People from Ireland

32 people remembered here.

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  Sir Michael Gambon

  1940 – 2023 · Actor (stage

  The Great Gambon: stage craftsman, beloved Dumbledore, forever mischievous.

  286 candles · 21 tributes
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  Brenda Fricker

  1945 – 2026 · Actress (film

  First Irish woman Oscar winner; Dublin's fierce, kind truth-teller.

  272 candles · 16 tributes
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  Sinéad O'Connor

  1966 – 2023 · Singer

  Nothing compares to you.

  158 candles · 10 tributes
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  Brian Fallon

  1933 – 2026 · Art critic

  Irish Times critic who made art feel spoken, not rarefied.

  84 candles · 8 tributes
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  Glen Hansard

  1970 – 2026 · Singer-songwriter

  Make art. Make art.

  78 candles · 6 tributes
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  Essie Fogarty

  † 2026 · GAA volunteer

  Wicklow GAA volunteer and club stalwart who gave a lifetime of quiet service.

  46 candles · 7 tributes
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  Frank McDonald

  1950 – 2026 · Author

  Irish Times editor who defended Dublin and the climate.

  45 candles · 7 tributes
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  Paddy Keenan

  1950 – 2026 · Musician

  Bothy Band founding piper who made the uilleann pipes roar like rock without leaving the tradition.

  33 candles · 5 tributes
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  Phyllis MacMahon

  1935 – 2026 · Actress (film and television)

  Irish actress of 10 Rillington Place, The Magdalene Sisters, Shaun of the Dead, and Phantom Thread; once Sr Adrian of the Mercy nuns.

  10 candles · 1 tributes
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  Niamh O'Brien (also known as Niamh Flatley)

  † 2026 · Irish dancer

  Irish dancer, Lord of the Dance's Saoirse, and a loving wife and mother.

  8 candles · 1 tributes
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  Joe Callanan

  1949 – 2026 · Politician and farmer

  Galway farmer-TD remembered as one of life's gentlemen for quiet, diligent service.

  8 candles · 1 tributes
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  Phil O'Callaghan

  † 2026 · Rugby union player (prop) and coach

  Philo. Dolphin, Munster and Ireland prop, 21 caps, and one of rugby's greatest characters.

  7 candles · 1 tributes
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  Niamh O'Brien (Flatley)

  † 2026 · Irish dancer

  Lord of the Dance's Saoirse, a world-class dancer and a devoted wife and mother.

  7 candles · 1 tributes
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  Hurricane Fly

  2004 – 2026 · Thoroughbred racehorse

  Dual Champion Hurdle winner and Grade 1 record hurdler who lit up Closutton and Cheltenham.

  7 candles · 1 tributes
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  Anne Madden le Brocquy

  1932 – 2025 · Painter

  Irish painter who found the bones of the Burren and turned grief into light.

  7 candles · 1 tributes
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  Seamus Tuohy

  † 2026 · Mayo GAA County Board chairman (2021-2026)

  Breaffy man who chaired Mayo GAA when Sam Maguire came home.

  6 candles · 1 tributes
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  Andy Gallagher

  1936 – 2026 · Hurling goalkeeper

  Offaly goalkeeper and manager who steered the Faithful to their first Liam MacCarthy Cup in 1981.

  6 candles · 1 tributes
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  Moya Brennan

  1952 – 2026 · Folk singer

  Clannad's first lady of Celtic song: voice, harp and Donegal faith.

  6 candles · 1 tributes
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  Blánaid Mac Cann (née Costello)

  † 2026 · Costume designer and businesswoman

  Cork-born costumier who dressed Waterford's stages for almost forty years with colour and care.

  5 candles · 1 tributes
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  Seán de Fréine

  1927 – 2026 · Scholar and writer

  He gave voice to the great silence of a language and spent his life helping it speak again.

  5 candles · 1 tributes
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  Josie Boyle

  † 2026 · Gaelic footballer

  Ballyshannon's own renaissance man, who won it all on the field and then taught generations how.

  5 candles · 1 tributes
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  Corinna Hardgrave

  1962 – 2026 · Restaurant critic

  The Irish Times restaurant critic whose fairness, palate and love of Irish food made her praise mean something.

  5 candles · 1 tributes
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  Andy Fenton

  1952 – 2026 · Hurler

  Kiltormer and Galway hurler who helped spark the county's 1970s revival and an All-Ireland U21 title.

  5 candles · 1 tributes
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  Seamus O'Donnell

  † 2026 · Councillor

  West Waterford Independent councillor who served Dungarvan-Lismore and his beloved An tSean Phobal.

  5 candles · 1 tributes
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  Michael Conaghan

  1944 – 2026 · Teacher and politician

  A Ballyfermot teacher who served Dublin as councillor, lord mayor and TD.

  5 candles · 1 tributes
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  Dolores Keane

  1953 – 2026 · Folk and traditional singer

  The queen of the soul of Ireland. A voice like hers does not leave us, it lives forever.

  5 candles · 1 tributes
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  Dónal Lunny

  1947 – 2026 · Musician and record producer

  The bouzouki player and producer who reshaped Irish traditional music, from Planxty to Moving Hearts.

  4 candles · 1 tributes
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  Darragh Nelson

  † 2026 · Gaelic footballer

  Ballyboden's All-Ireland winning captain and a Dublin All-Ireland medallist, loved by his club to the end.

  4 candles · 1 tributes
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  Jacko McDonagh

  1962 – 2026 · Footballer

  Ireland international and Rovers great of the four-in-a-row years.

  4 candles · 1 tributes
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  Kitty Drea

  † 2026 · Postmistress of Inistioge

  Inistioge's postmistress for fifty years, and one of its most beloved people.

  4 candles · 1 tributes
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  Denis Halliday

  1941 – 2026 · Peace activist

  The UN official who resigned rather than administer sanctions he believed were killing Iraq's children.

  3 candles · 1 tributes
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  Fergus Slattery

  1949 – 2026 · Rugby union player

  Ireland and Lions openside who defined the jersey with pace, courage and humility.

  3 candles · 1 tributes