Some sad news - RIP Boards.ie: Mark, aka Sabre0001

Boards.ie: Niamh

We have some sad news to tell you today. Our colleague Mark died very suddenly over the weekend. We are in shock at this news and are all devastated. Our thoughts and prayers are with his partner Una, his family, friends and loved ones at this time. 

Mark joined us as a Community Support Executive in 2016 and quickly became my co-Community Manager. As a work colleague he was friendly, kind, attentive to details, a great listener and always, always reliable. He was enthusiastic about any new challenge and took them on with both hands. In recent times he had learned about CSS and was able to put that to good use tweaking the look of the site over the past few weeks and he was very proud of that work and the appreciation that it got from you guys. It was an area that he had discovered a passion for and had recently made plans to leave Boards and start a new career in that area. 

Mark was a Boardsie long before he became a member of the staff here, joining in 2005. Some of you may have known him better as Sabre0001. He was a Limerick man, a big rugby fan and a dedicated Munster follower attending almost all of their games when he could. He naturally also spent a lot of time in the Rugby forum on various threads but of course, mainly on the Munster Team Talk threads. You may also have known him from his posts in Motorsports on F1, another of his passions. He spent a lot of time in some of the gaming forums in past years but less so recently. He even founded a site called eSports.ie years ago covering day-to-day news on competitive gaming as well as in-depth features written by himself. Mark was also an avid amateur baker which made him very popular in the office, we loved to test his baking when he was kind enough to bring some in.

Mark will be deeply missed at Boards.ie by all of us who work and have worked with him. 

Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam

RIP Mark. 

Penfailed

Sorry to hear about the loss of your friend and colleague 😔

secman

RIP 🙏, very sad news indeed. By all accounts yet again another good one gone far far too soon. Sincere condolences to his family and partner who must be devastated by this terrible trauma.

pc7

Very sorry to read that, thinking of his friends and a family. RIP

Caranica

So sorry to hear that. Sympathies to his family, friends and colleagues. Rest in peace Mark. Have a pint with Axel for us x

Allinall

R.I.P.

Dempo1

Really sad news and may I say a very touching tribute. RIP 😔

Donkey OTae

Very sorry to hear such awful news. Your love & care for a colleague comes across in your words. He'll always be with you

Timberrrrrrrr

A sad day, condolences to his family and friends.

PTH2009

Very sorry to hear

Best wishes to all

retro:electro

Wow that is desperately sad news. So sorry to hear that. Thoughts are with Mark’s family and all the Boards team. May he rest in peace.

Lovely words Niamh. Mind yourselves.

HildaOgdenx

I'm very sorry to hear that.

Condolences to all of those who mourn him. May he rest in peace.

Very sad. Condolences to his family and friends.

Terribly sorry to hear this news. RIP Mark and condolences to all who loved him, including Niamh, for whom it must be such a shock losing a beloved colleague.

blondie007

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058204481/some-sad-news

Very sad news. So sorry for your loss Niamh. Condolences to you & all Marks family & friends . RIP Mark.

This is it

Awful news. Condolences to Mark's family and friends. Rest in Peace.

banie01

Very sad news, condolences to his family and friends.

Wossack

So sorry to read this

RIP

mossie

That's terrible. Condolences to all his family and friends.

JP Liz V1

RIP Mark

Sorry to all Boards community and colleagues

listermint

RIP, Tough tribute in sure this was to write. Condolences to his family and friends.

the whole year inn

RIP

ACitizenErased

RIP very sad

I'm so sorry for your loss.

ShamoBuc

Awful news.

Ar dheis de go raibh a anam dilis.

Tabnabs

Dreadful news to hear. Condolences to family, friends and colleagues.

martyos121

RIP Mark, condolences to all his family and friends. And a beautifully written tribute Niamh, well done.

Zero-Cool

R.I.P Mark, very sad to hear :(

py

Very sorry for your loss. I knew Mark from his Sabre0001 days. Always had a smile on his face. A genuinely nice guy. RIP.

TheValeyard

Very sorry for your loss

RIP

That is truly sad news

J Mysterio

RIP Mark, you will be missed.

the heathen

Sad news. May he Rest In Peace.

jluv

RIP Mark. Condolences to you all and his family and friends..

iLikeWaffles

Terrible sad news, thoughts and condolences to all who know him.

artanevilla

Sorry to hear the news. Rest in peace.

Gloomtastic!

That is such sad news. You must be so shocked. Condolences to all. 😔

Declan A Walsh

Although I was only barely aware of Mark, this is very sad news. I found him on RIP - Mark O'Beirne. When I put in Mark and Limerick for the 17th August, I found his entry.

My sympathies to Mark’s family, friends and colleagues.

Rest in eternal peace 😞

Sad news. Thoughts with his family, friends and colleagues. Rest In Peace.

Big Bag of Chips

I'm so sorry Niamh. Condolences to Mark's family, friends and all his Boards.ie colleagues.

Creamy Goodness

Condolences to Mark's family, Boards HQ and all that knew him.

HeidiHeidi

Condolences to his family and friends, and to his work family as well. RIP.

Hannibal_Smith

Very sad news. Sincere condolences to Mark's family, friends and colleagues. Thinking of you all at this terribly sad time.

RIP Mark

GBX

RIP Mark.

Arghus

Very sad news, terrible news.

Condolences to his family and friends and colleagues.

So sorry to hear this. What a horrible time. Thoughts go to his family and friends.

RobbingBandit

Thats awful news Mark was a great help on the site he will be missed

beachhead

Condolences to Mark's family and all the crew at Boards.ie

Bigmac1euro

RIP Mark. Condolences to all the boards crew during this sad time.

Connrang

Mark, rest in peace.

To his family and colleagues,  condolences