Obituaries
Gerald Dawe: Belfast poet and academic who explored the everyday with wit and plain speech
Part of the so-called Coleraine Cluster of writers, Dawe explored a less-voiced north Belfast lower middle-class upbringing
Josephine Bartley obituary: A driving force in the elevation of nursing in Ireland
Beaumont Hospital’s first nursing director was ‘a wonderful nurse leader and role model who always put the sick person first, not the system’
Tommie Gorman obituary: Veteran journalist covered a pivotal period in Northern Irish politics
Gorman loved his craft and in his 47 years as a journalist he made his mark, earning the trust of politicians across the spectrum
Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh obituary: GAA commentator whose voice was central to the All-Ireland championship
For more than 50 years, Ó Muircheartaigh’s radio commentaries, in Irish and English, were as rich in language as they were keen in observation