Obituary · The 42

Fast Eddie

After flirting with priesthood and a job with Bank of Ireland, Eddie Jordan became a force in F1

20 Mar

12

Obituary

Flamboyant Eddie Jordan banged the F1 drum and gave Michael Schumacher his debut

20 Mar

5

Obituary

Russian ambassador to Ireland says accusations that Navalny was killed are 'unacceptable'

Updated 21 Feb 2024

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Jimmy Buffet

Singer Jimmy Buffett dies, aged 76

2 Sep 2023

10

nothing compares

Sinéad O’Connor: A life of faith and courage

26 Jul 2023

15

Obituary

Cork's Teddy McCarthy was such a star that one sport could never contain him

7 Jun 2023

1

Obituary

Ireland's peacemaker, John Hume (1937-2020)

3 Aug 2020

23

US Elections

Larry Donnelly: Trump re-election in 2020 not a done deal, but Democrats face an uphill battle

Larry Donnelly

26 Dec 2019

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RIP

Remembering the Irish men and women we lost in 2018

31 Dec 2018

11

Obituary

US senator and former presidential candidate John McCain has died aged 81

Updated 26 Aug 2018

88

miguel ferrer

One of the ultimate 'that guy' character actors has passed away

20 Jan 2017

30

service to the state

Ireland's man of the century, TK Whitaker, dies aged 100

9 Jan 2017

21

RIP

Prodigious British author and art critic John Berger has died aged 90

2 Jan 2017

11

Legend

'Irishman dies from stubbornness, whiskey': This man's brilliant obituary is going viral

17 Dec 2016

4

Obituary

From Rome to Manila: Muhammad Ali 'shook up the world'

4 Jun 2016

1

shots fired

A woman used her obituary to diss both Trump and Clinton

18 May 2016

3

RIP

Magician Paul Daniels dies aged 77

17 Mar 2016

63

Dying wish

This man used his obituary to urge people not to vote for Donald Trump and now he's going viral

23 Jan 2016

RIP

Deaths in 2015: Saying goodbye to those we loved and lost this year

31 Dec 2015

48

RIP

Geoffrey Howe, old ally to Margaret Thatcher, has died

10 Oct 2015

28

wonderful

This lady has the cutest obituary you'll read today

22 Aug 2015

deadpan

This man's to-the-point obituary is going viral

3 Jul 2015

3

RIP

Veteran RTE broadcaster Liam Ó Murchú has died

29 Jun 2015

14

Ouch

Is this the harshest obituary headline ever?

24 Jun 2015

RIP

Ben E King, singer of Stand By Me, has died.

1 May 2015

28

add it up

This grandmother's obituary has one very interesting detail

30 Apr 2015

1

remember

Singapore's founding father, 'a true giant of history', dies aged 91

23 Mar 2015

14

Superhero

This man's obituary says he died "due to an uppercut from Batman"

24 Feb 2015

17

fitting tribute

This man's obituary lists his cause of death as 'uppercut from Batman'

23 Feb 2015

1

nevertheless

'Plain and overweight': This dreadful obituary of a female author is causing a storm online

30 Jan 2015

1

RIP

Golden era Hollywood actress Luise Rainer dies aged 104

30 Dec 2014

8

Obituary

Dad with cancer writes funny, lovely obituary before death

1 Dec 2014

RIP

Singer Alvin Stardust dies aged 72

23 Oct 2014

13

Brill-ately

An Post's anniversary tribute to Seamus Heaney is beautiful

28 Aug 2014

8

RIP

A risk taker, a dealer and a peacemaker: Remembering Albert Reynolds (1932-2014)

21 Aug 2014

43

rags to riches

Karl Albrecht, reclusive founder of Aldi supermarket, has died aged 94

21 Jul 2014

48

RIP

Prolific actor Eli Wallach dies at the age of 98

25 Jun 2014

19

RIP

Writer Maya Angelou has died at 86

28 May 2014

13

Rest In Peace

This obituary for 'Pervert Dave' is completely real

19 Apr 2014

2

RIP

Gabriel García Márquez, Nobel Prize-winning writer, has died

17 Apr 2014

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