Tony O’Reilly, Nell McCafferty, Ian Bailey and more: 50 people who died in 2024
The Irish Times’s obituary writers have marked the deaths of more than 110 people this year, from entrepreneurs to musicians to journalists. Here is a selection
Jon Kenny
Actor and comedian Jon Kenny
Jon Kenny obituary: Portraits of Irish eccentricity that mingled hilarity with sadness
“It’s about people … people are funny,” he would say of his comedic philosophy
‘Devastated’ Pat Shortt pays tribute to comedy partner Jon Kenny who has died aged 66
President remembers Limerick actor, best known as one half of D’Unbelievables, as an ‘extraordinary talent’
Best known as one half of D’Unbelievables, Jon Kenny was both an anarchic comedian and a soulful presence
He never took success for granted. He was an entertainer of immense gifts who always stayed humble, and his humour was uniquely Irish in its warmth, irreverence and wisdom
Court grants judicial review of Co Meath data centre plan
Local residents claim planning decision did not consider climate change emissions impact
Wolfwalkers: Cartoon Saloon has made its best film yet
Review: A family entertainment set among the Cromwellian atrocities? Sounds risky
‘It’s a good thing, when you get into trouble, to blame yourself’
In Conversation: Pat Shortt and Mark O’Halloran
Pat Shortt: ‘There are mad f**kers out there’
The Ex-D’Unbelieavable has gotten used to being treated as a natural treasure
Drumcliffe still a draw for Yeats fans, says festival head
Emergence of new documents cast doubt over whether poet’s remains buried in Sligo
Theatre review: She Stoops to Conquer
David Pearse steals the show amid a cast playing to the gallery with diverting, shameless slapstick
Life is Shortt
Pat Shortt discusses his new role in a recession comedy and life as a national treasure
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