A tribute to Tom Hunt: 'The most unusual thing was his ability to see potential in lads nobody else rated'

Children take the world as they find it. Tom Hunt died six weeks ago, on March 18.

Thomas, his eldest son, delivered a moving eulogy at the funeral mass. He recalled walking around Kilkenny as a boy with his father. They would be stopped every couple of minutes by someone who wanted a chat. That boy thought the same happened to everyone’s father.

This response endured all through Tom Hunt’s life, unaltered in its purity. He was a singular teacher, someone absolutely committed to education in all its aspects. For him, sport offered a powerful form of education.