Tributes pour in for comic star of stage and screen Paschal O’Grady (93)

Tributes pour in for comic star of stage and screen Paschal O’Grady (93)

Paschal’s partner in comedy, Tom O’Donnell, also sadly passed away, in February 2013.

Last laugh: Paschal did gig just two weeks before death aged 93

Comedian Paschal O’Grady – one half of legendary duo Tom and Paschal – was entertaining residents at his care home in Limerick two weeks before he died on Friday, aged 93. O’Grady died peacefully at Milford Care Centre with his wife Marie, son Emmanuel and daughter Eukaria by his side. Paschal and Marie were volunteers at the centre for over 20 years. The Limerick man’s comic partner Tom O’Donnell died in 2013, aged 88. The pair’s slapstick act …

‘Thanks for the laughter’: Limerick pays tribute to comedy star of stage and screen Paschal O’Grady

TRIBUTES have poured in for comic star of stage and screen Paschal O’Grady, one half of the legendary Irish comic duo Tom and Pascal, who passed away this past Friday (June 13). The 93-year-old, from Ballinacurra in Limerick City, died peacefully at Milford Care Centre surrounded by his beloved wife Marie, son Emmanuel, and daughter Eukaria. Ireland’s answer to the 1960s British comic stars Morecambe and Wise, Tom and Paschal’s slapstick act mad…

Limerick’s Paschal O’Grady of legendary entertainment duo Tom and Paschal passes away

Comic Paschal O’Grady leaves behind a legacy of laughter and local pride that spanned more than six decades. Comic Paschal O’Grady passed away aged 93, surrounded by his loving family Limerick […] The post Limerick’s Paschal O’Grady of legendary entertainment duo Tom and Paschal passes away appeared first on I Love Limerick.