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Mr Maroon
15/07/2008, 11:19 AM
Sampdoria midfielder Gionata Mingozzi died in a car crash earlier this morning at the age of just 23.
jjppc
16/07/2008, 9:12 AM
Paul Makin script writer for Nightingales. Anyone remember it, thought not. R.I.P

http://arts.guardian.co.uk/news/obituary/0,,2290925,00.html
OwlsFan
23/07/2008, 9:58 AM
Estelle Getty, from the US sitcom the Golden Girls:

http://l.yimg.com/img.tv.yahoo.com/tv/us/img/site/42/86/0000004286_20060919221138.jpg
Lionel Ritchie
23/07/2008, 10:29 AM
Estelle Getty, from the US sitcom the Golden Girls:

http://l.yimg.com/img.tv.yahoo.com/tv/us/img/site/42/86/0000004286_20060919221138.jpg

Aw ... I am truly sorry to hear that. She was younger that two of the other 'Golden Girls' -including the one playing her daughter!

Much of her characters attributes were originally intended for a gay housekeeper -but he didn't go down well in the pilot screenings :eek: so they scrapped him and gave the brassy-suffer-no-bull****ters characteristics to her instead.
Newryrep
23/07/2008, 11:04 AM
Estelle Getty, from the US sitcom the Golden Girls:

Dont what to speak ill of the dead but 'Stop or my mum will Shoot' with Sly Stallone deserves a special mention
pineapple stu
04/08/2008, 2:24 PM
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleksandr_Solzhenitsyn)
superfrank
04/08/2008, 3:10 PM
Cancer Ward and Ivan Denisovich are two great books, both personal favourites.

I had to laugh at CNN though. They had a piece on him and called him "the famous Russian actor".
jebus
09/08/2008, 5:36 PM
Bernie Mac has died at 50 :(
sligoman
09/08/2008, 5:47 PM
Bernie Mac has died at 50 :(Really shocked at that. Really funny guy. R.I.P.
Stevo Da Gull
09/08/2008, 11:52 PM
Bernie Mac has died at 50 :(

Shocking news. RIP
jebus
10/08/2008, 8:31 PM
Now Issac Hayes has gone at 65 (http://www.tmz.com/2008/08/10/who-is-the-man-dead-at-65/) :(
Closed Account 2
10/08/2008, 10:01 PM
He was the voice of Chef in South Park.
Mr Maroon
10/08/2008, 10:20 PM
now issac hayes has gone at 65 (http://www.tmz.com/2008/08/10/who-is-the-man-dead-at-65/) :(


he was the voice of chef in south park.

:( rip
Magicme
11/08/2008, 8:37 AM
Yeah that got an "awww" out of me this morning. RIP Chef.
rambler14
11/08/2008, 4:02 PM
Now Issac Hayes has gone at 65 (http://www.tmz.com/2008/08/10/who-is-the-man-dead-at-65/) :(

Terrible news RIP to a legend.
OwlsFan
12/08/2008, 9:41 AM
Actor Terence Rigby:

http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/44911000/jpg/_44911687_ee4fb1be-cf53-4445-ba00-7817e8b1e4fb.jpg
thischarmingman
16/08/2008, 4:30 PM
http://breakingnews.ie/ireland/mhqlmhidojkf/

Hard to believe, I thought he was getting better. Leaves behind a huge legacy.

R.I.P
jebus
16/08/2008, 4:42 PM
RIP

Shame he had to hear that tribute song before he passed on
bellavistaman
16/08/2008, 5:58 PM
RIP, what a legend.
Scram
16/08/2008, 7:09 PM
I hope he wasn't watching the Dubs at the time but RIP to Dublin gentelman, legend and musician Ronnie Drew.

I heard a good line from Ronnie Drew and one that I'd like to use on mnay of you!

Ronnie was having a solitary pint (i.e. alone as opposed to having one pint!). A punter walked up to him and said "tell us Ronnie, why do you drink like you do?"

Ronnie replied "I drink to mind my own business, can I get you a pint?" !!
rambler14
16/08/2008, 7:18 PM
Ronnie Drew :(....................RIP.

Shame they wrote such a crap song to honour him!
bennocelt
16/08/2008, 7:56 PM
I tell you what is spooky (for me anyway!)
As I said before, last week listened to Issac Hayes who i rarely listen to. Next day, the legend is dad

Well today same bloody thing. Listened to that Ronnie Drew cd that the Irish Indo gave away a few months ago, listened to two of the songs on it. Havent listened to R Drew in months. next thing the legend is dead. Jesus:eek:

Rip, Ronnie Drew

(now if i could only get my hands on a few westlife cds:mad:)
strangeirish
16/08/2008, 9:19 PM
R.I.P. Mr. Drew. A true gentleman if ever there was one. Sad day indeed.
sligoman
16/08/2008, 9:49 PM
Complete legend! An Irish great, R.I.P.
Closed Account 2
17/08/2008, 12:02 AM
Sad news, great talent.
Pauro 76
17/08/2008, 7:52 AM
Sad to hear. One of the great Irish voices. A part of Irish heritage, everyone knew who he was. R.I.P Ronnie, you'll be sadly missed.
Closed Account 2
18/08/2008, 9:33 PM
He used to play at the harbour bar in Bray before he made it to the big time.
stann
19/08/2008, 3:47 PM
Sean Kilfeather (http://home.eircom.net/content/irelandcom/breaking/13507523?view=Eircomnet). Irish Times sports writer, good one too. Always used to look forward to The Fifth Column.
centre mid
19/08/2008, 5:47 PM
I heard a good line from Ronnie Drew and one that I'd like to use on mnay of you!

Ronnie was having a solitary pint (i.e. alone as opposed to having one pint!). A punter walked up to him and said "tell us Ronnie, why do you drink like you do?"

Ronnie replied "I drink to mind my own business, can I get you a pint?" !!

I think that was Brendan Behan who said that but not a bad put down.

I often used to see Ronnie in the last few years of his life in a pub in Greystones, many will know it, The Burnaby. He would come in a have a glass of red wine and sit quietly chating to friends. A sad loss coming so quickly after the death of his wife, as so often happens.

Good luck to you Ronnie. I'll have one for you.
OwlsFan
27/08/2008, 10:19 AM
Dave Freeman, co-author of "100 Things to Do before You Die".

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080826/ap_on_en_ot/obit_freeman

Apparently he only got to do 50 of them.
OwlsFan
02/09/2008, 8:52 AM
Actress Jennifer Hilary

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph/multimedia/archive/00795/jennifer-hilary_795923c.jpg

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/2621107/Jennifer-Hilary.html
Sligo Hornet
04/09/2008, 12:06 PM
Bill Melendez.......Peanuts cartoonist

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7597700.stm
Bluebeard
04/09/2008, 1:11 PM
Dan LaFontaine (http://www.hecklerspray.com/don-lafontaine-croaky-trailer-voiceover-man-is-quite-dead/200815941.php) has died - the world will never be the same again. Until one man who had the voice stepped forward (http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=7QPMvj_xejg)...
Lionel Ritchie
15/09/2008, 9:30 PM
Richard Wright has died aged 65 after a short battle with cancer. One of those moments where I feel a little bit of me or my life has died as well. :(

Job well done Richard. Bravo.
Sligo Hornet
16/09/2008, 7:00 AM
Richard Wright has died aged 65 after a short battle with cancer. One of those moments where I feel a little bit of me or my life has died as well. :(

Job well done Richard. Bravo.

Totally agree Lionel........sad news....Shine On!
OwlsFan
16/09/2008, 7:19 AM
Richard Wright has died aged 65 after a short battle with cancer. One of those moments where I feel a little bit of me or my life has died as well. :(

Job well done Richard. Bravo.


He's gone to the dark side of the moon:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph/multimedia/archive/00978/richard-wright-460_978801c.jpg
Footsoldier
16/09/2008, 1:26 PM
He wrote Great Gig In The Sky. Very apt. They played it on Today fm this morning just before 7am. Usually I'm stuck with the melody of some sh!te song in me head all day. I've been huming Gret Gig all morning (obviously not quite as high as the original version!).
Very nicely put Lionel. It's not often that someone's passing like that affects you in that way.
OwlsFan
23/09/2008, 9:21 AM
Actor, Eric Longworth who played the town clerk in Dad's Army. Not too many of the actors left at this stage.

http://www.dadsarmy.co.uk/Resources/longworth.jpeg
Pauro 76
26/09/2008, 7:42 AM
So farewell then the Celtic Tiger. Well known to the rich people of Ireland, seldom seen by plenty of us. You graced us with your presence, don't go changing.

R.I.P. mid 1990's - 2008
Magicme
26/09/2008, 11:14 AM
Ach it was only a cub.
brendy_éire
26/09/2008, 11:39 AM
Claude Winton. Derry politian with the Civil Right movement.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/foyle_and_west/7635549.stm

An absolute legend in Derry, worked as an unpaid solicitor for working class Nationalists in the city. Run for election too, earning him the slogan 'Vote for Claude, the Catholic Prod'.

He also played football for Derry City, Distillery and Shamrock Rovers, as well as playing rugby for Coleraine. Some fella.
strangeirish
27/09/2008, 2:21 PM
Actor Paul Newman. Not a great actor but, definitely a cool one.
jebus
27/09/2008, 2:33 PM
Actor Paul Newman. Not a great actor but, definitely a cool one.

RIP Paul. I'd disagree with you saying he wasn't a great actor as well
strangeirish
27/09/2008, 2:49 PM
RIP Paul. I'd disagree with you saying he wasn't a great actor as well
Yeah, maybe I was a little harsh there. He will be missed.
jjppc
27/09/2008, 7:16 PM
A great actor and a fine man. R.I.P

"Cool Hand Luke" What a great film.
OwlsFan
28/09/2008, 8:00 PM
Have to honour him with a photo:

http://www.necn.com/files/2008/09/27/vlcsnap-1233708.jpg

He and Robert Redford were the male film icons of the 1970s.
Pike B
29/09/2008, 5:42 PM
A true movie icon. Suffered in the shadow of Brando, during the fifties and later Nicholson, Pacino and De Niro, but every bit as great on his day as most anyone else. My favourites of his were Cool Hand Luke, Cat On A Hot Tin Roof, and later on Road To Perdition.
A class act.
stann
29/09/2008, 8:16 PM
Surprised this hasn't been posted, maybe it only resonates with those of us 'of a certain age', but soprano Bernadette Greevy (http://home.eircom.net/content/irelandcom/breaking/13881335?view=Eircomnet) died today.
Am not an opera buff by any means but I do recall she was always on the telly in the eighties. Can't really recall in what capacity (there can't have been that much opera on the box, even then), or why she stopped doing it, but she was very much a well known personality of the time.
OwlsFan
30/09/2008, 11:19 AM
Died a few days ago, Jimmy Sirrel, the former Notts County manager, who took the Magpies from the then-fourth division to the English top flight and was widely regarded as the best manager ever to take charge of the club, died at the age of 86.

http://www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/javaImages/44/f6/0,,10426~3274308,00.jpg
The Good Son
11/10/2008, 9:14 AM
Joerg Haider.
http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/1011/haiderj.html
I generally try to stick to the "don't speak ill of the dead" thingy, so I'll make no comment.
Bye bye.