Derry Power obit

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Power, Derry (Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin, and formerly of Youghal, Co. Cork) – Passed away peacefully on 5th September 2025, surrounded by his loving family and under the exceptional care of the staff at the Fern Dean Nursing Home.

Beloved husband of Billie, cherished father of Michelle and David, and much-loved father-in-law of Tony and Dervilla. Adored grandfather of Mark, Nicole, Adam and Zoe. Deeply missed by his sister Liz, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nieces, nephews, neighbours and a wide circle of friends.

Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dílis.

Funeral on Tuesday, 9th September arriving at the Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour, Foxrock at 9:45 for reception and words from the family followed by Requiem Mass at 10am, cremation afterwards at Mount Jerome Crematorium.

Born in Youghal co. Cork, he appeared in the first production of Brendan Behan's The Quare Fellow at Dublin's Pike Theatre in 1954. He is best known for playing management genius Seamus Finnegan in the BBC Television sitcom The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin, with the classic line "Would you be having a joke there with a simple, tongue-tied Irishman from the land of the bogs and the little people?" In a long stage career, he featured in many plays in the Abbey Theatre; he appeared in TV series from Z-Cars to Ballykissangel and in many films made in Ireland.

During early 2016, he starred with Des Keogh in The Quiet Land by Bairbre Ni Chaoimh at Bewley's Theatre Café, Dublin.

Derry also appeared in Super Gran as the fabulous o Finnegan in 1985. Power died on 5 September 2025.

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