61 h. ago Elizabeth Berney, daughter of leading 1916 figures Min Ryan and Richard Mulcahy, dies aged 104

Elizabeth Berney, daughter of leading 1916 figures Min Ryan and Richard Mulcahy, dies aged 104  The Irish Independent

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4 d. ago Tributes paid to former Fianna Fáil MEP Brian Crowley after death aged 61

The former Fianna Fáil MEP retired from politics in 2019.

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8 d. ago Renowned Italian fashion designer Valentino dies at the age of 93

His eponymous fashion and cosmetics brand is one of the largest in the world.

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1 week ago Mick Clifford: Elizabeth Berney’s death marks the end of Ireland’s revolutionary generation

Mick Clifford: Elizabeth Berney’s death marks the end of Ireland’s revolutionary generation  Irish Examiner

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1 week ago Scott Adams, Dilbert comic strip creator and conservative commentator, dies aged 68

Cartoonist revealed in May last year that he had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer

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2 w. ago Founding member of the Grateful Dead Bob Weir has died aged 78

Weir joined the Grateful Dead, originally known as the Warlocks, in San Francisco in 1965 when he was 17 years old.

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3 w. ago Béla Tarr: Director of Sátántangó and Werckmeister Harmonies dies aged 70

The Hungarian film-maker is renowned for lengthy, challenging and beautifully shot films

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3 w. ago Josef Veselsky, Holocaust survivor and table tennis master who was Ireland's oldest man, dies at 107

Josef Veselsky, Holocaust survivor and table tennis master who was Ireland's oldest man, dies at 107  Jewish Telegraphic Agency

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3 w. ago Holocaust survivor, jeweller and table tennis maestro: Ireland’s oldest man dies aged 107

Josef ‘Joe’ Veselsky, who fled Czechoslovakia in 1948 after surviving the war, was Trinity’s oldest student in his 90s

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3 w. ago Tributes paid as 'Ireland's strongest man', Patrick O'Dwyer, dies aged 40

Pa (Patrick) O’Dwyer, 40, from Rathkeale in Co Limerick, was a prominent figure in international strength sports.

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3 w. ago Ireland strongest man Pa O'Dwyer dies aged 40 as Eddie Hall leads tributes to Limerick dad

Ireland strongest man Pa O'Dwyer dies aged 40 as Eddie Hall leads tributes to Limerick dad-of-three  Irish Mirror

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3 w. ago North Korean leader's daughter fuels succession speculation with high profile visit to Seoul

South Korea’s spy agency said last year she was now understood to be the next in line to rule North Korea after she accompanied her father on a high-profile visit to Beijing.

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3 w. ago North Korean leader's daughter fuels succession speculation with high profile visit to mausoleum

South Korea’s spy agency said last year she was now understood to be the next in line to rule North Korea after she accompanied her father on a high-profile visit to Beijing.

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3 w. ago Isiah Whitlock Jr., who played Clay Davis in The Wire, has died aged 71

Whitlock had a long career in film and television and spawned a catchphrase in The Wire.

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4 w. ago Tatiana Schlossberg, granddaughter of John F Kennedy, dies aged 35

Schlossberg’s harrowing essay about her rare and aggressive blood cancer drew worldwide sympathy and praise

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last month Brigitte Bardot, French actor and animal rights activist, dies aged 91

Bardot shot to fame in the 1950s, subsequently retiring and becoming active politically

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last month Brigitte Bardot, French screen legend and animal rights activist, dies aged 91

French actress shot to fame in the 1950s, subsequently retiring and becoming active politically

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