Colm Murray - RIP

largepants

Not much of a contributor here but a regular reader.

I think this is most appropriate that Colm Murray is recognised on this forum. He was a passionate man about horse racing.

RIP Colm. You'll be missed.

Marooned75

Correct died too young RIP.

Johnnio13

A true gent. Met him in Lansdowne 12 months ago and he was so engaging and his stories were brilliant.
Many a man had told him to write them down..

Big C

rip. fought the good fight

Johner

RIP, he will be missed.

brandon_flowers

He put Racing to the forefront in RTE. I met him many times in Listowel and Killarney and he was a gent of a man, always had time for a chat or a bit of information.

RIP.

finbarrk

Had a few drinks with him in Cheltenham about 15 years ago. Although the night finished with an argument! Too much liquer involved. RIP.

Lapin

All the best Colm

He couldn't have planned a better week to cross the finish line.
There will be thousands of glasses raised to the gentleman in Ballybrit this week.

Glad in a way that he no longer has to live with that awful imprisoning disease.

Overthelast

It would be a surprise if they don't hold a minutes silence at Ballybrit today to mark his passing.

mr.jingle

I met him when i was a kid at the Leopardstown races a few years ago and he was like a celebrity to me and the man off the telly, put horse racing on the RTE sporting map.

He showed his true qualities over the past few years when he was diagnosed with Motor Neurone and faced the disease head on and it would give me no greater pleasure than seeing a horse he had huge involvement in Sweet My Lord running up the hill in Ballybrit this week.

RIP Colm Murray

JP Liz V1

RIP

chipsdave

Rip to a very engaging TV presenter , there was a very nice documentary on him there some time back .

Colonel Sanders

RIP

Didn't know the man but seemed a gent. Awful disease to have to content with

Motivator

Colonel Sanders wrote: »

RIP

Didn't know the man but seemed a gent. Awful disease to have to content with

Met him in Gowran & Leopardstown a few years ago, he had a lovely way about him. He just came across as a gentle, genuine fella. In the documentary about his illness, he spoke fondly about Galway & how the festival got him interested in racing. He had a personality that was made for television & like someone previously mentioned, I would love to see Sweet My Lord win the hurdle on Thursday.

RIP Colm.

RabbleRouser2k

Heard about this this morning, and still saddened about it. I was hoping he would live for far longer with the condition, since guys like Stephen Hawking or Jason Becker are still alive with it.
But sadly, no, he left this planet far too soon.

RIP.

rossom

A true fighter to the end who tried to live life with as much normality as possible despite his debilitating illness. A wonderful broadcaster on RTE for years, he loved his racing and was a great credit to the Irish Nation.

RIP fine sir.

hucklebuck

I met Colm a few times and he was always in good spirits, a lovely guy and he always had time for a chat and would not be rushing to get away from you.

He was a sound and decent guy and it was a complete travesty that he should get that disgusting disease, I hope he did not suffer too much and my thoughts are with his family who were lucky enough to call him son, husband and daddy.

RIP Colm your enthusiasm for the game and your personality will be greatly missed.

RabbleRouser2k

The thing about MND is that there is little to no pain. Jason Becker's documentary Not Dead Yet' gives quite a lot of info about the disease. What sadly happens is that, ever so slowly, the physical body shuts down, while the mind and brain stay intact. One day one may find that the muscles in one of their small fingers no longer work, so they cannot bend that finger. The next day, or a week later, a another finger may stop working. And that is how it carries on, all throughout the body.
Jason Becker describes how, for a couple of days, he may start to feel a 'twinge' in a muscle in his body, and then, either one evening, or a day later, that muscle will shut down and he can no longer use it. It's similar to locked in syndrome, in a lot of ways, as one becomes trapped in their body.
That there is no physical pain does not mean that there is no pain. Being no longer able to do something that one loved to do is pain enough to a lot of people.
That said, it does not make his passing any more fair. The guy deserved to lived far longer than he did, and he will be missed.

2pack

Awful disease but Colm did say in the paper that he wish he didnt get this til he was in his 70's.
He seemed an down to earth guy and knew his stuff.
life can be so cruel sometimes...
RIP COLM