Wed. Dec 4th, 2024

“You were the best of us”: Messages to Joe Drennan from the Limerick Voice team

Our friend, our colleague, an outstanding light. We’ll miss you forever, Joe.

“Rest in peace my darling Joey, I love you more than you could ever know. I’m so proud of everything you have achieved. You amazed me every day. You’re the best friend l ever had and I’ll miss you forever, my dear twin. I Love you Joey. You were brilliant.” – Síofra Grant

“You will always be my best friend. I’ll love you forever.” – Ellie McCarthy

“Everyone you met knew how special you were. We’ll love you forever and will never forget you.” – Joe Costigan

“Blessed to have been your friend in this lifetime. Your kind and talented soul will never be forgotten. Love you forever.” – Stella Gordon

“I’m so grateful to have been a small part of your massive world. Love you forever.” – Áine Ní Mhurchú

“Joe – a fabulous, confident, kind, intelligent, and amazingly talented person. An absolute force to be reckoned with. It was an honour and privilege to know you. Rest easy Joe.” – Nicola Flynn

“I feel so lucky to have known such a vibrant, kind soul. You’ll always be our friend.” – Alexandra O’Sullivan

“Everything I write will always be for you, Joe. I’ll miss you forever.” – Molly Cantwell 

“You will be so greatly missed Joe and you will never be forgotten. Rest in peace.” – Holly Burke

“Rest easy Joe, it was an absolute pleasure to get to know you.” – Rachel Kelly

“A kind soul, a gentleman that always looked out for others, and a visionary at heart. Lots of love, Joe.” – Daniel Ryan

“It was an absolute honour to call you a friend, Joe. You will never be forgotten. Rest easy.” – Corey O’Brien

“A pleasure and a privilege to have called you a colleague and a friend, Joe. Rest easy bud.” – Oisín Nolan. 

“You were always incredibly kind to me and generous with your laughter and time. It is a total loss to the Limerick Voice to lose your vision. Thanks for your time. You were going places.” – Thomas Lawrence

“Fantastic editor-in-chief, even better colleague. Privileged to have known you. A joy to have around campus, Joe, you will be dearly missed.” – Matthew Hurley

“Joe, you were going to take over the world, now you have the whole universe. You will never ever be forgotten, we all love you so much. Missing you forever.” – Lauren Beirne

“Rest in peace Joe. It was a pleasure to meet you and learn with you for a short time. We’ll never forget you.” – Caitriona Potter

“A great journalist, and even better person. You’ll be missed.” – Oisín White

“Just last week, as we walked to class, I told Joe that he was becoming my mentor. He laughed, but I meant it. As editor in chief of the Limerick Voice, Joe motivated and encouraged. A true inspiration to all of us.” – Gemma Good

“You were the best of us. We will miss you always. You, my friend, will be remembered as someone whose words illuminated truth, sparked change, and inspired us all. Your passion and dedication will forever echo in the stories you’ve told. Rest in peace.” – Cillian Foley