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This is a '''list of Irish Travellers'''. |
This is a '''list of [[Irish Travellers]] in the arts, politics and sport'''. |
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== Politicians and activists== |
== Politicians and activists== |
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*[[Laura Angela Collins]] |
*[[Laura Angela Collins]], author of ''The Tinker Menace; The diary of an Irish Traveller'', human rights activist, chairwomen to Justice 4 all women and children, attendee of the [[BRIT School]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=30 May 2019|title=Awards ceremony celebrates achievements and contributions made by Travellers|url=https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2019/0530/1052564-traveller-pride-awards/|access-date=18 November 2020|website=RTE.ie|language=en-GB}}</ref> |
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*[[Mary Teresa Collins]] Traveller human rights activist, a public survivor of the Irish state and church institutions |
*[[Mary Teresa Collins]] (born 1960s), Traveller human rights activist, a public survivor of the Irish state and church institutions and mother to the author [[Laura Angela Collins]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=16 July 2015|title=Daughter begs for return of mother's body – buried in mass grave after 27 years in Magdalene asylum|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/daughter-begs-return-mothers-body-6077750|access-date=18 November 2020|website=mirror.co.uk|language=en-GB}}</ref> |
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* [[Eileen Flynn (politician)|Eileen Flynn]] (born 1990), [[Seanad Éireann|Senator]] and first female Irish Traveller to serve in the [[Oireachtas]]<ref>{{Cite news|date=29 June 2020|title=Eileen Flynn: Irish Traveller makes history by becoming a senator|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-53212504|access-date=11 November 2020}}</ref> |
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*[[Sindy Joyce]] |
* [[Nan Joyce]] (1940–2018), pioneering Irish Travellers' rights activist<ref>{{Cite web|title=Traveller Activist Nan Joyce|url=https://www.rte.ie//archives/2017/1121/921778-traveller-activist-nan-joyce/|access-date=11 November 2020|website=RTÉ Archives|language=en}}</ref> |
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*[[Sindy Joyce]], the first Irish Traveller to obtain a doctorate from an Irish university, human rights activist, Member of the [[Council of State (Ireland)|Council of State]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=16 April 2019|title=Sindy Joyce and Sinead Burke appointed to Council of State by President Michael D Higgins|url=https://extra.ie/2019/04/16/news/irish-news/sindy-joyce-sinead-burke-council-of-state|access-date=11 November 2020|website=Extra.ie|language=en-GB}}</ref> |
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* [[Eileen Flynn (politician)|Eileen Flynn]] (b. 1990), [[Seanad Éireann|Senator]] and first female Irish Traveller to serve in the [[Oireachtas]] .<ref>{{Cite news|date=29 June 2020|title=Eileen Flynn: Irish Traveller makes history by becoming a senator|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-53212504|access-date=11 November 2020}}</ref> |
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== Musicians== |
== Musicians== |
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* [[Margaret Barry]] (1917–1989), |
* [[Margaret Barry]] (1917–1989), singer<ref>{{Cite news|last=Irwin|first=Colin|date=18 January 2017|title=Margaret Barry: wild Irish woman of the British folk scene|language=en-GB|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/jan/18/margaret-barry-wild-irish-woman-of-the-british-folk-scene-celtic-connections|access-date=11 November 2020|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> |
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* [[Felix Doran]] |
* [[Felix Doran (musician)|Felix Doran]] (died 1972), one of the most influential [[Uilleann pipes|uilleann pipers]] in the history of [[Irish music]], active during the first half of the 20th century<ref>{{Cite web|last=david|title=Felix Doran – The Last Of The Travelling Pipers|url=https://www.topicrecords.co.uk/2013/03/felix-doran-the-last-of-the-travelling-pipers-tsdl288/|access-date=11 November 2020|website=Topic Records|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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* [[Pecker Dunne]] was a well known member of the Traveller Community and singer from [[County Wexford]], Ireland.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iol.ie/~ronolan/ballad_biogs.html |title=Ballad Biographies of Irish Folk Singers |publisher=Iol.ie |date=7 January 2010}}</ref> |
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* [[Pecker Dunne]] (1933–2012), singer from [[County Wexford]], Ireland.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iol.ie/~ronolan/ballad_biogs.html |title=Ballad Biographies of Irish Folk Singers |publisher=Iol.ie |date=7 January 2010}}</ref> |
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* [[Finbar Furey]] (born 1946), Irish folk musician. He is best known for songs such as "Campfire in the Dark" and "Sweet Sixteen".<ref>{{Cite journal|date=31 August 2013|title=Finbar Furey wins The Hit|url=https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2013/0831/471434-finbar-furey-wins-the-hit/|language=en}}</ref> |
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* [[Paddy Keenan]] (born 1950), piper, founding member of the [[Bothy Band]] in the 1970s and a key figure in the transition of Irish traditional music into the world of [[Celtic music|Celtic]]-dominated music<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.paddykeenan.com/about.htm|title=About Paddy|date=2002|publisher=PaddyKeenan.com|access-date=16 July 2010|archive-date=18 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170418184212/http://paddykeenan.com/about.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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* [[John Reilly (singer)|John Reilly]] |
* [[John Reilly (singer)|John Reilly]] (1926–1969), [[Traditional Irish Singers|traditional Irish singer]] and [[Traditional Irish singing#Source singers|source of songs]]<ref>{{Citation|last1=Reilly|first1=John|title=[False Lankum, sung by John Reilly, a Traveller, who was camped at Cloongrehan, Cootehall, County Roscommon]|date=26 October 1971|url=https://digital.ucd.ie/view/ivrla:31077|place=Cloongrehan, Cootehall, County Roscommon.|language=English|access-date=12 November 2020|last2=Munnelly|first2=Tom|last3=Galvin|first3=Rónán|last4=Galvin|first4=Rónán}}</ref> |
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* [[Shayne Ward]] is an English singer and former winner of ''[[The X Factor (TV series)|X Factor]]'' , whose parents are Irish Travellers who settled in England.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Fitzpatrick|first=Katie|date=12 January 2020|title=Music, marriage and baby plans – Shayne Ward's 2020|url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/showbiz-news/new-music-marriage-baby-plans-17522440|access-date=11 November 2020|website=Manchester Evening News|language=en}}</ref> |
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* [[Mike Ward (singer)|Mike Ward]] |
* [[Mike Ward (singer)|Mike Ward]] (born 1990), English singer and runner up/finalist from ''[[The Voice UK]]''. He has Irish Traveller roots on his father's side and is also distant cousins with [[Shayne Ward]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Fitzpatrick|first=Katie|date=23 February 2015|title=@BBCTheVoiceUK star @MikeWardUK to become a dad|url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/voice-star-mike-ward-become-8701004|access-date=12 November 2020|website=Manchester Evening News|language=en}}</ref> |
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* [[Shayne Ward]] (born 1984), English singer and former winner of ''[[The X Factor|X Factor]]'', whose parents are Irish Travellers who settled in England<ref>{{Cite web|last=Fitzpatrick|first=Katie|date=12 January 2020|title=Music, marriage and baby plans – Shayne Ward's 2020|url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/showbiz-news/new-music-marriage-baby-plans-17522440|access-date=11 November 2020|website=Manchester Evening News|language=en}}</ref> |
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== Athletes== |
== Athletes== |
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* [[Francie Barrett]] ( |
* [[Francie Barrett]] (born 1972) represented Ireland at the [[Summer Olympics]] in [[Atlanta]], Georgia in 1996.<ref name="BoxRec">{{Cite web|url=https://boxrec.com/|title=BoxRec|website=boxrec.com|access-date=5 December 2019}}</ref> |
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⚫ | * [[Hughie Fury]] (born 1994), professional boxer from [[Greater Manchester]] who won the British [[heavyweight]] title<ref>{{Cite web|date=22 December 2015|title=Boxing – Tonight's stop for the Hughie Fury international express |url=https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/boxing-tonights-stop-hughie-fury-international-express-romania-092127472.html|access-date=12 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222184841/https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/boxing-tonights-stop-hughie-fury-international-express-romania-092127472.html|archive-date=22 December 2015}}</ref> |
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* [[Patrick Callaghan]] Irish Boxing Champion.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Patrick Callaghan – Scotland Football Record from 03 Mar 1900 to 03 Mar 1900 clubs – Hibernian|url=https://www.londonhearts.com/scotland/players/patrickcallaghan.html|access-date=12 November 2020|website=www.londonhearts.com}}</ref> |
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* [[Tyson Fury]] (born 1988), professional boxer based in [[Morecambe]], England and WBC heavyweight champion<ref name="BoxRec"/> |
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* [[Michael Gomez]] (born 1977), professional boxer based in Manchester, England, was born to an [[Irish Traveller]] family in [[County Longford]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=21 April 2013|title=Back on track – Manchester Evening News|url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/other-sport/back-on-track-1181915|access-date=12 November 2020|website=archive.vn|archive-date=21 April 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130421075741/http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/other-sport/back-on-track-1181915|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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* [[Bartley Gorman]] (1944–2002), self declared [[King of the Gypsies|"king" of the gypsies]] and undefeated [[bareknuckle boxing]] champion<ref>{{Cite web|date=27 January 2002|title=Eyewitness: Last great bare-knuckle champion is laid to rest|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/eyewitness-last-great-bare-knuckle-champion-laid-rest-9191383.html|access-date=12 November 2020|website=The Independent|language=en}}</ref> |
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* [[Nathan Gorman (boxer)|Nathan Gorman]] (born 1996), professional boxer from [[Cheshire]] who fought for the British Heavyweight title<ref>{{Cite news|title=Dubois beats Gorman to win British title|language=en-GB|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/48978506|access-date=12 November 2020}}</ref> |
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*[[Andy Lee (boxer)|Andy Lee]] (born 1984), former WBO [[Middleweight]] world champion<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=24 November 2012|title=Irish middleweight Andy Lee teams up with English trainer Adam Booth|url=http://www.irishcentral.com/sports/irish-middleweight-andy-lee-teams-up-with-english-trainer-adam-booth-180687381-237549911.html|access-date=12 November 2020|website=IrishCentral.com|language=en}}</ref> |
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*[[Andy Lee (boxer)|Andy Lee]], former WBO [[Middleweight]] world champion.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=24 November 2012|title=Irish middleweight Andy Lee teams up with English trainer Adam Booth|url=http://www.irishcentral.com/sports/irish-middleweight-andy-lee-teams-up-with-english-trainer-adam-booth-180687381-237549911.html|access-date=12 November 2020|website=IrishCentral.com|language=en}}</ref> |
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⚫ | * [[Paddy Doherty (television personality)|Patrick "Paddy" Doherty]] |
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⚫ | * [[Hughie Maughan]], runner-up of ''[[Big Brother 17 (UK)]] |
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* ''Sean Maher'', born in Tullamore in 1932. Author of the autobiography ''The Road To God Knows Where''.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Maher|first=Sean|title=The Road To God Knows Where|edition=original|year=1972|publisher=Talbot Press, Dublin|isbn=0-85452-081-3}}</ref> |
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⚫ | * [[Sean Connery]] (1930–2020), Scottish actor. He was the first actor to portray fictional British secret agent James in seven [[Bond films]]. Research revealed his paternal great-grandparents were Irish Travellers from [[County Wexford, Ireland]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Connery's Wexford roots are revealed|url=https://www.independent.ie/regionals/goreyguardian/news/connerys-wexford-roots-are-revealed-27272903.html|access-date=2021-05-15|website=independent|date=December 2005 |language=en}}</ref> |
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⚫ | * [[John Connors (actor)|John Connors]] (born 1990), actor, screen writer, documentary film-maker and human rights activist (''[[Love/Hate (TV series)|Love/Hate]]'' )<ref>{{Cite web|title='I have a love-hate relationship with acting' – John Connors|url=https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/movies/i-have-a-love-hate-relationship-with-acting-john-connors-38990453.html|access-date=12 November 2020|website=independent|date=26 February 2020 |language=en}}</ref> |
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⚫ | * [[Paddy Doherty (television personality)|Patrick "Paddy" Doherty]] (born 1959), former [[Bare-knuckle boxing|bare-knuckle boxer]]. He is best known as one of the interviewed Irish Travelers in ''[[My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding]]'' and the winner of ''[[Celebrity Big Brother 2011 (UK)|Celebrity Big Brother 2011]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title='Celebrity Big Brother' star Paddy Doherty says he 'considered suicide' over pain of prostate cancer|url=https://uk.news.yahoo.com/celebrity-big-brother-star-paddy-doherty-says-considered-suicide-pain-prostate-cancer-122515190.html|access-date=12 November 2020|website=uk.news.yahoo.com|date=11 March 2019 |language=en-GB}}</ref> |
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⚫ | * [[Hughie Maughan]], runner-up of ''[[Big Brother 17 (UK)|Big Brother 17]]'', contestant on the Irish ''[[Dancing with the Stars (Irish TV series)|Dancing with the Stars]]''<ref>{{Cite web|last=McGowan|first=Sharon|date=20 October 2017|title=Hughie Maughan to launch his own fake tan after Dancing With The Stars disaster|url=http://www.irishmirror.ie/showbiz/irish-showbiz/hughie-maughan-launching-fake-tan-11377908|access-date=12 November 2020|website=Irish Mirror|language=en}}</ref> he also partook in [[First Dates (Irish TV series)|First dates ireland]] |
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Latest revision as of 16:59, 26 November 2024
This is a list of Irish Travellers in the arts, politics and sport.
Politicians and activists
[edit]- Laura Angela Collins, author of The Tinker Menace; The diary of an Irish Traveller, human rights activist, chairwomen to Justice 4 all women and children, attendee of the BRIT School[1]
- Mary Teresa Collins (born 1960s), Traveller human rights activist, a public survivor of the Irish state and church institutions and mother to the author Laura Angela Collins[2]
- Eileen Flynn (born 1990), Senator and first female Irish Traveller to serve in the Oireachtas[3]
- Nan Joyce (1940–2018), pioneering Irish Travellers' rights activist[4]
- Sindy Joyce, the first Irish Traveller to obtain a doctorate from an Irish university, human rights activist, Member of the Council of State[5]
Musicians
[edit]- Margaret Barry (1917–1989), singer[6]
- Felix Doran (died 1972), one of the most influential uilleann pipers in the history of Irish music, active during the first half of the 20th century[7]
- Johnny Doran (1908–1950), Irish Uilleann piper, brother of Felix Doran[8]
- Pecker Dunne (1933–2012), singer from County Wexford, Ireland.[9]
- Finbar Furey (born 1946), Irish folk musician. He is best known for songs such as "Campfire in the Dark" and "Sweet Sixteen".[10]
- Paddy Keenan (born 1950), piper, founding member of the Bothy Band in the 1970s and a key figure in the transition of Irish traditional music into the world of Celtic-dominated music[11]
- John Reilly (1926–1969), traditional Irish singer and source of songs[12]
- Mike Ward (born 1990), English singer and runner up/finalist from The Voice UK. He has Irish Traveller roots on his father's side and is also distant cousins with Shayne Ward.[13]
- Shayne Ward (born 1984), English singer and former winner of X Factor, whose parents are Irish Travellers who settled in England[14]
Athletes
[edit]- Francie Barrett (born 1972) represented Ireland at the Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia in 1996.[15]
- Hughie Fury (born 1994), professional boxer from Greater Manchester who won the British heavyweight title[16]
- Tyson Fury (born 1988), professional boxer based in Morecambe, England and WBC heavyweight champion[15]
- Michael Gomez (born 1977), professional boxer based in Manchester, England, was born to an Irish Traveller family in County Longford[17]
- Bartley Gorman (1944–2002), self declared "king" of the gypsies and undefeated bareknuckle boxing champion[18]
- Nathan Gorman (born 1996), professional boxer from Cheshire who fought for the British Heavyweight title[19]
- Andy Lee (born 1984), former WBO Middleweight world champion[20]
- John Joe Nevin (born 1988), boxer, Irish International, two-time Olympian, and a London 2012 silver medalist[15]
- John O'Donnell (born 1985), boxer[20]
Cinema, television, theatre
[edit]- Michael Collins, actor (King of the Travellers)[21]
- Sean Connery (1930–2020), Scottish actor. He was the first actor to portray fictional British secret agent James in seven Bond films. Research revealed his paternal great-grandparents were Irish Travellers from County Wexford, Ireland.[22]
- John Connors (born 1990), actor, screen writer, documentary film-maker and human rights activist (Love/Hate )[23]
- Patrick "Paddy" Doherty (born 1959), former bare-knuckle boxer. He is best known as one of the interviewed Irish Travelers in My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding and the winner of Celebrity Big Brother 2011.[24]
- Hughie Maughan, runner-up of Big Brother 17, contestant on the Irish Dancing with the Stars[25] he also partook in First dates ireland
- Rosaleen McDonagh, playwright[26]
References
[edit]- ^ "Awards ceremony celebrates achievements and contributions made by Travellers". RTE.ie. 30 May 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ "Daughter begs for return of mother's body – buried in mass grave after 27 years in Magdalene asylum". mirror.co.uk. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ "Eileen Flynn: Irish Traveller makes history by becoming a senator". BBC News. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- ^ "Traveller Activist Nan Joyce". RTÉ Archives. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- ^ "Sindy Joyce and Sinead Burke appointed to Council of State by President Michael D Higgins". Extra.ie. 16 April 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- ^ Irwin, Colin (18 January 2017). "Margaret Barry: wild Irish woman of the British folk scene". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- ^ david. "Felix Doran – The Last Of The Travelling Pipers". Topic Records. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- ^ "Johnny Doran". John Kelly Capel Street. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- ^ "Ballad Biographies of Irish Folk Singers". Iol.ie. 7 January 2010.
- ^ "Finbar Furey wins The Hit". 31 August 2013.
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(help) - ^ "About Paddy". PaddyKeenan.com. 2002. Archived from the original on 18 April 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
- ^ Reilly, John; Munnelly, Tom; Galvin, Rónán; Galvin, Rónán (26 October 1971), [False Lankum, sung by John Reilly, a Traveller, who was camped at Cloongrehan, Cootehall, County Roscommon], Cloongrehan, Cootehall, County Roscommon., retrieved 12 November 2020
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Fitzpatrick, Katie (23 February 2015). "@BBCTheVoiceUK star @MikeWardUK to become a dad". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ Fitzpatrick, Katie (12 January 2020). "Music, marriage and baby plans – Shayne Ward's 2020". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "BoxRec". boxrec.com. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- ^ "Boxing – Tonight's stop for the Hughie Fury international express". 22 December 2015. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ "Back on track – Manchester Evening News". archive.vn. 21 April 2013. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ "Eyewitness: Last great bare-knuckle champion is laid to rest". The Independent. 27 January 2002. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ "Dubois beats Gorman to win British title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ a b "Irish middleweight Andy Lee teams up with English trainer Adam Booth". IrishCentral.com. 24 November 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ "TheJournal.ie". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- ^ "Connery's Wexford roots are revealed". independent. December 2005. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ^ "'I have a love-hate relationship with acting' – John Connors". independent. 26 February 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ "'Celebrity Big Brother' star Paddy Doherty says he 'considered suicide' over pain of prostate cancer". uk.news.yahoo.com. 11 March 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ McGowan, Sharon (20 October 2017). "Hughie Maughan to launch his own fake tan after Dancing With The Stars disaster". Irish Mirror. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ "Rosaleen McDonagh – First Traveller elected to Aosdána Pavee Point". 5 May 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2020.