Death of former Irish Ambassador from AthloneFrank Sheridan, who grew up in Athlone and went on to have a highly successful career in international diplomacy, including serving for spells as Ireland's Ambassador to Mozambique and Brazil, has died. Mr Sheridan, whose wife Rita (nee Tighe) is also from the Athlone area, passed away peacefully in the care of the staff of the Beacon Hospital last Saturday, February 21. He had been living in Bray following his retirement from the Department of Foreign Affairs in 2014, after he had been serving as the Irish Ambassador to Brazil. He returned to Ireland in 1998, but was on the move again in 2005 when he took up his first post as an Irish Ambassador, in Mozambique. He spent five years there before moving continents, in 2010, to become the Irish Ambassador to Brazil, a role he held until retirement in 2014.

Source: Irish Independent February 26, 2026 18:41 UTC