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Obituaries

Vincent Dowling: credited with launching Tom Hanks’s career, having directed him in a student production at California State University. Photograph: Tony Gavin Actor and director on both sides of Atlantic
  • May 18, 2013, 01:00

Vincent Dowling: born September 7th, 1929; died May 10th, 2013

Dick Barry (second from right), then parliamentary secretary (minister of state) to the minister for health, pictured in April 1974 at the annual general meeting of St Ultan’s Hospital in Dublin with JJ Jones, chairman; Anne McEvoy, matron; and Seán Hurley, secretary. Photograph: Paddy Whelan Dick Barry: former Fine Gael TD steeped in politics from an early age
  • May 11, 2013, 06:00

Born: September 4th, 1919. Died: April 28th, 2013.

Willie O’Hanlon: always kept up with changes in technology and business practice and was a fine writer. Willie O’Hanlon: ‘Anglo-Celt’ managing director and key figure in the provincial press
  • May 11, 2013, 06:00

Born: July 6th, 1924. Died: April 28th, 2013.

Kildare Dobbs: committed much of his abundant life to the written word and was the most genial of companions. Kildare Dobbs: an accomplished and resourceful writer
  • May 11, 2013, 06:00

Born: October 10th, 1923. Died: April 1st, 2013.

Brighid Malone: made a point of speaking to nursing staff, asking them what small changes might improve their working lives and ensuring that these were implemented. Brighid Malone: former assistant master of the National Maternity Hospital
  • May 11, 2013, 06:00

Born: August 1st, 1920. Died: April 18th, 2013.

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