This is a list of notable people who are from Limerick city or county, Ireland, or have strong associations with either. Arts G. E. M. Anscombe, English philosopher and theologian, born in Limerick Kevin Barry, author, born in Limerick in 1969 Tomás de Bhaldraithe (1916–1996), Irish language scholar and lexicographer David Noel Bourke, screenwriter and film director Máire Bradshaw, poet and publisher Vincent Browne, journalist and broadcaster Mairead Buicke, opera singer Jimmy Carr, comedian and writer Denise Chaila, rapper David Chambers, aka Blindboy Boatclub, satirist, musician, podcaster, author, and TV presenter Tony Clarkin, actor of stage, television, radio, film; voice-over artist Michael Curtin, author Cliodhna Cussen, sculptor Lawrence Doheny, writer, producer, director of Six Million Dollar Man and Magnum PI Desmond FitzGerald, 29th Knight of Glin, President of the Irish Georgian Society David Gleeson, writer and director of the feature films Cowboys & Angels and The Front Line Richard Graves, theological scholar and author Gerald Griffin (1803–1840), novelist, poet and playwright Richard Harris, actor Catherine Hayes, soprano Mike Hogan, member of pop band The Cranberries Noel Hogan, member of pop band The Cranberries Celia Holman Lee, model agent and TV presenter Richard D. James aka Aphex Twin, electronic musician Charles Johnstone, novelist Patrick Weston Joyce, historian, music-collector, onomastician, and lexicographer Robert Dwyer Joyce, poet, song-writer, Fenian, and physician Sean Keating, painter Jon Kenny, member of D'unbelievables comedy duo; regular member of the Father Ted series Emma Langford, folk singer-songwriter Fergal Lawler, member of pop band The Cranberries Gearóid Mac Eoin, academic whose studies have focused on aspects of Irish language, literature and history Ciaran MacMathuna, broadcaster and musicologist Alphie McCourt, author of A Long Stones Throw, Heartscald (The Soulswimmer, US title) Frank McCourt, author of Angela's Ashes, 'Tis and Teacher Man Malachy McCourt, actor and writer Conor McNamara, sports commentator Tyron Montgomery, Oscar-winning film director Leanne Moore, singer and TV presenter Ruth Negga, film and TV actress Kate O'Brien, author Emma O'Driscoll, member of pop band Six; television presenter Críostóir Ó Floinn, poet and playwright Daragh O'Malley, leading stage and TV actor, star of ITV's Sharpe TV series. Dolores O'Riordan, member of pop band The Cranberries Matthew Potter, author Arthur Quinlan, local journalist formerly based at Shannon Airport for the Irish Times Liam Redmond, stage, TV and film actor, active from the 1940s to the 1970s The Rubberbandits, comedy hip-hop duo Darren Shan, internationally published children's author Sharon Slater, author