The McDonnell family, Pat, Wendy, Ciara and Claire, of the late Ryan McDonnell, wish to express our sincere gratitude to all those who sympathised and supported us through our heart-breaking loss.

 

To our extended families, your love and support has made this unimaginably sad time more bearable, we are deeply grateful. 

 

To all of our dear friends a sincere thank you for your continued and unwavering support. You are too numerous to mention but please accept our gratitude in our time of greatest need.

 

To our wonderful neighbours from Oaktree Green, Laurel Lodge, Castleknock and the wider community who have been a source of unsurpassed support, love and care throughout this difficult time, thank you.

 

We would like to extend a sincere thank you to all those who visited our family home to express their condolences on Ryan’s passing. To all those who attended Ryan’s funeral service and to those who viewed the service online, thank you.

 

A very special thank you to those who travelled long distances from within Ireland and from abroad to be with us during this very sad time. Thank you all for the cards, messages, flowers and expressions of sympathy together with the donations to The Capuchin Day Centre are deeply appreciated.

 

To Fr.Damien McNeice and Fr. Brendan Quinlan and the parish team of St.Thomas the Apostle, Laurel Lodge, thank you for your support, prayers and providing a fitting tribute to Ryan at his funeral service. To the wonderful musicians, especially Naoise and Jodie, thank you for being a special part of Ryan’s funeral service, which truly honoured him.

 

To Ryan’s close friends who provided steadfast support and love to Ryan and the family, particularly Cian, Darren and Jack. To Ryan’s wider circle of friends, who are too numerous to count or mention here, thank you for the wonderful stories, anecdotes and tales that have made us laugh and cry over the past few weeks.

 

Sincere thank you to Dr. Myra Lynch and all The Parks Medical Centre Team who have been a great support to the family over the last 26 years.

 

There are not enough words to express our genuine thanks to all of Ryan’s friends in the Fellowship, in particular to Gavin and Gary who were a great source of support and love to Ryan.  To the HSE Primary Care Services particularly Dr. Rooney and her wonderful team whose care, kindness and support to Ryan and the family will remain with us, a sincere thank you for everything.

 

To the schools that Ryan attended, St. Brigid’s NS Castleknock and St. Vincent’s Castleknock College and the Castleknock College Pastmen’s Union, and in particular, a sincere thank you to the Headmasters and Teachers who remembered Ryan so fondly from his time as a pupil. It is a source of great comfort that Ryan’s memory has lived on in your hearts. Thank you to the pupils of the College who attended the funeral service and for the guard of honour provided to Ryan on his final journey. We are eternally grateful.

 

To the sports clubs that Ryan represented with such pride, Castleknock Hurling and Football CLG, Castleknock Celtic FC, and St. Moctha’s FC,  and St. Margarets Golf Club thank you and the members for your tributes and expressions of sympathy and condolence at this time.

 

To the management and staff of Frank Keane BMW, Blackrock, in particular Cormac and Mark for your kindness and support. Ryan was very proud to work for such a wonderful company.

 

To our colleagues, throughout the HSE and to the HSE National HR, for the understanding and compassion shown to our family during this most difficult time, thank you.

 

Finally, to Zoe and the team at Cunninghams Funeral Directors, for the wonderful service provided to us during this time. We will be forever grateful for the care shown to Ryan and our family.