April – Austin Brady, footballer. 24 April – Eamon Gilmore, Labour Party TD for Dún Laoghaire, leader of the Labour Party. 28 April – Mae Sexton, Progressive Democrats TD. 16 May – Páidí Ó Sé, Kerry Gaelic footballer and manager. 23 May Mary Black, folk singer. Luka Bloom, singer-songwriter and guitarist. 30 May – Colm Tóibín, novelist and critic. 20 June – Aonghus McAnally, broadcast producer and presenter, actor, guitar player, billiards champion and magician. 5 July – Sebastian Barry, playwright, novelist and poet. 6 July – William Wall, novelist, poet and short story writer. 20 July – Jem Finer, musician and composer. 16 August – James Reilly, Fine Gael TD for Dublin North and Minister for Health. 15 September – Brendan O'Carroll, comedian. 24 November – Jerry Holland, Munster rugby union player and coach (died 2022). 1 December – Pat Spillane, Kerry Gaelic footballer. 2 December – Joachim Kelly, Offaly hurler. 11 December – John Fenton, Cork hurler. 29 December – Pat Loughrey, Controller of BBC Northern Ireland, Director of BBC Nations and Regions and academic. Full date unknown John Allen, Cork hurler and manager. John Callinan, Clare hurler. Michael Gleeson, Tipperary hurler. Peter Wyse Jackson, Director of the National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin, Dublin. Maighread Ní Dhomhnaill, traditional singer. Sean Power, Member of the States of Jersey. Deaths 22 January – Moira O'Neill, poet (born in 1864). February – John Dulanty, diplomat (born in 1883). 12 February – Thomas J. Moore, actor (born in 1883). 13 March – Evie Hone, painter and stained glass artist (born in 1894). 26 March – Thomas Farren, elected to Seanad Éireann in 1922 and 1931, member of the Labour Party. 4 May – Michael Colivet, manager Shannon Foundry, member of 1st Dáil (Anti Treaty), representing Limerick (born in 1882). 14 May – Robert Quigg, soldier, recipient of the Victoria Cross for gallantry in 1916 at the Battle of the Somme (born in 1885). 16 June – Stanislaus Joyce, scholar and writer, brother of James Joyce (born in 1884). 11 July – Frank Duffy, labour leader in the United States (born in 1861). 15 July – James Dolan, merchant, member of 1st Dáil (Pro Treaty), representing Leitrim (born in 1882). 16 July – May Guinness, writer (born 1863). 18 July – Billy McCandless, footballer and football manager (born in 1893). 14 September – Kathleen Lynn, physician and politician (born in 1874). 26 October –