Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

For all of us, Bobby was a true friend. I was a disrupter in the group as a Dub. The one thing Bobby could never understand is when he discussed hurling, I would discuss cricket. It was one thing he could never agree with me about. We travelled a bit and went to weddings in Kinsale. Everywhere you went, people loved Bobby. He was gregarious and his personality was infectious. As every Member who has spoken so far has said, you could not but be his friend. I have never heard a person say a bad word about Bobby Aylward. He helped those of us who came in here all the way through. He gave us perspective, including about the job we do, because he put his family first. He loved his party but we loved him and still do and will never forget him.

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