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Dermot O'Neill's Double Tragedy: Wife and Sister Pass Away
7 Jun
Summary
- Actor Dermot O'Neill experienced two profound losses within weeks.
- His wife, Patricia, passed away on June 1 at age 60.
- Patricia was diagnosed with cancer and given only months to live.

Actor Dermot O'Neill, known for his role as Harold Brown in Mrs. Brown's Boys, is grappling with immense grief following the recent deaths of his sister and wife. The double loss has left the 67-year-old feeling profoundly lonely and devastated.
His wife of 14 years, Patricia, affectionately known as Chickie, passed away in the early hours of Monday, June 1, at the age of 60. She died in St Francis Hospice in Blanchardstown, Dublin. This tragic event occurred just months after Patricia received a cancer diagnosis, with doctors giving her only a few months to live due to several stomach tumors.