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Seán Rocks
Broadcaster
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Seán Rocks obituary: Actor, gifted broadcaster and advocate for the arts
Aside from radio work, he had also acted on TV shows including The Bill, Glenroe and Fair City and was described as Sebastian Barry as ‘a work of art himself’
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‘The nation loved you’: Mourners gather for funeral of Seán Rocks in Monaghan
Actor and presenter of RTÉ’s Arena programme died on Wednesday after a brief illness
Seán Rocks to be laid to rest following Mass in his native Monaghan town
RTÉ broadcaster died at St Vincent’s hospital on Wednesday following short illness
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‘I loved every day I worked with Seán and will miss him’: tributes paid to beloved RTÉ presenter Seán Rocks
Donal Ryan, Elaine Feeney, Sinéad Gleeson and more pay tribute to the Arena broadcaster and presenter
Seán Rocks, presenter of RTÉ radio’s culture show Arena, dies aged 64
Tributes are paid to the Monaghan man who was a celebrated actor before moving into broadcasting
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