Deaths From Ireland
Hurricane Run
Irish racehorse · 14 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 14 · Other
Gerard Clifford
Irish-born Northern Irish Roman Catholic prelate · 13 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 13 · Other
Mick Roche
Irish hurler · 07 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 7 · Other
Liam Brennan
Irish horse jockey · 07 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 7
Willie Casey
Irish Gaelic football player (Mayo) · 06 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 6
Austin Hunter
Irish journalist and reporter (BBC) · 04 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 4
John C. O’Riordan
Irish Roman Catholic prelate · 24 November 2016 · November 2016 · November 24 · O'Riordan · Other
Red Marauder
Irish racehorse · 23 November 2016 · November 2016 · November 23 · Other
William Trevor
Irish writer (Love and Summer · 21 November 2016 · November 2016 · November 21
Ray Brady
Irish footballer (Millwall) · 16 November 2016 · November 2016 · November 16
Vautour
French-born Irish-trained racehorse · 06 November 2016 · November 2016 · November 6 · Other
Sammy Smyth
Northern Irish footballer (Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.) · 24 October 2016 · October 2016 · October 24
Moscow Flyer
Irish racehorse · 21 October 2016 · October 2016 · October 21 · Other
Fergus O’Brien
Irish Fine Gael politician · 20 October 2016 · October 2016 · October 20 · O'Brien
Mickey Byrne
Irish hurler · 16 October 2016 · October 2016 · October 16 · Other
Anthony Foley
Irish rugby union player and head coach (Munster) · 16 October 2016 · October 2016 · October 16
Marju
Irish racehorse · 11 October 2016 · October 2016 · October 11 · Other
Drew Nelson
Irish sollicitor · 10 October 2016 · October 2016 · October 10 · Other
Seamus Dunne
Irish football player (Luton Town · 28 September 2016 · September 2016 · September 28
Paddy O’Flaherty
Northern Irish broadcaster · 27 September 2016 · September 2016 · September 27 · O'Flaherty
Jim Semple
Northern Irish businessman · 20 September 2016 · September 2016 · September 20 · Other
David Morgan
Northern Irish television presenter and journalist · 02 September 2016 · September 2016 · September 2
Greg Maher
Irish Gaelic football player (Mayo) · 15 September 2016 · September 2016 · September 15
Anne O’Brien
Irish footballer (Reims · 29 August 2016 · August 2016 · August 29 · O'Brien
J. Alec Motyer
Irish-born British biblical scholar · 26 August 2016 · August 2016 · August 26 · Motyer
Louis Stewart
Irish jazz guitarist · 20 August 2016 · August 2016 · August 20
Liam Tuohy
Irish football player and manager (Shamrock Rovers · 13 August 2016 · August 2016 · August 13
John Bennett
Irish hurler (Cork) · 10 August 2016 · August 2016 · August 10 · Other
Padraig Duggan
Irish folk musician (Clannad · 09 August 2016 · August 2016 · August 9 · Pádraig
Edward Daly
Irish Roman Catholic prelate · 08 August 2016 · August 2016 · August 8 · Other
Jerry Molyneaux
Irish Gaelic games administrator · 26 July 2016 · July 2016 · July 26 · Other
Patrick Lalor
Irish hurler (Laois) and politician · 30 July 2016 · July 2016 · July 30
Finbarr Flood
Irish football player and executive · 25 July 2016 · July 2016 · July 25
Séamas Mac Géidigh
Irish sports broadcaster · 23 July 2016 · July 2016 · Géidigh · July 23
Mick Finucane
Irish Gaelic football player (Kerry) · 05 July 2016 · July 2016 · July 5
Phonsie O’Brien
Irish jockey and racehorse trainer · 05 July 2016 · July 2016 · O'Brien · July 5
Séamus Mac Géidigh
Irish broadcaster (RTE) · 04 July 2016 · July 2016 · Géidigh · July 4 · Seamus
Freddie Gilroy
Northern Irish boxer · 28 June 2016 · June 2016 · June 28
Patrick Mayhew
Northern Irish-British barrister and politician · 25 June 2016 · June 2016 · June 25
Leo Brennan
Irish musician and founder of Leo's Tavern · 22 June 2016 · June 2016 · June 22
Eamonn Cooke
Irish DJ and criminal · 04 June 2016 · June 2016 · Musicians · Éamonn · June 4
Eamonn Dolan
Irish football player and coach · 20 June 2016 · June 2016 · June 20 · Éamonn
Henry McCullough
Northern Irish guitarist (Spooky Tooth · 14 June 2016 · June 2016 · June 14
William Smith
Northern Irish paramilitary and politician · 08 June 2016 · June 2016 · June 8
John Horgan
Irish hurler (Cork) · 10 June 2016 · June 2016 · June 10 · Other
Joe McDonagh
Irish sports administrator · 20 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 20 · Other
Bobby McIlvenny
Northern Irish footballer (Oldham Athletic) · 18 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 18
Seán Ardagh
Irish politician · 17 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 17 · Sean
Jack Boothman
Irish sports administrator · 10 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 10 · Other
Sir John Leslie, 4th Baronet
British-Irish aristocrat and media personality · 18 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 18 · Baronet · Other
Dan Ireland
American film producer and director (Jolene · 14 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 14
Robbie Brennan
Irish musician (Skid Row · 12 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 12
Brendan Sloan
Northern Irish Gaelic football player (Down) · 24 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 24
Paddy O’Brien
Irish Gaelic football player (Meath) · 26 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 26 · O'Brien
Brian Smyth
Irish Gaelic footballer and hurler (Meath) · 16 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 16
Richard “Dick” Burke
Irish politician and European Commissioner (1977–1980 · 15 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 15 · Burke
Conor Walsh
Irish indie rock pianist and composer · 12 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 12
James McNamara
Irish long distance runner · 09 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 9
Frank Kelly
Irish actor (Father Ted) · 28 February 2016 · February 2016 · February 28
Johnny Murphy
Irish musician and actor (The Commitments · 23 February 2016 · February 2016 · February 23
The Commitments
Irish musician and actor (The Commitments) · 23 February 2016 · February 2016 · February 23
Keith Jeffery
Northern Irish historian · 12 February 2016 · February 2016 · February 12
Paul Bannon
Irish footballer (Carlisle United · 15 February 2016 · February 2016 · February 15
David Sloan
Northern Irish footballer ( · 05 February 2016 · February 2016 · February 5
Mark Farren
Irish football player (Finn Harps · 03 February 2016 · February 2016 · February 3
Chris Kenny
Irish-born New Zealand boxing coach · 02 February 2016 · February 2016 · February 2
Peter Quinn
Irish Gaelic footballer (Mayo) · 30 January 2016 · January 2016 · January 30
Terry Wogan
Irish broadcaster for the BBC · 31 January 2016 · January 2016 · January 31
John Corcoran
Irish sports administrator · 19 January 2016 · January 2016 · January 19 · Other
Jennifer Guinness
Irish socialite and kidnapping victim · 23 January 2016 · January 2016 · January 23 · Other
Billy Quinn
Irish hurler · 17 January 2016 · January 2016 · January 17 · Other
Molly Madden
Irish woman · 16 January 2016 · January 2016 · January 16 · Other
P. J. Mara
Irish public affairs consultant and senator (1977–1981 · 15 January 2016 · January 2016 · January 15 · Mara
P.J. Mara
Irish public affairs consultant and senator (1977–1981 · 15 January 2016 · January 2016 · January 15
Paddy Doherty
Northern Irish civil rights activist · 07 January 2016 · January 2016 · January 7 · Other