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# rip - Yesterday’s News
Russian Olympic wrestler strangled to death with whip
Chechen-Ool Mongush was apparently murdered by a rural herdsman.
# rip - Saturday 15 June, 2013
Funeral of Bolger brothers takes place in Passage East
The three fishermen brothers who died on Wednesday after their boat capsized were laid to rest today.
# rip - Tuesday 11 June, 2013
Legendary racing trainer Sir Henry Cecil has died aged 70
Cecil died this morning following a long battle against cancer.
# rip - Sunday 9 June, 2013
Author Iain Banks dies months after revealing cancer battle
The author of books including the Wasp Factory had announced in April that he had advanced cancer.
# rip - Thursday 6 June, 2013
Polish man assaulted in Galway estate passes away
The 41-year-old sustained serious head injuries last Friday.
# rip - Friday 31 May, 2013
Former Cork City manager Noel O’Mahony dies aged 73
He passed away after a brief illness.
# rip - Sunday 26 May, 2013
Elderly man dies in Donegal house fire
The body of an 87-year-old man was discovered early this morning at his home in Gortahork.
# rip - Saturday 25 May, 2013
Man dies of suspected drowning off Wexford coast
The 39-year-old man was brought from the water off Courtown Harbour this afternoon.
# rip - Wednesday 22 May, 2013
Ex-United defender Brian Greenhoff dies – reports
The former Old Trafford favourite passed away this morning, according to the Manchester Evening News.
# rip - Tuesday 21 May, 2013
Irish fans remember Doors founder Ray Manzarek
The keyboardist has died at the age of 74 following a battle with cancer.
# rip - Monday 13 May, 2013
The 9 at 9: Monday
Good morning! Here are nine things to know before you start your day.
Thousands pay tribute to teen ‘warrior and inspiration’ Donal Walsh
Donal, who was fighting cancer for the third time, had called on teenagers not to take their own lives.
# rip - Saturday 11 May, 2013
Renowned theatre director Vincent Dowling dies
The 83-year-old passed away in the US. He was based at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin for nearly four decades.
# rip - Friday 10 May, 2013
British sailor dies during America’s Cup practice
Olympic gold medalist Andrew Simpson died when a catamaran capsized and trapped him underwater for more than 10 minutes.
# rip - Thursday 9 May, 2013
Fashion designer, Olympian and POW Ottavio Missoni has died
The fashion designer was also an Olympic track athlete and prisoner of war during World War II.
# rip - Tuesday 7 May, 2013
How many Simpsons characters do you recognise from this obituary?
RIP creator Matt Groening’s mum.
# rip - Monday 6 May, 2013
Five die after bridal shower limousine bursts into flames
A newly-wed woman and four members of her bridal shower died after their rented limousine caught fire en route to a party in California celebrating her wedding.
# rip - Friday 3 May, 2013
Dublin author Mary McCarthy dies following cancer battle
The author of five novels passed away last night following a year-long cancer battle which she wrote about for TheJournal.ie last year.
‘Trailblazing’ Slayer guitarist Jeff Hanneman dies of liver failure
Hanneman was recovering from a spider bite and had recently begun writing songs with the hugely influential band.
# rip - Thursday 2 May, 2013
One half of Kris Kross dead at 34
Chris Kelly was better known as Mac Daddy in the nineties duo.
# rip - Monday 29 April, 2013
Taoiseach pays tribute to former Fine Gael junior minister Dick Barry
The former publican and auctioneer from Fermoy, Co Cork was first elected to the Dáil in 1953.
# rip - Tuesday 23 April, 2013
Former Ireland international Tony Grealish dies aged 56
London-born Grealish made 45 appearances for the Republic of Ireland, scoring eight goals.
# rip - Friday 12 April, 2013
Former Fianna Fáil senator Bernard McGlinchey dies
The former senator ran for the Dáil on four occasions but was unsuccessful each time.
# rip - Wednesday 10 April, 2013
Test-tube baby pioneer Robert Edwards dies
Robert Edwards pioneered in vitro fertilisation and was awarded the nobel prize in 2010, three decades after the birth of the first test-tube baby, Louise Brown, in 1978.
# rip - Saturday 6 April, 2013
Pedestrian dies in Galway traffic incident
A male pedestrian in his 30s was fatally injured when he was struck by a motorcycle in Rossaveel, Co Galway last night.
# rip - Thursday 4 April, 2013
Legendary film critic Roger Ebert dies following cancer battle
Working for the Chicago Sun-Times since 1967, Ebert was the first journalist to win a Pulitzer Prize for movie criticism. He had announced yesterday he was being treated for a recurrent cancer.
# rip - Wednesday 3 April, 2013
The 5 at 5: Wednesday
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
RIP Milo O’Shea… the Irish actor who was in all your favourite shows
Milo O’Shea was in The West Wing, Golden Girls and Who’s The Boss?
Irish film actor Milo O’Shea dies aged 86
The actor passed away in New York. He is survived by his wife, Kitty Sullivan, his sons Colm and Steven and his three grandchildren.
# rip - Saturday 30 March, 2013
Grammy-winning producer Phil Ramone has died
He was 79.
# rip - Friday 29 March, 2013
Harry Potter actor Richard Griffiths dies aged 65
Daniel Radcliffe led the tributes to Griffiths, who was best-known for his roles in Withnail & I, The History Boys and the Harry Potter films.
# rip - Monday 25 March, 2013
Tributes paid after death of LGBT and civil rights activist
Christopher Robson, one of the founder members of the Gay and Lesbian Equality Network, passed away following a short illness.
# rip - Wednesday 20 March, 2013
‘He left an indelible mark’: Aussie TV marks Jim Stynes’ anniversary with moving tribute
The Dublin footballer turned AFL legend died a year ago today, aged 45, following a long and public battle with cancer.
# rip - Thursday 14 March, 2013
“The Ryanline is open”- Some of Gerry’s best radio moments, 25 years on
The Gerry Ryan show first went on air in March 1988.
# rip - Monday 11 March, 2013
Fans of Match of the Day and International SuperStar Soccer… Tony Gubba has died
The long-serving commentator has passed away at the age of 69.
# rip - Friday 8 March, 2013
TDs pay tribute to former ceann comhairle and health minister
John O’Connell died this morning at the age of 83.
# rip - Monday 4 March, 2013
John Candy is sadly missed… here are 7 of his greatest roles
He died 19 years ago today.
GAA President pays tributes to Paddy Downey
The renowned former GAA journalist has passed away.
# rip - Friday 1 March, 2013
Female driver dies in Antrim collision
The female was the driver of a car that was involved in a collision with a lorry on the Moneygran Road in Portglenon.
UCC honouring the spirit of Fitzgibbon Cup legend Paul O’Connor
The sad passing of their former manager has motivated the Cork-based college to reach today’s semi-final.
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