4 d. ago ‘A great character of the game’ – New Zealand and Clontarf RFC legend Alex Wyllie dies aged 80

‘A great character of the game’ – New Zealand and Clontarf RFC legend Alex Wyllie dies aged 80  Irish Independent

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5 d. ago Woman (109) believed to be Ireland’s oldest person ‘enriched the lives of many’, funeral hears

Large crowd gathers in Donegal village to pay their respects to 109-year-old Ruby Druce

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5 d. ago Woman (109) believed to have been Ireland’s oldest person ‘enriched the lives of many’, funeral hears

Ruby Druce is remembered by Donegal village

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5 d. ago Donegal woman who was believed to be Ireland's oldest person 'had a great zest for life'

A large crowd gathered to say a final farewell to the 109-year-old lady who had seen so much in her extraordinary lifetime.

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5 d. ago Ruby’s remarkable life comes full circle as her baptism robe is draped on her coffin

The same Christening robe in which she was baptised in 1915 was placed on the coffin of Ireland’s oldest person… The post Ruby’s remarkable life comes full circle as her baptism robe is draped on her coffin appeared first on Donegal Daily.

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5 d. ago Formula One pays tribute to legendary Eddie Jordan before Chinese Grand Prix

Jordan, who had an aggressive form of prostate cancer, died on Thursday aged 76.

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6 d. ago Oleg Gordievsky, one of Britain's most important Cold War spies, has died aged 86

Oleg Gordievsky held the same British honour held by fictional superspy James Bond.

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6 d. ago Our hearts are broken – Boxing great George Foreman dies aged 76

Foreman was an Olympic gold medallist before claiming his first heavyweight title with a stoppage win over Joe Frazier in 1973.

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7 d. ago Woman believed to be Ireland's oldest person dies aged 109 in Co Donegal

Woman believed to be Ireland's oldest person dies aged 109 in Co Donegal  IrishCentral

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7 d. ago Donegal woman who was believed to be Ireland's oldest person has died aged 109

Ruby Druce passed away peacefully yesterday evening at her niece Carmel’s home in Castlefinn.

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7 d. ago Huge sadness at passing of Ruby Druce, Ireland’s oldest person

There is a profound sadness across Donegal today after the passing of Ruby Druce, Ireland’s oldest citizen. The Castlefinn woman… The post Huge sadness at passing of Ruby Druce, Ireland’s oldest person appeared first on Donegal Daily.

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8 d. ago 'True legend': Tributes paid to former F1 boss Eddie Jordan after his death aged 76

His family said he passed away peacefully in the early hours of this morning.

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1 week ago Dubliner who was last surviving member of Battle of Britain dies aged 105

Tributes are pouring in for Paddy Hemingway, one of a number known as ‘The Few’.

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1 week ago Teenager released without charge over death of man in Donegal collision

Anthony Gallagher who was aged in his 60's died after being hit by a car in Letterkenny in the early hours of Monday. 

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1 week ago Last known Battle of Britain pilot, Irishman John Hemingway, dies aged 105

Born in 1919, the Dubliner flew Spitfires during the Battle of Britain

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1 week ago Émilie Dequenne, Belgian actress and The Missing star, dies aged 43

She revealed in October 2023 that she had adrenocortical carcinoma, a cancer of the adrenal gland.

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2 w. ago Fiona McHugh, former Sunday Times Ireland editor and Fallon & Byrne co

Journalist and businesswoman remembered as person of vision and generosity who championed friends and colleagues

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2 w. ago Prince Frederik of Luxembourg dies of a rare genetic disease aged 22

Prince Frederik was diagnosed with a genetic mutation in his POLG gene when he was 14

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3 w. ago Carl Dean, Dolly Parton’s husband of nearly 60 years, dies aged 82

No cause of death was announced.

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3 w. ago Australian man whose blood donations saved more than 2.4 million babies dies aged 88

Over the course of his life, James Harrison donated blood 1,173 times, which helped save the lives of over 2 million babies.

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