THE passing of Robert Roe leaves a void in the sporting and farming life of North Tipperary and Laois which will not be easily filled.

The Roe family have been farming at Hollymount since 1896 and Robert was the third generation on the farm. Born in 1940, Robert, an only son, had three sisters Betty (Cummins),Trish (Hyde) and the late Pam (Scully).