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May 2, 2021 · Sun 2 May 2021 at 04:21. President Michael D Higgins has led the tributes to the stage and screen star Tom Hickey after he died last night. Mr Hickey, born in 1944 in Kildare, was best known for...
May 2, 2021 · Irish actor Tom Hickey, who died on Saturday night, came to public attention in the definitive RTÉ television drama The Riordans. But he will be remembered in particular for collaborations with...
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Jun 16, 2021 · The late, great Tom Hickey. Following Tom’s death composer, producer, theatre producer and all-round good guy Bill Whelan contacted Drama On One.
May 3, 2021 · Picture from RTÉ. By Suzanne McGonagle. May 03, 2021 at 2:00am BST. TOM Hickey was last night remembered as "one of the greatest actors of his generation" following his death aged 77. Best...
May 2, 2021 · Tributes have poured in for Irish actor Tom Hickey, who has sadly died. The Kildare native was one of the founding members of Dublin’s Focus Theatre, and was best known for his role as ‘Benjy’ in the RTÉ series ‘The Riordans’.
Mr Hickey worked with acclaimed director Lenny Abrahamson on the films What Richard Did and The Garage, with Neil Jordan on The Butcher Boy and Breakfast on Pluto and with Jim Sheridan in My Left Foot. On TV, he was perhaps best known for his role as Benjy Riordan on The Riordans.
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May 4, 2021 · Tributes are continuing to pour in for Irish actor Tom Hickey as he sadly passed away over the weekend. Tom, who was in his 70s, was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease back in 2013, spending the last 8 years battling the illness. The Kildare man was best known for his role as Benjy in the Irish soap opera The Riordans.
