▁links ▁▁ ▁Category : Pat ri arch s ▁of ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁the ▁East ▁Category : B ish ops ▁of ▁the ▁Ass y rian ▁Church ▁of ▁the ▁East ▁Category : N est ori ans ▁in ▁the ▁Abb as id ▁C ali ph ate ▁Category : 8 3 5 ▁death s ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁birth ▁unknown ▁Category : 9 th - century ▁people ▁of ▁the ▁Abb as id ▁C ali ph ate <0x0A> </s> ▁George ▁Ian ▁Kenneth ▁" K en ny " ▁Ireland ▁( 7 ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁– ▁ 3 1 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 4 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Scottish ▁actor ▁and ▁theatre ▁director . ▁Ireland ▁was ▁best ▁known ▁to ▁television ▁view ers ▁for ▁his ▁role ▁in ▁Victoria ▁Wood ▁As ▁Se en ▁on ▁TV ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁and ▁for ▁playing ▁Donald ▁Stewart ▁in ▁Ben id orm ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁Career ▁Born ▁in ▁P ais ley , ▁Ren f rew shire , ▁Ireland ▁was ▁prominent ▁in ▁Scottish ▁theatre ▁and ▁spent ▁ten ▁years ▁as ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Ly ce um ▁Theatre ▁in ▁Edinburgh . ▁When ▁he ▁left ▁the ▁post ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁he ▁controvers ial ly ▁attacked ▁the ▁Scottish ▁arts ▁establishment ▁for ▁providing ▁" the atre ▁on ▁the ▁cheap " ▁and ▁the ▁Scottish ▁Executive ▁for ▁putting ▁plans ▁for ▁a ▁National ▁Theatre ▁of ▁Scotland ▁on ▁" the ▁back ▁burn er ". ▁The ▁National ▁Theatre ▁of ▁Scotland ▁was