THIS WEEK’S BIRTHDAYS
TODAY, FEB 25
Neil Jordan, film director, is 68. Elkie Brooks, soul singer, is 73. Sally Jessy Raphael, TV talk show host, is 83. Lee Evans, comedian, is 54. Nick Leeson, former rogue trader, is 51. Tom Courtenay, actor, is 81. David Puttnam, film producer, is 77. Jason Byrne, Irish comedian, is 46.
MONDAY, FEB 26
Jonny Quinn, drummer with Snow Patrol, is 46. Michael Bolton, singer, is 65. Corinne Bailey Rae, Grammy-award winning singer, is 39. Ally Hilfiger, of the Hilfiger dynasty, is 33. Dean Rock, Dublin forward and son of Barney, is 28. Sandie Shaw, 1960s pop singer, is 71. Georgia Taylor, actress who plays Toyah Battersby in Coronation St, is 38.
TUESDAY, FEB 27
Chelsea Clinton, daughter of Bill and Hillary, is 38. Steve Harley, singer with Cockney Rebel, is 67. Derren Brown, illusionist, is 47. Joanne Woodward, actress, is 88. Josh Groban, singer, is 37. Timothy Spall, actor, is 61. Kate Mara, actress, is 35. Des Keogh, stage and film actor, is 83. Richie Ryan, former TD and MEP, is 89.
WEDNESDAY, FEB 28
Barry McGuigan, former boxing champ, is 57. Rob Heffernan, Irish 20k race walker, is 40. Marketa Irglova, singer/ actress, of Once fame, is 30. Mario Andretti, retired F1 driver, is 78. John Turturro, actor, is 61. Frank Gehry, architect, is 89. Sarah Bolger, Irish actress, is 27. Jake Bugg, English singer-songwriter, is 24. Ainsley Harriott, celebrity chef, is 61.
THURSDAY, MARCH 1
Martin O’Neill, ROI football manager, is 66. Eva Orsmond, ex-Operation Transformation coach, is 52. Fionnuala Kenny, wife of former Taoiseach, is 62. Javier Bardem, actor, is COMPILED BY PAUL KENNEDY 49. Roger Daltrey, The Who singer, is 74. Harry Belafonte, singer, is 91. Jack Davenport, actor, is 45. Kesha, singer, is 31. Justin Bieber, singer, is 24. Ron Howard, actor and director, is 64. Serena Armstrong-Jones, Limerick-born member of Royal family, is 48.
FRIDAY, MARCH 2
Damien Duff, retired footballer, is 39. Chris Martin, lead singer of Coldplay, is 41. Daniel Craig, current James Bond, is 50. Jon Bon Jovi, singer, is 56. Tom Wolfe, author, is 87. John Irving, novelist, is 76. Jay Osmond, member of The Osmonds, is 63. Elizabeth Jagger, model actress daughter of Mick and Jerry, is 34.
SATURDAY, MARCH 3
Ben Dunne, Irish businessman, is 69. Ger Spillane, former Cork football great, is 37. Ronan Keating, former Boyzone singer, is 41. Jessica Biel, actress, is 36. Julie Bowen, actress, is 48. Miranda Richardson, actress, is 60. Charlie Brooker, satirist, TV presenter and journalist, is 47. John Virgo, former snooker player, is 72. Brian Kerr, soccer pundit and columnist, is 65.