for Wicklow, Cabinet Minister. 16 April – Eamonn Rogers, soccer player. 17 April – Linda Martin, singer. 24 April – Johnny McEvoy, singer. 27 April – Patrick Lynch, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Southwark. 18 May – John Bruton, Taoiseach, European Union Ambassador to the United States. 22 May – Seán Ó Neachtain, Fianna Fáil Member of the European Parliament representing North-West. 8 July – Jonathan Kelly, folk rock singer-songwriter. 18 July – Dermot Healy, novelist and poet (died 2014). 20 July – Joe O'Toole, President of the Irish Trades Union Congress and Senator. 31 July – Olivia Mitchell, Fine Gael TD representing Dublin South (1997 – ). 1 August – Tommy Broughan, Labour Party TD for Dublin North-East. 3 August Sally Oldfield, singer. G. V. Wright, Fianna Fáil TD and member of Seanad Éireann. 10 August – Dónal Lunny, musician. 21 August – Philip Lawrence, a London-based headmaster, stabbed to death outside the gates of his school when he went to help a pupil being attacked by a gang (died 1995). 25 August – Anne Harris, journalist. 2 September – Kevin Farrell, Bishop of Dallas, Texas. 7 September – Roger Bolton, trade unionist in UK (died 2006). 2 October – Damien Martin, Offaly hurler. 9 October – Frank Dunlop, public relations consultant, planning advisor, Fianna Fáil Government Press Secretary (1977–1982). 26 October – Trevor Joyce, poet. 9 November Pat Carey, Fianna Fáil TD for Dublin North-West and Minister of State. Frank Cummins, Kilkenny hurler. 25 November Seán Ardagh, Fianna Fáil TD for Dublin South-Central (died 2016). Steve Heighway, soccer player. 1 December – Jimmy Dunne, soccer player. 4 December Moosajee Bhamjee, physician, Ireland's first Muslim Teachta Dála (1992–1997), 27th Dáil. Terry Woods, folk musician. 5 December Tony Gregory, independent politician and TD for Dublin Central. Seán Quinn, businessman. Full date unknown Vincent Brown, sculptor. Noel Elliott, international rugby union player. Éamonn Grimes, Limerick hurler. Pat Hegarty, Cork hurler. John Holloway, sociologist and philosopher. Dermot Somers, mountaineer, explorer, writer and broadcaster. Deaths 2 January – Tom Ross, cricketer (born in 1872). 4 January – Derrick Hall, cricketer (born in 1892). 4 January – Forrest Reid, novelist and literary critic (born in 1875). 21 January – Charles A. Callis, member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (born in 1865). 30 January – James Larkin, trade union leader, socialist and Labour