THIS WEEK’S BIRTHDAYS
TODAY, MAY 19
John Sheahan, last surviving member of The Dubliners, is 80. Paul Brady, singer, is 72. George Hook, former broadcaster, is 78. Mundy, singer/songwriter, is 44. Grace Jones, singer, is 71. James Fox, actor, is 80. Pete Townshend, guitarist with The Who, is 74. Dusty Hill, ZZ Top guitarist, is 70. Doireann Garrihy, TV presenter, is 27.
MONDAY, MAY 20
Cher, actress and singer, is 73. Louis Theroux, broadcaster, is 49. Nick Heyward, singer with Haircut 100, is 58. Jack Gleeson, actor, is 27. Chris Froome, cyclist, is 34. Joe Higgins, retired Irish politician, is 70. Petr Cech, Arsenal keeper, is 37.
TUESDAY, MAY 21
Mary Robinson, former President, is 75. Leo Sayer, singer, is 71. Mr T, The A-Team star, is 67. Ron Isley, singer of The Isley Brothers, is 78. Noel Fielding, comedian, is 46. Kevin Shields, My Bloody Valentine frontman, is 56. Michael Noonan, former politician, is 76. Andrew Neil, broadcaster, is 70. Ronan O’Rahilly, Radio Caroline founder, is 69.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 22
Morrissey, singer, is 60. Bill Whelan, Riverdance composer, is 69. Graham Linehan, TV comedy writer, is 51. Katie Price, model, is 41. Betty Williams, Nobel Peace Prize winner, is 76. Naomi Campbell, model, is 49. Sean Og O hAilpin, former Cork GAA star, is 42. Bernie Taupin, Elton John’s song-writing partner, is 69. Novak Djokovic, tennis player, is 32. Pat Smullen, nine-time Irish champion jockey, is 42.
THURSDAY, MAY 23
Christy Dignam, Aslan singer, is 59. Luka Bloom, folk singer, is 64. Mary Black, singer, is 64. Carrie Crowley, TV presenter, is 55. Joan Collins, actress, is 86. Phil Selway, Radiohead drummer, is 52. Anatoly Karpov, chess GM, is 68. Bob Mortimer, comedian, is 60. Rubens Barrichello, ex-F1 driver, is 47. ‘Marvelous’ Marvin Hagler, former boxer, is 65.
FRIDAY, MAY 24
Bob Dylan, singer-songwriter, is 78. Packie Bonner, ex-Ireland goalkeeper, is 59. Eric Cantona, former footballer, is 53. Sean Kelly, cyclist, is 63. Priscilla Presley, ex-wife of Elvis, is 74. Jim Broadbent, actor, is 70. Dermot O’Leary, TV presenter, is 46. Kristin Scott Thomas, actress, is 59. Jacob Rees-Mogg, Brexiteer MP, is 50. Orla Kiely, designer, is 57. Gary Burghoff, Radar in MASH, is 76.
SATURDAY, MAY 25
Cillian Murphy, actor, is 43. Henry Mountcharles, concert promoter, is 68. Sean FitzPatrick, formerly of Anglo Irish Bank, is 71. Ian McKellen, actor, is 80. Mike Myers, Austin Powers actor, is 56. Paul Weller, of The Jam, is 61. Frank Oz, Muppeteer, is 75. Walter Walsh, Kilkenny hurler, is 28. Alastair Campbell, spin doctor, is 62.