A local charity has offered its "heartfelt thanks" to its first and longest-serving volunteer, as he "hangs up his keys".
Seamus Trappe has been a driver for Crocus in Monaghan Town for four and a half years.
For more than four years, Seamus safely drove Crocus members to appointments near and far, always with kindness, patience and respect.
In a post on social media, Crocus said that Seamus took many members under his wing, sharing words of wisdom, warmth and gentle humour.
They said that it's no exaggeration to say he made a real difference to countless lives.
Speaking to Northern Sound this week, Seamus explained why he got involved with Crocus.
He said: "On my retirement I wanted things to do. One of the things I wanted to do was maybe help patients go up and down the road to their treatments.
"My good wife had cancer 20 years ago. I was fortunate, I worked in the civil service. My management, and my colleagues did everything for me, and I could go with my wife to the various appointments and treatments or whatever. On retiring, I wanted to give something back.
"So I called to Crocus before I retired and told them I was available, and they told me they had finished fundraising for their first car to bring members up and down to treatments. That's how it started," Seamus explained.
Having travelled with patients to their appointments for years, Seamus outlined the importance of talking about a cancer diagnosis.
"Prior to my wife having cancer, I would have been shy like everybody else about approaching somebody with cancer. You would be avoiding people, you just don't want to be nosey or whatever. From my experience with Angela [Seamus' wife], I'm not afraid," Seamus said.
"In my driving experience, by the time I was around Clontibret or Castleblayney, I'd suss out people, and they'd be sussing me out as well- to see if they want to talk about it or let me know. Obviously, the balls in their court if they want to talk. 90% would talk, but I followed their lead," Seamus added.
