Obituaries
Pat Donlon obituary: First woman director of a national institution, librarian and academic
Leading light in culture who broke into male bastions and shattered negative stereotypes of feminist professionals
Glen Hansard obituary: Musician who went from busking in Dublin to world’s biggest stages
Singer-songwriter and activist found fame with The Frames and The Commitments and won an Oscar for best song
Bill Oddie obituary: Comic actor who starred in The Goodies and renowned ornithologist
Multitalented performer, writer and broadcaster credited with encouraging new generations to become enthusiasts of nature
Michael Oatley obituary: Senior British spy was key player in facilitating peace talks in North
MI6 officer codenamed the Mountain Climber was instrumental in setting up back channel with IRA that led ultimately to Belfast Agreement
Obituary: Ann Widdecombe: Formidable politician who sometimes played up role of British eccentric
Conservative MP represented Maidstone for 23 years, later stood for Nigel Farage’s Brexit Party and was a climate-change sceptic
Dermot Murnaghan: Northern Ireland raised news presenter whose top scalp was Peter Mandelson
An interview about a mortgage application form led to the politician’s resignation