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.mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox biography vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size:125%;"><div class="fn">Tom McGrath</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Tom_McGrath_in_1982.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Tom_McGrath_in_1982.jpg/220px-Tom_McGrath_in_1982.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Tom_McGrath_in_1982.jpg/330px-Tom_McGrath_in_1982.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Tom_McGrath_in_1982.jpg/440px-Tom_McGrath_in_1982.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4032" data-file-height="3024" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1930-04-22</span>)</span>22 April 1930</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">10 April 1985<span style="display:none">(1985-04-10)</span> (aged 54)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupation</th><td class="infobox-data role">Television producer</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Known for</th><td class="infobox-data">Work on <i><a href="/wiki/The_Late_Late_Show_(Irish_talk_show)" title="The Late Late Show (Irish talk show)">The Late Late Show</a></i> and several <a href="/wiki/Ireland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest" title="Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest">Irish entries to <i>Eurovision</i></a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Thomas Patrick "Tom" McGrath</b> (22 April 1930 - 10 April 1985) was a television producer at <a href="/wiki/RT%C3%89_Television" title="RTÉ Television">RTÉ Television</a>, Ireland's national broadcaster. He is known for "pioneering" <i><a href="/wiki/The_Late_Late_Show_(Irish_talk_show)" title="The Late Late Show (Irish talk show)">The Late Late Show</a></i> in 1962,<sup id="cite_ref-RTE_Archive_1971_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RTE_Archive_1971-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and selecting <a href="/wiki/Gay_Byrne" title="Gay Byrne">Gay Byrne</a> to host the show.<sup id="cite_ref-pressApr1985_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pressApr1985-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was also credited with introducing <a href="/wiki/Terry_Wogan" title="Terry Wogan">Terry Wogan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mike_Murphy_(presenter)" title="Mike Murphy (presenter)">Mike Murphy</a>'s first television series.<sup id="cite_ref-indo1985_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-indo1985-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-herald1985_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-herald1985-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He chose the song "<a href="/wiki/All_Kinds_of_Everything" title="All Kinds of Everything">All Kinds of Everything</a>" for the 1970 National Song Contest, and selected <a href="/wiki/Dana_Rosemary_Scallon" title="Dana Rosemary Scallon">Dana</a> to sing it. It won both the national final therefore becoming Ireland's entry, and went on to win the <a href="/wiki/Eurovision_Song_Contest_1970" title="Eurovision Song Contest 1970">1970 Eurovision contest</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-origBBC_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-origBBC-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He later produced and directed Ireland's staging of the <a href="/wiki/Eurovision_Song_Contest_1971" title="Eurovision Song Contest 1971">1971 Eurovision contest</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tom_McGrath_(producer)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Tom McGrath was born in Dublin on 22 April 1930 and educated at Christian Brothers School, North Brunswick Street, and at St. Canice's, North Circular Road. He later attended the School of Commerce in Rathmines<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> In his early twenties he emigrated to Canada, and worked in radio and television gaining experience as a producer.<sup id="cite_ref-DoyleONeill_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DoyleONeill-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After returning to Ireland, McGrath joined RTÉ in 1961 as "cost control executive". He later became the head of light entertainment at RTÉ.<sup id="cite_ref-RTE_Archive_1971_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RTE_Archive_1971-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1961, he produced his first program, starring <a href="/wiki/Lelia_Doolan" title="Lelia Doolan">Lelia Doolan</a>, called "The Ballad Singer". Early in 1962, McGrath introduced a weekly quiz show called "Jackpot" and selected Gay Byrne to compere the show. Terry Wogan would later replace Gay Byrne as compere.<sup id="cite_ref-collins1981_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-collins1981-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tom_McGrath_(producer)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_Late_Late_Show">The Late Late Show</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tom_McGrath_(producer)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: The Late Late Show"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>While working on television in Canada, McGrath had noted the format of <i><a href="/wiki/Tonight_Starring_Jack_Paar" title="Tonight Starring Jack Paar">The Tonight Show</a></i> with <a href="/wiki/Jack_Paar" title="Jack Paar">Jack Paar</a> and decided to launch an Irish version of this show as a summer filler; a late-night talk show: <i>The Late Late Show</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-DoyleONeill_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DoyleONeill-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> McGrath selected Gay Byrne as host,<sup id="cite_ref-herald1985_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-herald1985-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and produced the first show which was broadcast on 6 July 1962.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>RTÉ could not afford to pay the cost of major stars to appear on the show, but Tom McGrath managed to include those stars when they visited Ireland at the cost of highlighting their schedule.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> McGrath also maintained that no matter how successful a program was it must not remain unchanged.<sup id="cite_ref-collins1981_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-collins1981-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="National_Song_Contest_and_Eurovision">National Song Contest and Eurovision</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tom_McGrath_(producer)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: National Song Contest and Eurovision"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During 1964/1965, McGrath devised the National Song Contest to select <a href="/wiki/Ireland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest" title="Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest">Ireland's entry for the Eurovision</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1965, he was presented with a <a href="/wiki/Jacob%27s_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Jacob's Award">Jacob's Award</a> for his presentation of the first National Song Contest. The contest became an annual event produced by Tom McGrath for the first few years. </p><p>Dana (later <a href="/wiki/Dana_Rosemary_Scallon" title="Dana Rosemary Scallon">Dana Rosemary Scallon</a>) came second in the National Song Contest of 1969. Later, McGrath contacted Dana and invited her to sing "<a href="/wiki/All_Kinds_of_Everything" title="All Kinds of Everything">All Kinds of Everything</a>",<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-origBBC_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-origBBC-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> composed by Jackie Smith and Derry Lindsay. In 1970, Dana won the <a href="/wiki/Eurovision_Song_Contest" title="Eurovision Song Contest">Eurovision Song Contest</a> singing "All Kinds of Everything" for Ireland. Winning the <a href="/wiki/Eurovision_Song_Contest_1970" title="Eurovision Song Contest 1970">1970 Eurovision contest</a> meant that Ireland would stage the contest in 1971, and McGrath produced and directed the program of the <a href="/wiki/Eurovision_Song_Contest_1971" title="Eurovision Song Contest 1971">1971 Eurovision event</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-RTE_Archive_1971_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RTE_Archive_1971-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>McGrath also produced the <a href="/wiki/Eurovision_Song_Contest_1981" title="Eurovision Song Contest 1981">1981 Eurovision</a> in Dublin, following Johnny Logan's win the previous year in the Netherlands with "<a href="/wiki/What%27s_Another_Year" title="What's Another Year">What's Another Year</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-pressApr1985_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pressApr1985-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1984, with Gay Byrne presenting and Tom McGrath producing and directing,<sup id="cite_ref-RTE_Archives_1984_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RTE_Archives_1984-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Linda Martin won the National song contest with the song "<a href="/wiki/Terminal_3_(song)" title="Terminal 3 (song)">Terminal 3</a>", written by Johnny Logan. According to Martin, Tom McGrath selected her to sing the song,<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which went on to come second in the Eurovision of that year.<sup id="cite_ref-RTE_Archives_1984_19-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RTE_Archives_1984-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>McGrath was also involved with the Tops of the Town and the <a href="/wiki/Castlebar_Song_Contest" title="Castlebar Song Contest">Castlebar Song Contest</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Later_life_and_death">Later life and death</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tom_McGrath_(producer)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Later life and death"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After a long illness, McGrath died at his home in Foxrock, Dublin on 10 April 1985, aged 55.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His funeral Mass was held at the Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour in Foxrock and was attended by former colleagues from RTÉ. Music was provided by <a href="/wiki/Earl_Gill" title="Earl Gill">Earl Gill</a>, with <a href="/wiki/Frank_Patterson" title="Frank Patterson">Frank Patterson</a> and others singing.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Tom McGrath was survived by his wife Pat and their four children.<sup id="cite_ref-indo1985_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-indo1985-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tom_McGrath_(producer)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-RTE_Archive_1971-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-RTE_Archive_1971_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-RTE_Archive_1971_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-RTE_Archive_1971_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://stillslibrary.rte.ie/indexplus/image/2109/061.html">"Photographic Archive - RTÉ producer Tom McGrath (1971)"</a>. <i>stillslibrary.rte.ie</i>. RTÉ<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">3 May</span> 2022</span>. <q>Tom McGrath [..] pioneered 'The Late Late Show' and presided over Ireland's first involvement in the Eurovision Song Contest</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=stillslibrary.rte.ie&rft.atitle=Photographic+Archive+-+RT%C3%89+producer+Tom+McGrath+%281971%29&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fstillslibrary.rte.ie%2Findexplus%2Fimage%2F2109%2F061.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATom+McGrath+%28producer%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/arid-30961826.html">"It started on the Late Late Show: Gaybo's most controversial moments"</a>. <i>irishexaminer.com</i>. Irish Examiner. 4 November 2019<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">3 May</span> 2022</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=irishexaminer.com&rft.atitle=It+started+on+the+Late+Late+Show%3A+Gaybo%27s+most+controversial+moments&rft.date=2019-11-04&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.irishexaminer.com%2Flifestyle%2Farid-30961826.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATom+McGrath+%28producer%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-pressApr1985-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-pressApr1985_3-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-pressApr1985_3-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1">"Death of man behind Late Late.". <i>Evening Press</i>. 10 April 1985.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Evening+Press&rft.atitle=Death+of+man+behind+Late+Late..&rft.date=1985-04-10&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATom+McGrath+%28producer%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1">"Tribute to "brains" of Late Late". <i>Irish Press</i>. 11 April 1985.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Irish+Press&rft.atitle=Tribute+to+%22brains%22+of+Late+Late&rft.date=1985-04-11&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATom+McGrath+%28producer%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-indo1985-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-indo1985_5-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-indo1985_5-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1">"Man who guided 1000 faces". <i>Irish Independent</i>. 11 April 1985.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Irish+Independent&rft.atitle=Man+who+guided+1000+faces&rft.date=1985-04-11&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATom+McGrath+%28producer%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-herald1985-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-herald1985_6-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-herald1985_6-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1">"Death of Top RTE Director". <i>Evening Herald</i>. 10 April 1985.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Evening+Herald&rft.atitle=Death+of+Top+RTE+Director&rft.date=1985-04-10&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATom+McGrath+%28producer%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-origBBC-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-origBBC_7-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-origBBC_7-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3TRDyn0JJL06762N54lTfbf/dana-the-original-derry-girl">"Dana - The Original Derry Girl"</a>. 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Orpen Press. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781786050090" title="Special:BookSources/9781786050090"><bdi>9781786050090</bdi></a>. <q>The Late Late Show was dreamed up by producer Tom McGrath, who had worked as a floor manager at CBC in Toronto [..] McGrath returned from Canada and went to RTÉ with the intention of creating a similar style talk show</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Gaybo+Revolution%3A+How+Gay+Byrne+Challenged+Irish+Society&rft.pub=Orpen+Press&rft.date=2017&rft.isbn=9781786050090&rft.aulast=Doyle+O%27Neill&rft.aufirst=Finola&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATom+McGrath+%28producer%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-collins1981-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-collins1981_10-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-collins1981_10-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFCollins1981" class="citation book cs1">Collins, Pan (1981). <i>It started on the Late Late show</i>. Ward River Press. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780907085027" title="Special:BookSources/9780907085027"><bdi>9780907085027</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=It+started+on+the+Late+Late+show&rft.pub=Ward+River+Press&rft.date=1981&rft.isbn=9780907085027&rft.aulast=Collins&rft.aufirst=Pan&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATom+McGrath+%28producer%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFByrne1972" class="citation book cs1">Byrne, Gay (1972). <i>To whom it concerns (Torc Books)</i>. Gill and Macmillan. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0717106411" title="Special:BookSources/0717106411"><bdi>0717106411</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=To+whom+it+concerns+%28Torc+Books%29&rft.pub=Gill+and+Macmillan&rft.date=1972&rft.isbn=0717106411&rft.aulast=Byrne&rft.aufirst=Gay&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATom+McGrath+%28producer%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-12">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFPettitt2000" class="citation book cs1">Pettitt, Lance (2000). <i>Screening Ireland: Film and Television Representation</i>. Manchester University Press. p. 167. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780719052705" title="Special:BookSources/9780719052705"><bdi>9780719052705</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Screening+Ireland%3A+Film+and+Television+Representation&rft.pages=167&rft.pub=Manchester+University+Press&rft.date=2000&rft.isbn=9780719052705&rft.aulast=Pettitt&rft.aufirst=Lance&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATom+McGrath+%28producer%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-13">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMcWeeney1999" class="citation web cs1">McWeeney, Myles (15 May 1999). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/it-started-on-the-late-late-and-its-gone-on-for-37-years-26150081.html">"It started on the Late Late and it's gone on for 37 years"</a>. Irish Independent.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=It+started+on+the+Late+Late+and+it%27s+gone+on+for+37+years&rft.pub=Irish+Independent&rft.date=1999-05-15&rft.aulast=McWeeney&rft.aufirst=Myles&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.independent.ie%2Firish-news%2Fit-started-on-the-late-late-and-its-gone-on-for-37-years-26150081.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATom+McGrath+%28producer%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-14">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFByrnePurcell1989" class="citation book cs1">Byrne, Gay; Purcell, Deirdre (1989). <i>The Time of My Life: An Autobiography</i>. Gill and Macmillan. pp. 167–168. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780717116157" title="Special:BookSources/9780717116157"><bdi>9780717116157</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Time+of+My+Life%3A+An+Autobiography&rft.pages=167-168&rft.pub=Gill+and+Macmillan&rft.date=1989&rft.isbn=9780717116157&rft.aulast=Byrne&rft.aufirst=Gay&rft.au=Purcell%2C+Deirdre&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATom+McGrath+%28producer%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-15">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBowman2011" class="citation book cs1">Bowman, John (2011). <i>Window and Mirror. RTE television: 1961-2011</i>. Collins Press. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781848891357" title="Special:BookSources/9781848891357"><bdi>9781848891357</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Window+and+Mirror.+RTE+television%3A+1961-2011&rft.pub=Collins+Press&rft.date=2011&rft.isbn=9781848891357&rft.aulast=Bowman&rft.aufirst=John&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATom+McGrath+%28producer%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-16">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFClayton-Lea2016" class="citation web cs1">Clayton-Lea, Tony (9 May 2016). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/people/the-greatest-injustice-in-irish-eurovision-history-1.2637956">"The greatest injustice in Irish Eurovision history?"</a>. Irish Times.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=The+greatest+injustice+in+Irish+Eurovision+history%3F&rft.pub=Irish+Times&rft.date=2016-05-09&rft.aulast=Clayton-Lea&rft.aufirst=Tony&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.irishtimes.com%2Flife-and-style%2Fpeople%2Fthe-greatest-injustice-in-irish-eurovision-history-1.2637956&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATom+McGrath+%28producer%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-17">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.irishnews.com/lifestyle/2020/05/09/news/dana-celebrates-50-years-of-all-kinds-of-everything-1930675/">"Dana talks about 50 years of All Kinds of Everything from lockdown in Australia"</a>. <i>irishnews.com</i>. 9 May 2020<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">3 May</span> 2022</span>. <q>Then RTÉ producer Tom McGrath phoned me and told me he had a little song that he thought would suit me for the Irish National Song Contest</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=irishnews.com&rft.atitle=Dana+talks+about+50+years+of+All+Kinds+of+Everything+from+lockdown+in+Australia&rft.date=2020-05-09&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.irishnews.com%2Flifestyle%2F2020%2F05%2F09%2Fnews%2Fdana-celebrates-50-years-of-all-kinds-of-everything-1930675%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATom+McGrath+%28producer%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-18">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://superannrte.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7761:50-years-ago-today-remember&catid=31&Itemid=104">"50th Anniversary For RTÉ - Saturday 3rd April 1971 - Ireland Hosted Its First Eurovision Song Contest"</a>. <i>superannrte.ie</i>. 2021<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">13 May</span> 2022</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=superannrte.ie&rft.atitle=50th+Anniversary+For+RT%C3%89+-+Saturday+3rd+April+1971+-+Ireland+Hosted+Its+First+Eurovision+Song+Contest&rft.date=2021&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fsuperannrte.ie%2Findex.php%3Foption%3Dcom_content%26view%3Darticle%26id%3D7761%3A50-years-ago-today-remember%26catid%3D31%26Itemid%3D104&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATom+McGrath+%28producer%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-RTE_Archives_1984-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-RTE_Archives_1984_19-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-RTE_Archives_1984_19-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.rte.ie/archives/exhibitions/2889-eurovision/700555-1st-in-eurosong-but-2nd-in-eurovision/">"RTÉ Archives - Entertainment - First in Eurosong Second in Eurovision Terminal 3"</a>. RTÉ<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">13 May</span> 2022</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=RT%C3%89+Archives+-+Entertainment+-+First+in+Eurosong+Second+in+Eurovision+Terminal+3&rft.pub=RT%C3%89&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rte.ie%2Farchives%2Fexhibitions%2F2889-eurovision%2F700555-1st-in-eurosong-but-2nd-in-eurovision%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATom+McGrath+%28producer%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-20">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://songfestival.be/en/interviews/linda-martin-nog-een-deelname-misschien-in-duet-met-johnny-logan/">"Runner-up Talk: Linda Martin (Ireland 1984 and 1992)"</a>. <i>songfestival.be</i>. 9 October 2020<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">3 May</span> 2022</span>. <q>How did you get selected for the National Song Contest? [..] 'Tom McGrath was head of entertainment in RTÉ television at that time. I had to audition for him and he kept my audition on film. Then when Terminal 3 reached the final selection, he asked me to sing it.'<span class="cs1-kern-right"></span></q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=songfestival.be&rft.atitle=Runner-up+Talk%3A+Linda+Martin+%28Ireland+1984+and+1992%29&rft.date=2020-10-09&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fsongfestival.be%2Fen%2Finterviews%2Flinda-martin-nog-een-deelname-misschien-in-duet-met-johnny-logan%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATom+McGrath+%28producer%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-21">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://stillslibrary.rte.ie/indexplus/image/2098/085.html">"Photographic Archive - Tip of the Tops (1982)"</a>. <i>stillslibrary.rte.ie</i>. RTÉ<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">3 May</span> 2022</span>. <q>The first programme in the [John Player Tops of the Town] series was broadcast on 8 October 1982 - Tom McGrath produced and directed</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=stillslibrary.rte.ie&rft.atitle=Photographic+Archive+-+Tip+of+the+Tops+%281982%29&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fstillslibrary.rte.ie%2Findexplus%2Fimage%2F2098%2F085.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATom+McGrath+%28producer%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-22">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.con-telegraph.ie/2017/05/11/eurovision-the-castlebar-connection/">"Eurovision - the Castlebar connection"</a>. <i>con-telegraph.ie</i>. <a href="/wiki/Connaught_Telegraph" class="mw-redirect" title="Connaught Telegraph">Connaught Telegraph</a>. 11 May 2017<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">3 May</span> 2022</span>. <q>RTÉ producer Tom McGrath, responsible for The Late Late Show, the National Song Contest and The Likes of Mike, was also the producer of the Castlebar event for many years</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=con-telegraph.ie&rft.atitle=Eurovision+-+the+Castlebar+connection&rft.date=2017-05-11&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.con-telegraph.ie%2F2017%2F05%2F11%2Feurovision-the-castlebar-connection%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATom+McGrath+%28producer%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-23">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1">"Death of Tom McGrath". <i>Evening Echo</i>. 10 April 1985.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Evening+Echo&rft.atitle=Death+of+Tom+McGrath&rft.date=1985-04-10&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATom+McGrath+%28producer%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-24"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-24">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1">"Tom McGrath dies at 55". <i>The Irish Times</i>. 11 April 1985.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Irish+Times&rft.atitle=Tom+McGrath+dies+at+55&rft.date=1985-04-11&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATom+McGrath+%28producer%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-25"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-25">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1">"Funeral of Mr. Tom McGrath". <i>Evening Press</i>. 12 April 1985. <q>colleagues and friends of Tom McGrath, the former Head of Light Entertainment at RTE for his funeral Mass this morning. Mike Murphy, who was given his first series by Mr McGrath, was there with his wife Eileen, amid other RTE presenters. Earl Gill provided the music, with Frank Patterson, Charlie Byrne and [others]</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Evening+Press&rft.atitle=Funeral+of+Mr.+Tom+McGrath&rft.date=1985-04-12&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATom+McGrath+%28producer%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div></div>    </div><noscript><img src="https://login.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAutoLogin/start?type=1x1" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="border: none; position: absolute;"></noscript> <div class="printfooter" data-nosnippet="">Retrieved from "<a dir="ltr" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tom_McGrath_(producer)&oldid=1191732685">https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tom_McGrath_(producer)&oldid=1191732685</a>"</div></div> <div id="catlinks" class="catlinks" data-mw="interface"><div id="mw-normal-catlinks" class="mw-normal-catlinks"><a href="/wiki/Help:Category" title="Help:Category">Categories</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Irish_television_producers" title="Category:Irish television producers">Irish television producers</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:1930_births" title="Category:1930 births">1930 births</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:1985_deaths" title="Category:1985 deaths">1985 deaths</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:People_from_Dublin_(city)" title="Category:People from Dublin (city)">People from Dublin (city)</a></li></ul></div><div id="mw-hidden-catlinks" class="mw-hidden-catlinks mw-hidden-cats-hidden">Hidden categories: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_with_short_description" title="Category:Articles with short description">Articles with short description</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Short_description_is_different_from_Wikidata" title="Category:Short description is different from Wikidata">Short description is different from Wikidata</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Use_Hiberno-English_from_May_2022" title="Category:Use Hiberno-English from May 2022">Use Hiberno-English from May 2022</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:All_Wikipedia_articles_written_in_Hiberno-English" title="Category:All Wikipedia articles written in Hiberno-English">All Wikipedia articles written in Hiberno-English</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Use_dmy_dates_from_May_2022" title="Category:Use dmy dates from May 2022">Use dmy dates from May 2022</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_with_hCards" title="Category:Articles with hCards">Articles with hCards</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:All_articles_with_unsourced_statements" title="Category:All articles with unsourced statements">All articles with unsourced statements</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_with_unsourced_statements_from_May_2022" title="Category:Articles with unsourced statements from May 2022">Articles with unsourced statements from May 2022</a></li></ul></div></div> </div> </main> </div> <div class="mw-footer-container"> <footer id="footer" class="mw-footer" > <ul id="footer-info"> <li id="footer-info-lastmod"> This page was last edited on 25 December 2023, at 11:17<span class="anonymous-show"> (UTC)</span>.</li> <li id="footer-info-copyright">Text is available under the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_the_Creative_Commons_Attribution-ShareAlike_4.0_International_License" title="Wikipedia:Text of the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License">Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License</a>; additional terms may apply. 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