THIS WEEK’S BIRTHDAYS
TODAY JANUARY 26
Jose Mourinho, ex-Man Utd boss, 57. Regina Doherty, Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection, 49. Liam Currams, former Offaly GAA star, 59. Keith Barr, former Dublin footballer, 52. Andrew Ridgeley, formerly of Wham!, 57. Brendan Rodgers, manager of Leicester, 47. Ellen DeGeneres, comedian, 62. Eddie Van Halen, US rocker, 65.
TOMORROW, JAN 27
Joe Duffy, radio host, 64. Nick Mason, founder of Pink Floyd, 76. Mairead Corrigan Maguire, joint Nobel Peace Prize winner, 76. Bridget Fonda, actress, 56. Brian Downey, Thin Lizzy drummer, 69. Mark Owen, Take That singer, 48. Keith Wood, ex-rugby star, 48. Paul Murphy, Kilkenny hurler, 31. Ger Loughnane, former Clare hurling All-Star, 67. Rosamund Pike, actress, 41. Iain Stirling, the voice of Love Island, 32.
JANUARY 28
Elijah Wood, Lord of the Rings actor, 39. Frank Skinner, comedian, 63. Jamie Carragher, ex-Liverpool defender and sports pundit, 42. Nicolas Sarkozy, former French president, 65. Alan Alda, played Hawkeye in M*A*S*H*, 84. Bobby Ball, comedian, 76. Gianluigi Buffon, charismatic goalkeeper, 42.
JANUARY 29
Pat Kenny, broadcaster, 72. Oprah Winfrey, TV host, 66. Tom Selleck, actor, 75. Germaine Greer, author, 81. Tony Blackburn, DJ, 77. Clare Balding, sports presenter, 49. Heather Graham, actress, 50. Katharine Ross, actress, 80.
JANUARY 30
Anne Doyle, former RTE announcer, 68. Gene Hackman, actor, 90. Paddy Keenan, of The Bothy Band, 70. Phil Collins, singer, 69. Eddie
Jones, England rugby coach, 60. Christian Bale, actor, 46. Dick Cheney, former US Vice-President, 79. Pat Henderson, former Kilkenny hurler and manager, 77. Vanessa Redgrave, actress, 83.
JANUARY 31
Jeff Hendrick, Burnley and Ireland midfielder, 28. Paul Caffrey, former Dublin GAA manager, 53. Chris Gascoyne,
Coronation Street actor, 52. Patrick Kielty, TV presenter, 49. Minnie Driver, actress, 50. John Lydon, aka Johnny Rotten, 64. Justin Timberlake, pop-singer and actor, 39. Marcus Mumford, folk/ pop singer, 33. Lloyd Cole, singer-guitarist, 59. Philip Glass, composer, 83. Harry Wayne Casey, singer with KC and the Sunshine Band, 69.
FEBRUARY 1
Annalise Murphy, Olympic sailor, 30. Joan Burton, former Tanaiste, 71. Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of Elvis, 52. Gavin Henson, Welsh rugby player, 38. Kevin Kilbane, former Ireland footballer, 43. Don Everly, of The Everly Brothers, 83. Harry Styles, One Direction singer, 26. Charlie O’Leary, long-time FAI kitman, 96.