TONY Byrne was a teacher, an international gymnastics coach, a mentor, property developer, innovator, visionary, risk-taker, an excellent cook, a talented footballer and a non-stop ball of energy.

FOR anyone with a connection to Irish League football, Don Stirling was simply 'Mr Ballymena United'.

A family illness may have forced Brendan McAnallen to leave school early, but it was remarkable how much he went on to accomplish in his 77 years.

DIAGNOSED with early onset Alzheimer's at the age of just 48, Liz Cunningham decided with typical passion, courage and determination that the disease would not define her.

NEWS of Robin Irvine’s death in New York this week has touched people around the world.

PAT Toner was a man who belied his stature.

THE skies around Newry got a little dimmer on July 15 2022.

Maureen Hegarty loved to share her natural talent for singing.

BENNY Kelly left an indelible mark on the landscape of London through some of the best-known buildings of the 21st century.

HEATHER Boyd was an environmentalist, naturalist, pacifist, musician and watercolour artist whose peace-loving soul touched the lives of everyone who knew her.

THE well-known Ballymena newsagent Eugene Diamond summed up the popularity of Bruce Goldring following news of his death when he said he was "universally liked".

DADDY never liked to see people go – and his final words to them were always, “And when will you be back?” He loved meeting people and there was no-one he wouldn’t and couldn’t talk to.

DR Andrew Rodgers was a former Moderator of the Presbyterian Church and a minister for more than three decades in Dungannon, Co Tyrone.