Obituaries
Jimmy Carter obituary: Former US president was unwavering champion of civil rights and a peace broker in the Middle East
An outsider in national politics, Carter surprised observers by winning the 1976 Democratic presidential nomination and narrowly defeating incumbent Republican president Gerald Ford
Tony O’Reilly, Nell McCafferty, Ian Bailey and more: 50 people who died in 2024
The Irish Times’s obituary writers have marked the deaths of more than 110 people this year, from entrepreneurs to musicians to journalists. Here is a selection
Anna Lo obituary: Fearless and trailblazing politician who stood for equality
A feminist and self-described humanist she campaigned against racial discrimination while herself suffering from racist threats and intimidation
Dickie Rock obituary: Ireland’s first rock star who blazed a trail through the 1960s music scene
Shy off-stage, once the music struck up and the crowd roared, he became an icon