One of Ireland's best loved comic actors Frank Kelly has died.
The veteran star of screen and stage had been coping with Parkinson's disease.
He is survived by his wife of 51 years Bairbre, 7 children and 17 grandchildren.
With a career spanning 4 decades, he'll be best remembered for his role as Father Jack in the hit comedy Father Ted.
Tom Swift reports:
In the 1970s Frank Kelly became one of Ireland's best known faces when he starred in the satirical RTE TV show Hall's Pictorial Weekly.
He said his time with the UCD Drama society began his career in satire:
A qualified barrister, Frank Kelly recalled recently how he ended up working for the Irish Press:
Frank Kelly, 1938-2016
