Famous Dead People from Ireland — Obituaries — Page 2

Pa O’Dwyer

Irish strongman
Died on Sunday January 4th 2026

January 4, 2026 2:00 pm

Paul McCullagh Jr. Northern Irish boxer, bone cancer dead 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…

January 1, 2026 12:00 pm

Mary Bradley

Northern Irish politician
Died on Wednesday December 31st 2025

December 31, 2025 8:10 am

David Heap English-born Ireland-based actor dead 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 &…

December 30, 2025 12:00 pm

Joe Byrne Northern Irish politician, MLA dead 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,…

December 30, 2025 12:00 pm

Tony McKenna

Irish politician
Died on Saturday December 27th 2025

December 27, 2025 2:25 pm

Warwick Gould Australian-born British literary scholar dead 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.…

December 25, 2025 12:00 pm

Anne Madden

Irish painter
Died on Sunday December 21st 2025

December 21, 2025 1:25 pm

Máirín Quill

Irish politician
Died on Friday December 19th 2025

December 19, 2025 9:00 am

Kym Ireland

Australian Olympic field hockey player (1984)
Died on Wednesday December 17th 2025

December 17, 2025 11:05 am

Eddie Sayers

Northern Irish loyalist
Died on Monday December 15th 2025

December 15, 2025 8:20 am

Eamon Melaugh

Irish political activist
Died on Monday December 8th 2025

December 8, 2025 6:40 pm

Patrick Cooney

Irish politician
Died on Saturday December 6th 2025

December 6, 2025 6:00 pm

Paddy Cooney

Irish politician
Died on Saturday December 6th 2025

December 6, 2025 4:25 pm

Hugh Wallace Irish architect dead 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…

December 1, 2025 12:00 pm

Seoirse Ó Dochartaigh

Irish musician
Died on Saturday November 29th 2025

November 29, 2025 4:30 am

Michael Reith

Irish cricketer
Died on Saturday November 29th 2025

November 29, 2025 4:15 am

Donal Carey

Irish politician
Died on Wednesday November 26th 2025

November 26, 2025 9:35 am

Margaretta D’Arcy

Irish actor
Died on Sunday November 23rd 2025

November 23, 2025 4:40 pm

Paul Costelloe

Irish fashion designer
Died on Saturday November 22nd 2025

November 22, 2025 1:55 pm

David Hanly

Irish writer and radio broadcaster (Morning Ireland)
Died on Friday November 21st 2025

November 21, 2025 1:05 pm

Fabian Monds

Northern Irish broadcasting executive
Died on Saturday November 15th 2025

November 15, 2025 12:20 pm

Geraldine O’Grady

Irish violinist (RTÉ Symphony Orchestra)
Died on Friday November 14th 2025

November 14, 2025 11:50 am

Barry McGann

Irish rugby union player (Cork Constitution
Died on Tuesday November 11th 2025

November 11, 2025 5:21 pm

Stanislaus Kennedy

Irish Roman Catholic nun and social activist
Died on Tuesday November 11th 2025

November 11, 2025 5:21 pm

Mick Lane

Irish rugby union player (University College Cork
Died on Tuesday November 11th 2025

November 11, 2025 5:21 pm

Eugene Hughes Irish Gaelic footballer, cancer dead 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…

November 3, 2025 12:00 pm