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Funeral details announced for Irish Oscar-winner Brenda Fricker

Published 10:03 5 Aug 2026 BST

Updated 10:28 5 Aug 2026 BST

Stephen Porzio
Funeral details announced for Irish Oscar-winner Brenda Fricker

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The funeral service will take place in Dublin city.

The funeral for legendary Irish actress Brenda Fricker will take place tomorrow (Thursday, 6 August) in Dublin city.

The actress died last month at the age of 81. Her family said she passed away "peacefully in the wonderful care of the staff in Our Lady's Hospice, Harold's Cross".

"Deeply regretted and lovingly remembered by her niece Billie, nephew Chimo, grand-nieces, grand-nephews, her best friend Liz, neighbours and a wide circle of friends around the world and in Ireland," her family added in a statement.

The funeral service will take place at St. Catherine's Church on Meath Street tomorrow at 11am. This will be followed by a private burial.

For information on how to watch the funeral service live or how to leave a message of condolence, click the RIP.ie link here.

Brenda Fricker was born in Dublin in 1945. She worked at The Irish Times before becoming an acclaimed actress whose career spanned six decades across stage and screen.

For her performance in the 1989 Irish biographical drama movie My Left Foot, she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.

This made her the first Irish actress to take home an Oscar. She dedicated the award to "all the people of Ireland".

Ms Fricker was also known to many for her role in the hit Hollywood sequel Home Alone 2: Lost in New York.

She also had roles in the movies Albert Nobbs, Angels in the Outfield, A Time to Kill, The Field, Omagh, So I Married an Axe Murderer, and Veronica Guerin, as well as the series Casualty.

Earlier this year, Dublin City Council announced that Fricker would be awarded the Freedom of Dublin in recognition of her exceptional contribution to Irish arts and culture.