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Obituaries

Covid-19: Lives Lost

Dr Willie Walsh obituary: Bishop who showed compassion and empathy towards survivors of clerical sex abuse

Dr Willie Walsh obituary: Bishop who showed compassion and empathy towards survivors of clerical sex abuse

Brendan ‘Bik’ McFarlane obituary: IRA figure linked to kidnapping, killings and prisoner escape

Brendan ‘Bik’ McFarlane obituary: IRA figure linked to kidnapping, killings and prisoner escape

Joe Horan: communications and executive coach who shaped leaders in the public and private sector

Joe Horan: communications and executive coach who shaped leaders in the public and private sector

Jennifer Johnston obituary: Writer who combined brevity with razor-sharp wisdom

Jennifer Johnston obituary: Writer who combined brevity with razor-sharp wisdom

Gene Hackman obituary: One of the most prolific and respected character stars of late 1980s and 90s

Gene Hackman obituary: One of the most prolific and respected character stars of late 1980s and 90s

John Howard – storyteller and old-school journalist

John Howard – storyteller and old-school journalist



Michael Cooper obituary: Sculptor inspired by the beauty of Connemara and Donegal

Michael Cooper obituary: Sculptor inspired by the beauty of Connemara and Donegal

He always believed that ‘we are in this world but we don’t have to be of this world'


Eleanor Maguire obituary: Irish neuroscientist who changed our understanding of memory

Eleanor Maguire obituary: Irish neuroscientist who changed our understanding of memory

Her work studying London cabbies transformed our conception of how brains adapt and grow


The Aga Khan obituary: Spiritual leader with a taste for fast cars and racehorses

The Aga Khan obituary: Spiritual leader with a taste for fast cars and racehorses

The Ismaili Muslim ruler was perhaps best known in Ireland for refusing to pay a ransom for the kidnapped Shergar


Mary O’Donnell obituary: Pioneering Irish fashion designer

Mary O’Donnell obituary: Pioneering Irish fashion designer

Her clients included Princess Grace of Monaco, the Kennedys, Miranda Countess of Iveagh and Maureen O’Hara


Marianne Faithfull obituary: It girl reputation belied singer’s talent and pathos

Marianne Faithfull obituary: It girl reputation belied singer’s talent and pathos

Star of 1960s saw Ireland as the one place that would look past her faded glamour and notoriety and see her for who she really was


Paddy Cole obituary: Musical icon of the showband era

Paddy Cole obituary: Musical icon of the showband era

It was not unusual for his Las Vegas dressing room to be visited by stars including the likes of Elvis Presley, Rock Hudson, Muhammad Ali and members of the Rat Pack



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