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  • Broadcaster inspired generations with love of Irish culture

    Seán Mac Réamoinn, pictured at the funeral of friend Dick Walsh in Mount Jerome Crematorium, Dublin in 2003, remained productive until the last, and cast a shadow that is, in real as in metaphorical terms, one to remember. Seán Mac Réamoinn : Seán Mac Réamoinn, who has died at the age of 85, was an extraordinary member of a generation of Irish public servants that was in itself marked by exceptional talent and breadth of vision: he was passionately devoted to Ireland and things Irish, intolerant of stereotypes and skin-deep patriotism, polymathic, witty in several languages, and the embodiment of a conviviality always adorned with good manners and a sheer sense of fun. p

  • Theatre designer and proud Corkman

    Patrick Murray : Patrick Murray, who has died aged 68, was a set and costume designer whose work encompassed drama, opera, ballet, pantomime and musicals. p

  • The last of the 'Eight Immortals'

    Bo Yibo : Bo Yibo, the last of the powerful group of Chinese communists known as the "Eight Immortals" who served in numerous key positions and backed the crackdown on democracy protesters on Tiananmen Square in 1989, died in Beijing on Monday. He was 98. p

  • Master saxophonist with devoted world audience

    Michael Brecker: Michael Brecker, the Philadelphia-born saxophonist star who has died of leukaemia aged 57, could hurl out more notes faster than almost all of his fellow-practitioners, but his 11 Grammy awards, devoted worldwide audience and status among musicians everywhere testified to artistic strengths that went far beyond technique. p
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