Richard Lewis, 73, couturier and fashion designer. 29 September – Billy Neville, 83, footballer (West Ham). 30 September – Dan McInerney, 93, building contractor and hurler (Scariff, Clare). October 7 October – Emma Mhic Mhathúna, 37, CervicalCheck controversy campaigner, brain cancer. 10 October – Laurence Forristal, 87, Bishop of Ossory (1981–2007), short illness. 17 October – Paddy Duffy, 75, political adviser, heart attack. 19 October Patsy Dan Rodgers, 74, King of Tory, long illness. Tom Neville, 79, hurler (Wexford, Leinster). 20 October Tom Peters, 74, Garda. Philip McCabe, President of the International Federation of Beekeepers Associations. 21 October – Seymour Crawford, 74, politician, TD (1992-2011). 25 October – John Reynolds, 52, concert promoter. 28 October – Mick Archer, 75, hurler and Gaelic footballer (St. Finbarr's, Cork), short illness. November 2 November – Leonard Enright, 65, hurler (Patrickswell, Limerick), cancer. 3 November – Noel Hanlon, 78, businessman, cancer. 6 November – Cliffs of Moher, 4, thoroughbred racehorse, euthanised. 7 November – Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin, 67, musician, composer and academic. 8 November – Virginia Cole, 71, actress, cancer. 10 November – Paddy Clarke, Gaelic football manager (Louth, Ireland). 13 November Paul McKeever, 39, Gaelic football referee (Antrim), illness. James Mortell, army officer and first person to be seen on Telefís Éireann. 15 November – Sonny Knowles, 86, singer. 16 November – Alec Finn, 74, English-born trad musician (De Dannan). 18 November – Weeshie Fogarty, 77, Gaelic footballer (Killarney Legion, Kerry), referee and sports broadcaster (Radio Kerry). 19 November – Nan Ghriallais, sean-nós singer, long illness. 20 November – Sandy Harsch, 76, radio presenter, short illness. 22 November – Tom Considine, former Secretary-General of the Department of Finance, short illness. 26 November – Sinndar, 21, racehorse. (death announced on this date) December 6 December Dónall Farmer, 81, actor (Glenroe), film director and producer. Jerome O'Shea, 87, Gaelic footballer (South Kerry, Kerry, Munster), short illness. Peter O'Reilly, 78, fly fisherman and author. 13 December – Seán Garland, 84, politician, General Secretary of the Workers' Party (1977–1990). 23 December – Eileen Battersby, 60, American-born literary critic and author (Irish Times), traffic collision. 26 December – Jer O'Leary, 70s, actor (Michael Collins, In the Name of the Father). 29 December – Scott Doran, 44, Gaelic footballer (Wexford, London). 31 December – Mark Killilea Jnr, 79, politician, Senator (1969-1977 and 1982–1987), TD (1977-1982), Minister of State (1979-1981) and MEP (1984-1999). References