Auroras Encore dies at age 23
Auroras Encore, the Irish-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 2013 Grand National, died on May 8, 2026. Foaled on March 10, 2002, he raced from February 2007 to January…
Famous Dead People from Ireland
Over 1,000 obituaries for famous people from Ireland who died. Additional info, news, and memorial pages.
Bob Belden has died at age 78
Bob Belden, an American football player who was a quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys, died on May 5, 2026, in Canton, Ohio, at age 78. Belden was born in Canton…
Chris Phelan death at age 70
Chris Phelan, the Irish-born Australian rugby league player who represented Parramatta and Queensland, died on May 5, 2026, at the age of 70. Born in Borris-in-Ossory, County Laois, Ireland, on…
Death of Brendan O’Brien at age 82
Brendan O'Brien, Irish journalist, died on May 4, 2026, at the age of 82. He worked for RTÉ from 1974 until 2002 and was a journalist on RTÉ One's Prime…
Gary Lydon death at age 61
Gary Lydon, an Irish actor, died on May 3, 2026, at the age of 61. He was known for his roles in The Banshees of Inisherin, The Clinic and Pure…
Stephen Greene has died at age 81
Stephen Greene, Irish hurler, died on May 1, 2026, aged 81. Born in Waterford in 1944, he played at club level with Mount Sion and at inter-county level with the…
Gordon Snell has died at age 93
Gordon Snell, the British author of children's literature and scriptwriter, died on April 29, 2026, at the age of 93. Born in Singapore on October 1, 1932, he worked as…
Donal Counihan dead at age 84
Donal Counihan died on April 27, 2026. Tags Politicians, 27 April 2026, Cancer, Counihan, Donal, Ireland, April 2026, April 27
Liam Browne died at age 89
Liam Browne died on April 26, 2026. Liam Browne, 89, Irish racehorse trainer. (death announced on this date) Tags Other, 26 April 2026, Browne, Ireland, Liam, 2026-04-26, April 2026, April…
Noble Yeats dead at age 10
Noble Yeats, an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse, died on April 18, 2026, from colic. He was an Irish-bred National Hunt runner who won the 2022 Grand National under Sam Waley-Cohen, becoming…
Patrick Campbell-Lyons, died aged 82
Patrick Campbell-Lyons, an Irish musician and composer, died on April 13, 2026, at the age of 82. A native of Lismore, County Waterford, he was a member of the West…
Moya Brennan, died aged 73
Moya Brennan, the Irish folk singer of Clannad, died on April 13, 2026. Born Máire Philomena Ní Bhraonáin on August 4, 1952, she began performing professionally in 1970 when her…
Murt Duggan passed away at age 84
Murt Duggan, an Irish hurler and selector, died on April 11, 2026, at the age of 85. Born in Gortnahoe on November 27, 1940, he played at club level with…
Michael Patrick dies at 35
Michael Patrick died on April 7, 2026, from complications from motor neuron disease. He was an Irish actor and writer known for My Left Nut. Michael Patrick, 35, Irish actor…
Gabriel Rosenstock obituary: died at age 76
Gabriel Rosenstock died on April 6, 2026. Gabriel Rosenstock, 76, Irish writer, cancer. (death announced on this date) Tags Writers, 06 April 2026, Gabriel, Ireland, Rosenstock, 2026-04-06, April 2026, April…
Seán Barrett dies at 81
Seán Barrett died on April 6, 2026. He was an Irish politician and TD, serving in the Dáil from 1981 to 2002 and again from 2007 to 2020. Barrett was…
Dennis Campbell Kennedy dies at age 89
Dennis Campbell Kennedy died on April 5, 2026. Dennis Campbell Kennedy, 89–90, Irish journalist (Belfast Telegraph, The Irish Times). (death announced on this date) Tags Journalists, 05 April 2026, Dennis,…
Rory O’Hanlon dies at 92
Rory O'Hanlon, the Irish politician who served as a TD from 1977 to 2011, died on March 31, 2026, aged 92. A Fianna Fáil member, he was Minister for Health…
Christopher Haskins, died aged 88
Christopher Haskins, the Irish-born businessman and life peer known as Baron Haskins, died on March 30, 2026, aged 88. Born in Dublin on May 30, 1937, he was a member…
Death of Michael Lyster at age 71
Michael Lyster, the Irish television and radio broadcaster best known for presenting The Sunday Game Live, died on March 21, 2026, aged 71. He worked for RTÉ and mainly covered…
Death of Ben Keaton at age 69
Ben Keaton, the Irish actor known for roles in Emmerdale, Casualty and Father Ted, died on March 20, 2026, aged 69. Born Benjamin J. Burke-Kennedy in Dublin on 3 May…
Houston McKelvey died at age 83
Houston McKelvey, an Irish priest and former Dean of Belfast, died on March 19, 2026, aged 83. Born in Muckamore on September 3, 1942, he was educated at the Royal…
Robert White passed away at age 89
Robert White, an American tenor and voice teacher, died on March 17, 2026. Born on October 27, 1936, he had an active performance career for eight decades. He began performing…
Dolores Keane obituary: died at age 72
Dolores Keane, an Irish folk singer and founding member of De Dannan, died on March 16, 2026. Born on 26 September 1953 in Sylane, County Galway, she was raised from…
Billy Campbell dies at 81
Billy Campbell, the Northern Irish footballer, died on March 13, 2026, at the age of 81. He played as a right winger for Sunderland, Dundee, Motherwell, Hamilton Academical and Northern…
Billy McCullough dies at age 90
Billy McCullough, the Northern Irish footballer who made more than 250 appearances for Arsenal and was capped 10 times for Northern Ireland, died on March 13, 2026. Born in Carrickfergus,…
Kevin Kiely obituary: died at age -1
Kevin Kiely, Irish politician and Mayor of Limerick from 2009 to 2010, died on March 12, 2026, aged 64. He was a member of Fine Gael and was first elected…
Ron Delany died at age 91
Ron Delany, the Irish Olympic runner who won gold in the 1500 metres at the 1956 Summer Olympics, died on March 11, 2026, at the age of 91. Ronald Michael…
Lou Holtz dies at age 89
Lou Holtz, the American college football coach who led Notre Dame from 1986 to 1996, died on March 4, 2026, at age 89. Born in Follansbee, West Virginia, Holtz served…
Mike Smith obituary: died at age 59
Michael Jonathon Smith, the Scottish cricketer, died on March 1, 2026, aged 59. Born in Edinburgh on March 30, 1966, he was a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-pace bowler who…
Leila Shahid obituary: died at age 76
Leila Shahid, a Palestinian diplomat and the first woman ambassador of Palestine, died on February 18, 2026. Born in Beirut in 1949, she represented the Palestine Liberation Organization in Ireland…
Jim Lane passed away at age 88
Jim Lane, an Irish republican and socialist from Cork, died on February 17, 2026. Born James Anthony Lane in 1938, he was a central figure in left-wing politics in Cork…
Danny Hale dead at age 84
Danny Hale, the Northern Irish footballer who played as a forward, died on February 12, 2026. Born Daniel Hale on 1 July 1941, he was a prolific goalscorer in the…
Eddie Harty, died aged 88
Eddie Harty, the Irish Olympic equestrian and National Hunt jockey who competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics, died on February 11, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in Dublin…
Damien Byrne, died aged 71
Damien Byrne, an Irish professional footballer, died on February 6, 2026. He was 71. Byrne’s career spanned 20 seasons, during which he won player of the year awards in both…
Joe Mulholland died at age 85
Joe Mulholland, the Irish television executive who served as managing director of RTÉ Television, died on January 31, 2026, aged 85. Patrick Joseph Mulholland worked in a number of capacities…
Obituary: Geraldine Barniville, dead at age 83
Geraldine Barniville, an Irish squash and tennis player, died on January 30, 2026, at the age of 83. A native of Birr in County Offaly, she came from a prominent…
John Heneghan has died at age 79
John Heneghan, an Irish Gaelic footballer and selector, died on January 30, 2026, at the age of 79. Born in 1946 in Ballymahon, County Longford, he played club football with…
Brian O’Shea died at age 81
Irish politician Died on Wednesday January 28th 2026
Peter Squires dead at age 74
English cricketer (Yorkshire) and rugby union player (British & Irish Lions) Died on Friday January 23rd 2026
Brian Crowley, died aged 61
Irish politician Died on Friday January 23rd 2026
Mickey Brady dies at age 75
Northern Irish politician Died on Saturday January 17th 2026
Obituary: Seán Ó, dead at age 89
Irish tenor singer Died on Tuesday January 13th 2026
Obituary: Mary White, dead at age 81
Irish businesswoman and politician Died on Monday January 5th 2026
Pa O’Dwyer passed away at age 40
Irish strongman Died on Sunday January 4th 2026
Paul McCullagh Jr. obituary: died at age 25
Paul McCullagh Jr., a Northern Irish boxer, died on January 1, 2026, from bone cancer. Born in Belfast in 2000, he was nicknamed The Irish Drago. He turned professional in…
Death of Mary Bradley at age 83
Northern Irish politician Died on Wednesday December 31st 2025
David Heap dies at age 76
David Heap, an English-born Ireland-based actor known for his roles in Fair City and Botched, died on December 30, 2025. Born in Cinderford, Gloucestershire, he initially worked for Procter &…
Joe Byrne dies at age 72
Joe Byrne, the Northern Irish SDLP politician who served as an MLA for West Tyrone from 1998 to 2003 and again from 2011 to 2015, died on December 30, 2025,…
Tony McKenna, died aged 86
Irish politician Died on Saturday December 27th 2025
Warwick Gould has died at age 78
Warwick Gould, an Australian-born British literary scholar, died on December 25, 2025. Born in Sydney in 1947, he specialized in the Irish Literary Revival, particularly the writings of W. B.…
Anne Madden obituary: died at age 93
Irish painter Died on Sunday December 21st 2025
Máirín Quill obituary: died at age 89
Irish politician Died on Friday December 19th 2025
Kym Ireland died at age 70
Australian Olympic field hockey player (1984) Died on Wednesday December 17th 2025
Eddie Sayers obituary: died at age 84
Northern Irish loyalist Died on Monday December 15th 2025
Eamon Melaugh died at age 92
Irish political activist Died on Monday December 8th 2025
Patrick Cooney dies at age 94
Irish politician Died on Saturday December 6th 2025
Paddy Cooney death at age 94
Irish politician Died on Saturday December 6th 2025
Hugh Wallace died at age 68
Hugh Wallace, an Irish architect and television presenter, died on December 1, 2025. Born in south Dublin in 1956 and raised as an only child, he co-founded the Dublin-based practice…
Seoirse Ó dies at age 79
Irish musician Died on Saturday November 29th 2025
Michael Reith passes away at age 77
Irish cricketer Died on Saturday November 29th 2025
Donal Carey has died at age 88
Irish politician Died on Wednesday November 26th 2025
Margaretta D’Arcy dies at 91
Irish actor Died on Sunday November 23rd 2025
Death of Paul Costelloe at age 80
Irish fashion designer Died on Saturday November 22nd 2025
David Hanly obituary: died at age 82
Irish writer and radio broadcaster (Morning Ireland) Died on Friday November 21st 2025
Fabian Monds dies at age 85
Northern Irish broadcasting executive Died on Saturday November 15th 2025
Geraldine O’Grady dies at 93
Irish violinist (RTÉ Symphony Orchestra) Died on Friday November 14th 2025
Mick Lane death at age 99
Irish rugby union player (University College Cork Died on Tuesday November 11th 2025
Barry McGann obituary: died at age 77
Irish rugby union player (Cork Constitution Died on Tuesday November 11th 2025
Stanislaus Kennedy dies at 86
Irish Roman Catholic nun and social activist Died on Tuesday November 11th 2025
Death of Eugene Hughes at age 67
Eugene "Nudie" Hughes, an Irish Gaelic footballer who played for the Monaghan county team, died on November 3, 2025, aged 67. Born in County Monaghan in 1957 or 1958, Hughes…
Michael Calnan obituary: died at age -1
Irish politician Died on Wednesday October 22nd 2025
Ed Moloney has died at age 77
Irish journalist and author Died on Sunday October 19th 2025
Obituary: Philly Ryan, dead at age 56
Irish Gaelic footballer (Clonmel Commercials) and manager (Tipperary) Died on Saturday October 18th 2025
Iam McFaul death at age 82
Northern Irish football player (Newcastle United Died on Tuesday October 14th 2025
John Graham passes away at age 58
Northern Irish-born Canadian racing driver Died on Monday October 13th 2025
Dinny Lowry, died aged 90
Irish footballer (St Patrick’s Athletics Died on Friday October 10th 2025
Michael Coey dies at 80
Northern Irish experimental physicist Died on Friday October 10th 2025
Jimmy Nicholson, died aged 82
Northern Irish footballer (Manchester United Died on Thursday October 9th 2025
Frank Evers dies at age 91
Irish Gaelic footballer Died on Tuesday October 7th 2025
Willie McFaul died at age 82
Northern Irish football player (Newcastle United Died on Saturday October 4th 2025
Manchán Magan dead at age 55
Irish author Died on Friday October 3rd 2025
Keith Gorman dies at age 46
Irish Gaelic footballer Died on Thursday October 2nd 2025
Obituary: Hughie McElvaney, dead at age -1
Irish politician Died on Wednesday October 1st 2025
Michèle Burke passes away at age 75
Irish makeup artist (Quest for Fire Died on Wednesday October 1st 2025
Martin Mansergh died at age 78
Irish Fianna Fáil politician Died on Friday September 26th 2025
Paddy Carolan passed away at age 96
Irish Gaelic footballer Died on Sunday September 21st 2025
Death of Conor Gearty at age 67
Irish teacher Died on Friday September 12th 2025
Nicky Ryan death at age 79
Irish music producer (Enya) Died on Thursday September 11th 2025
Vinnie Roe dead at age 27
Irish Thoroughbred racehorse Died on Wednesday September 10th 2025
Robin Glendinning obituary: died at age 87
Northern Irish playwright and politician Died on Wednesday September 10th 2025
Noel Mullaney death at age 88
Irish Gaelic footballer Died on Wednesday September 10th 2025
Denis Murphy dies at age 86
Irish hurler Died on Monday September 8th 2025
Ollie Horgan dies at 57
Irish football manager (Finn Harps Died on Thursday August 28th 2025
Peter Doyle died at age 79
Irish Olympic cyclist (1968 Died on Sunday August 24th 2025
Oliver Galligan dead at age 76
Irish Gaelic footballer and administrator Died on Sunday August 24th 2025
Martin Smyth dies at 94
Northern Irish politician Died on Friday August 22nd 2025
Stanley McGeagh passes away at age 88
Northern Irish actor (Doctor Who Died on Tuesday August 19th 2025
Derry O’Sullivan passed away at age 81
Irish poet Died on Monday August 18th 2025