Funeral of the late, great Tom Hickey to take place tomorrow
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The late Kildare-born actor Tom Hickey, who passed away on Saturday, will be laid to rest tomorrow.
Mr Hickey, who lived in Dublin 8, died peacefully in the care of the nurses and staff at Orwell Private Nursing Home, Rathgar, surrounded by his loving family.
He is sadly missed by his son Lee, brothers Kieran, Tim and John B, sisters Phyl and Anne-Marie, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nieces, nephews, extended family, former colleagues in the theatre community and a wide circle of friends.
A private family funeral will take place, in accordance with current government restrictions.
President Higgins pays tribute on death of Naas actor Tom Hickey
Kildare man best known for role of Benjy on The Riordans
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President Michael D Higgins has paid tribute to Tom Hickey, the actor and Kildare native, who has passed away.
Mr Hickey had a long and illustrious acting career, but is perhaps best remembered for his role as Benjy in RTÉ s The Riordans.
He had been diagnosed with Parkinson s Disease in 2013. During his battle with the illness, he toured the country with The Gallant John Joe - the story of famous Cavan football captain John Joe O Reilly - in part to show fellow Parkinson s sufferers that they could still achieve things in their lives, he told the Leinster Leader at the time.
80 years ago: Nazi warplanes over Newbridge as bombs hit Ballymany
Historian Liam Kenny recalls how a stray German aircraft triggered a diplomatic war when it unloaded bombs near the Curragh racecourse in January 1941
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It was a New Year’s gift as unwelcome as it was unexpected. In the early hours of January 2, 1941, as the people of Newbridge slept under the thin security blanket of Irish neutrality, a stray Nazi plane droned overhead and unleashed a torrent of bombs to the west of the town.
High explosive projectiles plunged earthwards, scouring craters in the ground on the edge of the Curragh racecourse and in the pastures of Ballymany Stud.