slam. 2002–03 Heineken Cup: Munster and Leinster advanced from the pool stage and both were defeated in the semi-finals. The final was played in Lansdowne Road. Births 14 March – Sean Roughan, footballer 16 May – Louise Little, cricketer 6 June – Johnny Kenny, footballer 7 November – Lara McDonnell, actress Deaths January to June 8 January – Patrick Pery, 6th Earl of Limerick, peer and public servant (born 1930). 21 January – Tony O'Malley, painter (born 1913). 23 January – Aodhagán Brioscú, last surviving founder of Irish cultural organisation Gael Linn. 29 January – Mary Reid, one of the "Irish of Vincennes", falsely arrested in France on terrorism charges. 16 February – Seán Ó Cionnaith, Workers' Party politician (born 1938). 25 February – Tom O'Higgins, barrister and judge, Chief Justice, Fine Gael TD and twice defeated Irish presidential candidate (born 1916). 11 March – Brian Cleeve, writer and television broadcaster (born 1921). 17 March – Linda Kavanagh, Workers' Party activist and Dublin City Council member. 2 April – Pat Leavy, actress. 6 April – Ian Malone, member of British Army's Irish Guards, shot dead in Iraq (born 1974). 28 May – James Plunkett, novelist, author of Strumpet City. (born 1920). 30 June – Constance Smith, actress (born 1928). July to September 16 July – James Kelly, former Irish Army officer cleared of attempting to import arms for the IRA in the 1970 Arms Trial (born 1929). 17 July – Eamonn Leahy, barrister and husband of Cabinet Minister Mary Hanafin. 28 July – Valerie Goulding, former Senator and campaigner for the disabled (born 1918). 3 August – Phil Monahan, founder of Monarch Properties Holdings Limited, leaving an estate worth €26.7 million. 12 August – Kieran Kelly, jump jockey after a racing accident (born 1978). 14 August – Donal Lamont, former Catholic Bishop in Rhodesia (born 1911). 19 August – Dennis Flynn, soldier in Canada, Chairman of the Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto (born 1923) 20 September – Liam Tobin, longtime Árd Rúnaí Roinn na Gaeltachta and Irish language campaigner 24 September – Tomás MacGabhann, trade unionist and Irish language activist 28 September – Proinsias Mac Aonghusa, journalist, broadcaster, chairman Bord na Gaeilge, president Conradh na Gaeilge (born 1933). October to December 7 October – Frank Roe, former President of the Circuit Court. 16 October – Ernest Bodell, cricketer (born 1928). 10 December – Sean McClory, actor (born 1924). 12 December –