RIP Sean McGinley

Jugs82

Very sad new on the passing of Sean McGinley - RIP

Link to story

A different Sean McGinley - my apologies.

Mr E

Very sad - terrific actor.
RIP, and condolences to his family.

Basq

Superb actor!

RIP.

lucylu

ah very saddened to hear that news today.

RIP Sean McGinley

Col200sx

:eek: Hadn't even heard that. Very sad.

Great actor

zack01

Shocked! Did'nt know he was sick, great great actor.

Condolences to his family, may he rest in peace.

Wilde86

Different Sean McGinley. Still very sad but not the same actor from 'The Family'.

WesternNight

Jesus, don't scare me like that!

ToniTuddle

Aww nooo
He was just in the local paper at the weekend (photos from 10 or 25 years ago they do every week). He got the Donegal Person Of The Year award back in '98.

Never knew he was sick.

R.I.P

Col200sx

So it wasn't this Sean McGinley??????

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0569336/

WesternNight

Col200sx wrote: »

So it wasn't this Sean McGinley??????

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0569336/

I'm hoping not..

JonathanAnon

The wiki page for this Sean McGinley

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Se%C3%A1n_McGinley

Is this Charlo?

Jugs82

JonathanAnon wrote: »

The wiki page for this Sean McGinley

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Se%C3%A1n_McGinley

Is this Charlo?

Yep

WesternNight

I don't think the Seán McGinley I'm familiar with was ever in CU Burns, and according to his IMDB and Wikipedia pages, the names of his wife and children are different to those of the Seán McGinley in the OP's link. So yeah, two different people it seems.

Jugs82

I think your right - different Sean McGinley it seems.

Sorry - i just read the article, knew that the Sean McGinley i was thinking of was from Donegal and didn't realise that there was 2 of them.

Anyways, still very sad and my condolenses to his Family

pickarooney

Strange, the Independent article mentions a 57 year old Sean McGinley who was best known for some obscure Irish-language drama whereas 'Charlo' has been in dozens of high-profile films and was born in 1956 according to IMDB.

pebbles21

JonathanAnon wrote: »

Is this Charlo?

He Died in The Clinic last week didnt he ??

JonathanAnon

His Showreel on youtube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KN6znw3atBg

If it is him, I thought he was a great actor. I loved him in the little known D'telly I think it was with Pat Shortt where he played a traveller. He was hilarious.

The showreel shows parts of Michael Collins and The General for sure, so that does fit in with the "Sean mcGinley" wiki page that I referenced above. However, wiki has been wrong in the past.

Basq

Nah.. I'm thinking it's a different Sean McGinley alright.

The Independent does mention a lot of obscure Irish drama which the Sean (in the showreel above) would more than likely not have featured in.

mike65

Don't Actors Equity have a rule about names so this sort of this confusion doesn't happen?

Wilde86

JonathanAnon wrote: »

His Showreel on youtube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KN6znw3atBg

Definitely not this Sean McGinley.

JonathanAnon

Can someone provide a picture / filmography / biography of the Sean McGinley that did die, just to prove this??

emanresu

JonathanAnon wrote: »

Can someone provide a picture / filmography / biography of the Sean McGinley that did die, just to prove this??

On the right in the lower picture here:
http://www.tg4.ie/bearla/corp/grad/grad6.asp

Vincie Burn in the Cast list here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C.U._Burn

ToniTuddle

Awwww that dude from CU Burn???

R.I.P Whichever one died!!

Elmo

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Not sure if that embeds.

Sad to see him go, some good early comedy from TG4.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4935656442803779793#

JP Liz

the_dark_side

yes, thats him Im afraid. rip

emanresu

JP Liz wrote: »

RIP - is this him?

the_dark_side wrote: »

yes, thats him Im afraid. rip

No, that's not him. Read the previous posts.

Elmo

emanresu wrote: »

No, that's not him. Read the previous posts.

Darkly Ironic that there is this confusion which would have been something seen on CU Burn.

focusfan

Typical Indo announce the death of an actor with no picture of him thereby causing confusion with his namesake. Idiots!

boarddotie

So the Sean McGinley in the big budget movies like Michael Collins and all those other Irish staples is still alive?

mrscullen

OK everyone LISTEN UP!

The Sean mc ginley that you all think and is on IMDB is NOT the actor that died. The Sean Mc Ginley who died is an actor also from Gweedore and was a lovely man. So stop being so relieved and insensitive about his death!

Namlub

mrscullen wrote: »

OK everyone LISTEN UP!

The Sean mc ginley that you all think and is on IMDB is NOT the actor that died. The Sean Mc Ginley who died is an actor also from Gweedore and was a lovely man. So stop being so relieved and insensitive about his death!

Hardly think anyone's done that, to be fair.

WesternNight

mrscullen wrote: »

OK everyone LISTEN UP!

The Sean mc ginley that you all think and is on IMDB is NOT the actor that died. The Sean Mc Ginley who died is an actor also from Gweedore and was a lovely man. So stop being so relieved and insensitive about his death!

I don't think anyone is relived that anyone died. Personally, I am relieved that the Seán McGinley I know of is not dead. That's all really. Obviously it's very sad that the other Seán McGinley did die.

dinjo99

The Seán Mc Ginley that died was a fellow Gaoth Dobhar man, a great family man and for many years an inspirational, talented and very energetic member of Aisteoiri Ghaoth Dobhair a very succesful Irish Language Amateur dramatic group.
With the advent of TG4 in 1996 Seán was involved as an actor and a producer/director of various succesful tv programmes most notably CU Burn.

Unfortunately Sean became ill about 2 years ago and after a brave battle with cancer he died on Saturday. Seán will be sadly missed by his family and his many friends from Gaoth Dobhair and from alot further afield.

Ar dheis Dé go raibh d'anam uasal a Sheáin a Chara.


The other (better known nationally) Seán Mc Ginley is from Donegal but I'm almost certain he wasn't born in Gaoth Dobhair and as far as I know is in the best of health.

Johnny Giles

From Highland Radio Obituaries:

The death has occurred at his residence of Sean McGinley, Glassagh, Gweedore.

Remains reposing at his late residence.

Removal from there tomorrow (Tuesday) morning at 10.30am going to St Colmcille’s Church, Knockfola for Requiem Mass at 11 o’clock.

Interment afterwards in the adjoining Cemetery.

Family flowers only, donations if desired to The Donegal Hospice c/o Martin Coyle Funeral Director or any Family member.

JP Liz

RIP Sean