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13th Nov 2019

Actor and comedian Niall Tóibín has died

Rudi Kinsella

Tóibín died on Wednesday morning after a long illness.

Actor and comedian Niall Tóibín has died at the age of 89.

The Corkman died in Dublin early on Wednesday after a long illness, according to RTÉ.

Tóibín was born in Cork in 1929, and appeared in a number of well-known productions including Veronica Guerin, The Clinic, Ballykissangel and Caught In A Free State.

He cemented his hand prints outside Dublin’s Gaiety Theatre in 2005.

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