# Obituary

Last week

4th June 2023 - 10th June 2023

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

The only man to ever do a football and hurling All-Ireland double in the same year, Teddy McCarthy leaves a huge legacy.

5.6k

Wed 12:33 PM

All time

# Obituary

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

The former SDLP leader has died aged 83.

30.4k

Aug 3rd 2020, 9:45 AM

Voices

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

The Democrats bowed to pressure on impeachment, but will it make a difference to the 2020 result?

16.6k

Dec 26th 2019, 9:28 PM

# RIP

Remembering the Irish men and women we lost in 2018

It was the year we bid our final farewells to…

41.0k

Dec 31st 2018, 9:00 AM

# Obituary

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

The veteran politician is survived by his wife Cindy and seven children.

41.4k

Updated

Aug 26th 2018, 7:18 AM

# miguel ferrer

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

Miguel Ferrer had an acting career that spanned four decades.

35.3k

Jan 20th 2017, 9:24 AM

# service to the state

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

The humble civil servant created the blueprint for modern Ireland with his economic policies.

32.3k

Jan 9th 2017, 11:23 PM

# RIP

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

Berger’s Ways of Seeing programme changed the face of art criticism.

9.5k

Jan 2nd 2017, 9:51 PM

# Legend

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

“Absolut vodka and Simply Orange companies are devastated by the loss of Connors.”

9.2k

Dec 17th 2016, 3:01 PM

# Obituary

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

The world lost The Greatest last night.

8.1k

Jun 4th 2016, 10:53 AM

# shots fired

A woman used her obituary to diss both Trump and Clinton

Bow down.

6.3k

May 18th 2016, 8:03 AM

# RIP

Magician Paul Daniels dies aged 77

Daniels had been diagnosed with an incurable brain tumour.

37.0k

Mar 17th 2016, 8:49 AM

# Dying wish

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

“In lieu of flowers…”

4.4k

Jan 23rd 2016, 11:53 AM

# RIP

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

It was the year we bid our final farewells to…

47.7k

Dec 31st 2015, 10:00 PM

# RIP

Geoffrey Howe, old ally to Margaret Thatcher, has died

Howe, former chancellor of the exchequer among other things, has died from a heart attack aged 88.

9.1k

Oct 10th 2015, 4:07 PM

# wonderful

This lady has the cutest obituary you'll read today

“She disliked very much the end of the football season, her middle name and McDonalds.”

6.8k

Aug 22nd 2015, 9:14 AM

# deadpan

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

Applause.

7.7k

Jul 3rd 2015, 11:47 AM

# RIP

Veteran RTE broadcaster Liam Ó Murchú has died

He was 86.

28.8k

Jun 29th 2015, 7:06 PM

# Ouch

Is this the harshest obituary headline ever?

The internet thinks so.

7.7k

Jun 24th 2015, 9:28 AM

# RIP

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

The singer was 76.

11.9k

May 1st 2015, 2:46 PM

# add it up

This grandmother's obituary has one very interesting detail

She has how many grandchildren?!

8.0k

Apr 30th 2015, 7:38 AM

# remember

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

Lee Kuan Yew has been hailed as the person who turned Singapore into the prosperous city it is today.

8.5k

Mar 23rd 2015, 7:54 AM

# Superhero

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

Here’s how it all came about.

19.1k

Feb 24th 2015, 10:08 AM

# fitting tribute

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

This has an unexpectedly brilliant opening paragraph.

2.9k

Feb 23rd 2015, 4:00 PM

# nevertheless

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

Twitter users are posting their own obituaries in response to an Australian newspaper’s gaffe.

5.4k

Jan 30th 2015, 9:18 AM

# RIP

Golden era Hollywood actress Luise Rainer dies aged 104

Her roles ranged from the 1930s German stage to television’s The Love Boat.

12.1k

Dec 30th 2014, 3:06 PM

# Obituary

Dad with cancer writes funny, lovely obituary before death

Is it dusty in here?

4.8k

Dec 1st 2014, 7:57 AM

# RIP

Singer Alvin Stardust dies aged 72

The glamrock singer had a string of hits throughout the 1970s and 80s.

11.7k

Oct 23rd 2014, 11:27 AM

# Brill-ately

An Post's anniversary tribute to Seamus Heaney is beautiful

For when you want to rest the squat pen between finger and thumb and, you know, write a letter…

9.5k

Aug 28th 2014, 2:05 PM

# RIP

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

The 81-year-old former taoiseach passed away in the early hours of this morning.

19.5k

Aug 21st 2014, 11:26 PM

# rags to riches

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

He went from selling buns on the street, to having a fortune of $25.9 billion.

33.6k

Jul 21st 2014, 6:52 PM

# RIP

Prolific actor Eli Wallach dies at the age of 98

The actor was best known for his roles in The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, and The Magnificent Seven.

13.0k

Jun 25th 2014, 7:49 AM

# RIP

Writer Maya Angelou has died at 86

She was best known for her work I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings.

9.4k

May 28th 2014, 2:33 PM

# Rest In Peace

This obituary for 'Pervert Dave' is completely real

He loved motorcycles.

4.6k

Apr 19th 2014, 5:00 PM

# RIP

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

The Colombian writer was 87.

11.7k

Apr 17th 2014, 10:56 PM

# RIP

Sue Townsend, author of Adrian Mole books, has died

The author died at home at the age of 68.

18.7k

Apr 11th 2014, 1:10 AM

# RIP

President Higgins pays tribute to former Senator Sam McAughtry

McAughtry, who was a writer and broadcaster, had played a role in the peace process throughout his life.

5.9k

Mar 30th 2014, 3:44 PM

# raise a glass

Family discover wonderful obituary grandfather wrote for himself before he died

What a guy.

4.8k

Mar 11th 2014, 8:30 PM

# one last ride

Here's the touching police dog obituary that has the internet bawling its eyes out

Christopher Coscia’s heartfelt tribute to his canine companion went viral after appearing on Facebook.

3.7k

Jan 31st 2014, 11:53 AM

# RIP

Folk legend Pete Seeger dies at 94

The folk music champion died of natural causes at a New York hospital last night.

6.5k

Jan 28th 2014, 8:42 AM