and special guy,you only have to read the messages here to realize that.
To say he will be missed by all who knew him would be an understatement.My sincere condolences to Paul's family.
Rest easy my friend.

It was my pleasure & privilege to have worked with Paul for over 15 years at St James's. I will always remember him for his kindness, his smile & the twinkle in his eye. My sincere condolences to his family & friends. May he rest in peace.

Sincere condolences to Pauls family following his sudden death. He will be sorely missed in St James’s Haematology Department. Paul was always a friendly face to meet, always had a welcome comment and was a hardworking reliable scientist. I’ve known him for over 15 years and it’s hard to imagine our laboratory without him. Many of our patients won’t ever know the valuable tests he did that helped them towards recovery. He had an impact on a lot of people and will be hugely missed..

To Paul’s family and friends, I’m deeply saddened to hear of Paul’s untimely death. He was a fantastic colleague and we had such fun working together in Haematology SJH. I remember fondly his love of cars and having great chats on call. RIP “Call Paul”

Shocked and saddened to hear of Paul's sudden death. He has been taken from us far too early. Having worked in the laboratory with Paul for so many years, my abiding memories are of his perpetual good humour, ready wit and willingness to share of his expertise. He will be sadly missed for all of those reasons. Sincere sympathy to his family.

I'm still in shock at the devastating news of Paul's passing- I'm one of Paul's Kevin St group- he was a very special person, a great support and always a good friend. The craic we had over the years
I'm just picturing him now striding down the corridors of Kevin St with his leather jacket and the hair flowing! That's how I'll always remember him.
Sarah and Sean, I can't imagine the pain of your grief on the loss of Paul, my heart goes out to you both
May Paul Rest In Peace

Sean & Sarah we are shocked to hear of the passing of Paul. Paul will be sadly missed. We knew him as a very friendly guy. Our thoughts & prayers are with you both

Very sad and shocked to learn of Paul’s sudden passing Sincere sympathy to Sean Sadie and the extended family May Paul Rest in peace

Sean and Sarah. My sincere sympathy to you both and the wider family on the loss of your beloved son Paul. May he rest in peace.

I’m still in shock at the news, I was looking forward to a pint with Paul when I was next in Ireland. I worked alongside him for my last year in James’s and we had some great conversations. I loved his eccentricity and he was a great listener with a non-judging heart. Such a treasure. From ‘that kiwi bird’ xx

So sorry to hear of Paul's passing, my condolences to his family. Paul was such a great guy always quick with a joke and a sing song. He will be sadly missed

Deepest condolences to Paul’s family, friends and work colleagues. Paul was a such a wonderful, friendly and funny person and he will be deeply missed. My heartfelt sympathy with his untimely passing.

Sincere condolences to Paul's parents and extended family on his passing. Paul was a wonderful person and a gentleman, he had a smile for us all every day and I had the pleasure of knowing him for 16 years. Rip Paul, you will always be remembered.

Sincere condolences to Paul's family on such a great loss. I had the pleasure of meeting Paul when I started in the lab in St James hospital 25 years ago. He was such a gent and always smiling. Will always remember the wave and smile you would give when I would see you on your break when I would be going into work each morning. Rest in Peace Paul.

I was shocked to hear of Paul’s passing .. it’s been 24 years since I last worked in SJH . And my long standing memory was of Paul .. his vibrant , bubbly, kind and funny personality.. he will be sadly missed
My thoughts are with you all .. his family , friends and colleagues.. R.I.P

Though more than 20yrs have passed since I last spoke to Paul, my memory of him as a kind, gentle, funny, decent man are so vivid. I hope the esteem in which he was held gives his family comfort at this sad time.

I passed by you nearly every morning on my way into
Work in James, I’d get a lovely smile and a ‘morning’. I never actually knew your name. I won’t forget it now. I
Was so sad to hear this news.
Rest in peace Paul and my condolences to your family at this difficult time.

Sean and Sadie our thoughts and prayers are with you at this time of your massive loss. You were blessed to have such a wonderful son, may he rest in peace xx

I feel lucky to have worked with you almost twenty years now, it was always a pleasure to see and listen to you each day, always so warm and friendly with kind words to who ever you meet, you are, and always will be a one off, keep the smoke rings twirling skywards sir, missing you already, rip x

I was so sorry to hear of Paul's death. He was a lovely guy and he will be greatly missed.

It was with great sadness that I heard of Paul's sudden passing.I enjoyed the chats with him about his latest restoration project.Always smiling.Lovely guy.Gone too soon.Deepest sympathy to his Family and friends.

I cannot remember the first time I met Paul but we had so much in common both Northsiders, both ex Chanel College - years apart as he was younger, and both with a love of classic cars. He was a great colleague and always had the knack of finding the 'smart' way of doing things, since I left SJH in 2007 I lost touch with him but true to form Paul showed up at my retirement night out in 2018, sadly I will not be able to return the compliment however he has left a legacy of being one of nature's true gentlemen and an ambassador for the goodness of a full life.

To Sean and Sadie I'm so sad for you both what a unbelievable loss you have to bear. Its just not right. Paul was such a lovely guy I have great childhood memories I'll always remember your gorgeous smile,may you rest in peace

Sincere condolences to the O’Rourke family during this difficult time. What a true gent he was and always made me and many others laugh. The Lab won’t be the same without him. Heaven has gained a wonderful Angel.

Sean and Sarah you are in my thoughts at this most difficult time. I was in college with Paul in the early days and have fond memories of him from Kevin Street; the support through the trauma of German Orals and the fun of table top dancing at his 21st. His presence and chats in St James’s will be sadly and greatly missed. Sincerest sympathies to you both, family and friends.

My deepest sympathies to Paul’s parents, family & friends. I worked with Paul many years ago & have such fond memories of him. He was so kind, helpful & such fun to be around.
Ar dheis de go raibh a anam dilis

Sincere sympathy to Sarah and Sean and all the O Rourke family on the very sad passing of Paul. May he rest in peace.

Sincere condolences to Sarah and Sean on the passing of their son Paul. May Paul rest in peace.

ToSean Sarah so sorry on the passing of your son Paul rip

My deepest sympathy to Paul’s parents on the death of Paul. We were in Kevin St together and I’ve so many great memories of happy days there full of laughs and banter. He was a funny kind warm person and I’m truly saddened to hear of his passing. We only worked together briefly during a short locum stint in the Haematology lab in the Mater. Our loss was St James’s gain. Rest in Peace Huggy x

It has been a privilege to know and work with Paul whose warm and generous personality and great skills as a scientist will be fondly remembered by all of us here in the National Coagulation Centre. Our thoughts are with his parents and family at this difficult time. May he Rest in Peace.

Deepest sympathies to Paul's parents + extended family on his untimely passing. Paul + I were in Kevin St together + I have many fond memories of him from our years spent there. Paul was such fun to be around, he kept us entertained + we had lots of laughs. It was a pleasure to have known him + he will be sadly missed. Rest in peace Paul

So shocked and saddened to hear of Paul's passing. Sending deepest sympathy to his parents and family. I know Paul from the Lab in St James's Hospital and can only echo what has already been said by his friends and colleagues. RIP

Deepest sympathies to Sean and Sarah on the sudden passing of Paul. Our thoughts are with you at this very difficult time.

I first met Paul in St James’s Hospital laboratories over 30 years ago and I was deeply saddened by the news of his untimely passing. My heartfelt sympathy goes out to Paul’s family and friends at this very sorrowful time. Not only was he a highly knowledgeable and vastly experienced medical scientist, but also a great personality and an absolute gentleman. He will be sadly missed by all. May he rest in peace

I have known Paul for 24 years as his manager and he worked at St James's haematology laboratory for over 30 years. It has been a privilege to have known Paul and to talk to Sean about him over last few days. All of his colleagues and friends miss him hugely. He is part of the history of our department and positively influenced so many others. He was unique and will always be so fondly remembered.

Im so sad and shocked at paul passing so suddenly he was a lovely gentleman i worked with paul in the Lab in st james hospital when my mother passed away so suddenly in 2014 paul was so kind to me in work when i was so down in myself i will never forget him for that a very kind person with a big heart ❤ bless him in heaven i will never forget you paul rest in peace my special friend you and your family are in my thoughts and prayers at this sad time jimmie

We are all So Sad to hear of Pauls sudden passing .Deepest condolences to Sean and Sahara
Brendan Bernie and family

Heartfelt condolences to all of Paul’s family and friends. We were in Kevin St. together. Fondest memories of his humour, unique style / dance moves and sense of fun. Great memories too of our first job & taking our breaks sitting in the sun during a summer locum in Blanch. He was so entertaining. May your soul rest in peace Paul.

I'm so sorry for your loss. I worked with Paul many years ago in SJH. He had a great sense of fun and was an absolute pleasure to work with.

To Pauls parents, my deepest sympathies for your loss. I had the privilege of working with Paul for many years. Lots of singing, lots of jokes and always a kind word… very knowledgeable too and generous with it. Gone but never ever forgotten by any of us in Haematology in SJH.

Dear Sadie and Sean,
I hope the wonderful words written here by Paul's many friends can offer you some small comfort in knowing how much Paul was loved, the impact that he had on people, and the joy that he brought the world. This is the saddest time. He was a great friend back in the schooldays. I remember, like it was yesterday, him dragging me to your Coolock home from school, to immerse ourselves in all things Star Wars... then as we grew up ( or did we? ) it was Malahide, denim n leather and heavy metal thunder. Paul always led the charge in finding the fun and, like Gordon said already, the 'shenanigans' (with Eamonn too) . God bless the shenanigans.

Codladh sámh Huggy.

So sorry to all the O'Rourke family on the loss of Paul. I worked with Paul for many years in SJH, he was always so much fun and always so willing to share his knowledge. It was a pleasure to have him as a colleague and friend.

With sincere sympathy to Paul’s parents, family and friends on the very sad passing of Paul. I worked with him for many years at the laboratory in St James’s Hospital, Paul was a true gentleman and he will be missed by everyone here at the laboratory. May he Rest In Peace.