“I’m very sorry to hear about Tommy’s passing. He was a big influence on me and my career, and gave me my first senior team start. He took a punt on me and a horse that had no 1.50m experience and it turned out well winning in Pavarotti show. He will be sadly missed.” – Billy Twomey, Irish international show jumper

“I had great respect for Tommy. He was a man of few words who gave of his time freely to guide the Irish team to great successs for many years. A true ambassador for Ireland.” - Peter Leonard, Ringwood Stud