I read with sadness your recent tribute to Richard Moloney and I am writing to pay my respects and to add to his long list of contributions to the local community.
Richard was chair of The Buttery Board of Management for a number of years and together with Fiona Brophy he was very active in fundraising in the Byron community to assist the work of The Buttery. I have fond memories of Richard in a full tuxedo, hosting a fundraising dinner with sweat pouring from him under the hot tin roof of The Balcony as he auctioned works of art from local artists. Always with a smile and repartee, no matter how challenging the circumstance, he was a man whose presence and contribution to the Byron community will be sorely missed.
For four decades The Echo has printed the stories some people loved, some people hated, and some pretended not to read. If you want us to keep telling the truth, the real truth, not the sugar-coated version. We’ll need your support to keep the presses rolling. 
