* The comedian Colin Murphy lives in Downpatrick.

; The DU Radio Society, known as Trinity FM, broadcasts a variety of student made productions on a special events licence on FM frequency 97. 3FM for six weeks a year ; The Trinity LGBT society, which is the oldest LGBT society in Ireland and celebrated its 25th anniversary in the 2007 / 2008 year ; The Dublin University Comedy Society, known as DU Comedy, hosts comedy events for its members and has hosted gigs on campus from comedians such as Andrew Maxwell, David O ' Doherty, Neil Delamere and Colin Murphy ; The Dance Society, known as dudance, provides classes in Latin and ballroom dancing, as well as running events around other dance styles such as swing dancing.

Byrne was cast in a film adaptation of Flann O ' Brien's metafictional novel At Swim-Two-Birds, alongside Colin Farrell and Cillian Murphy.

* The Girl with a Pearl Earring ( 2003 )-directed by Peter Webber and starring Scarlett Johansson, Colin Firth, Tom Wilkinson and Cillian Murphy

In November 1976, the press speculated that Shankly would make a return to management as the successor to Dave Mackay at Derby County, but the position went to Colin Murphy instead.

Other guest stars, both comedy and straight, have included: Steven Berkoff, Geoffrey McGivern, John Bluthal, Kate Isitt, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Nigel Planer, Griff Rhys Jones, Hattie Hayridge, Alistair McGowan, Tamsin Greig, Katherine Parkinson, Colin Baker, Brian Murphy, Rebecca Front, Mary Tamm, Jim Bowen, Peter Davison, Maureen O ' Brien, Lysette Anthony, Mark Caven, Lorelei King, Geoffrey Beevers, Annette Crosbie, Rae Baker Doreen Mantle, Charlie Brooks, Maureen Lipman, Paul Blackthorne, Jimmi Harkishin, and Bill Bailey ( who was also pencilled as the original Jonathan Creek ).

* Colin Murphy, professional ice hockey player

Among the significant Irish poets to have emerged in recent years are: Pat Boran, Mairéad Byrne, Ciarán Carson, Patrick Chapman, Harry Clifton, Tony Curtis, Padraig J. Daly, Colin Dardis, Gerald Dawe, Greg Delanty, Séan Dunne, Paul Durcan, Eamon Grennan, Vona Groarke, Kerry Hardie, Randolph Healy, Seamus Heaney, John Hughes, Pat Ingoldsby, Trevor Joyce, Brendan Kennelly, Derek Mahon, Thomas McCarthy, Hugh McFadden, Paula Meehan, Billy Mills, Sinéad Morrissey, Paul Muldoon, Gerry Murphy, Bernard O ' Donoghue, Conor O ' Callaghan, Caitriona O ' Reilly, Justin Quinn, Maurice Riordan, Maurice Scully, Michael Smith, Geoffrey Squires, William Wall, Catherine Walsh.

They regained their Football League place automatically via promotion as champions of the Conference ( beforehand it was done by re-election ) at the first attempt with a long ball game devised by eccentric manager Colin Murphy and held on to it until the end of season 2010 – 11.

The relationship between Jennifer and Brandon eventually fizzles and Jennifer begins dating Colin Murphy, a mysterious Irishman she met in Africa who she had originally gone to Ireland to meet.

Although some attributed Lincoln City's sudden demise to the psychological effects of the fire on its players ( together with the resignation of successful manager Colin Murphy shortly before the fire ), it symbolised the wider crisis that the introduction of new safety legislation brought to Lincoln's Sincil Bank home.

Her funeral was attended by " hundreds of mourners " including film director Neil Jordan and actors Cillian Murphy and Colin Farrell.

Irish actors include Richard Harris, Peter O ' Toole, Maureen O ' Hara, Michael Gambon, Colm Meaney, Gabriel Byrne, Pierce Brosnan, Liam Neeson, Daniel Day-Lewis, Cillian Murphy, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Saoirse Ronan, Michael Fassbender and Colin Farrell.

Among these are Billy Crystal, Robin Williams, Whoopi Goldberg, Jon Stewart, David Letterman, Bill Maher, Jerry Seinfeld, Rosie O ' Donnell, Ellen DeGeneres, Jay Leno, Fran Drescher, Robert Klein, Gabe Kaplan, Joy Behar, Kathy Griffin, Freddie Prinze, Shelley Ackerman, David Brenner, Andy Kaufman, Mario Cantone, Janeane Garofalo, Andy Dick, Chris Rush, Ray Romano, Richard Belzer, Jim Carrey, John Kerwin, Steven Wright, Adam Sandler, Elayne Boosler, Eddie Murphy, Rodney Dangerfield, Dave Chappelle, Margaret Cho, Jo Koy, Richard Lewis, Kevin James, Chris Rock, Garry Shandling, Denis Leary, Larry David, Louie Anderson, Tim Allen, Colin Quinn, Stephen Lynch, Michael Royce, David Juskow, Dingle Rainey, Dennis Miller, Pat Benatar and many more.

Nesbitt has also starred in Murphy's Law ( 2001 – 2007 ) as undercover detective Tommy Murphy, in a role that was created for him by writer Colin Bateman.

Brown was appointed as first-team coach at Hull City on 27 October 2006 under Phil Parkinson, and took over as joint caretaker manager alongside Colin Murphy on 4 December 2006 after Parkinson's sacking, with Hull in 22nd place in the Football League Championship.

On 14 November 1995 his one-time Lincoln City manager Steve Thompson, acting as team manager with Colin Murphy as general manager, paid £ 75, 000 to secure Pollitt's services for Notts County.

Released by Spurs at the completion of the 1998 – 99 season, Marriott linked up with Lincoln City, initially on trial and then on a three-month contract following a recommendation from one-time Lincoln manager and then Tottenham's Director of Youth, Colin Murphy.

This was the beginning of one of the greatest periods in English cricket history with players such as captain Len Hutton, batsmen Denis Compton, Peter May, Tom Graveney, Colin Cowdrey, bowlers Fred Trueman, Brian Statham, Alec Bedser, Jim Laker, Tony Lock and wicket-keeper Godfrey Evans.

The 2009 novel Blood's a Rover by James Ellroy takes its title from Housman's poem " Reveille ", and a line from Housman's poem XVI " How Clear, How Lovely Bright ", was used for the title of the last Inspector Morse book The Remorseful Day by Colin Dexter.

In 1988, Colin Pitchfork was the first person convicted of murder with DNA evidence, which led to growth of forensic science.

( The police officer was played by Colin Bell, then the marketing manager of London Records ).

In the 2004 competition, the margin between winner Joe Jitsu and runner-up Colin the Vet was 1 %, so both strips were added to the comic.

Barney Bubbles ( born Colin Fulcher, 30 July 1942 – 14 November 1983 ) was a radical English graphic artist whose work encompassed graphic design and music video direction.

The film was written by Colin Welland and directed by Hugh Hudson.

In April 2009 it was revealed that Eileen Grimshaw's father, Colin had slept with Eileen's old classmate, Paula Carp while she was still at school, and that Paula's daughter, Julie was in fact also Colin's daughter.

The first came in an accusation by former United States Secretary of State Colin Powell's chief of staff, Lawrence Wilkerson, who claimed that the Bush administration's foreign policy was run by a " Cheney-Rumsfeld cabal " implying a sinister intent ;

Colin Kapp ( 1928 – 3 August 2007 ) was a British science fiction author.

* On December 15, 1993, Colin Powell was created an honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath by Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom.

* The 2002 Liberty Medal was awarded to Colin Powell on July 4 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

* The Coat of Arms of Colin Powell was granted by the Lord Lyon in Edinburgh on February 4, 2004.

* Colin Powell was initiated as an honorary brother in Sigma Phi Epsilon.

On July 5, 2009, Colin Powell told CNN said that the policy was " correct for the time " but that " sixteen years have now gone by, and I think a lot has changed with respect to attitudes within our country, and therefore I think this is a policy and a law that should be reviewed.

Overall naval commander was now Colin Keppel with other boats commanded by Horace Hood and Walter Cowan who were to remain friends and colleagues.

In 1961, Jones played Ena Sharples ' grandson, Colin Lomax, the second year Coronation Street was broadcast.

In the first era ( 1st – 6th editions, 1768 – 1826 ), the Britannica was managed and published by its founders, Colin Macfarquhar and Andrew Bell, by Archibald Constable, and by others.

The formula was discovered independently by Leonhard Euler and Colin Maclaurin around 1735 ( and later generalized as Darboux's formula ).

A 1958 article in Encounter by Colin Welch, directed against the Noddy character, was reprinted in a New Zealand librarians ' periodical.

The first co-production was the animated series The Animals of Farthing Wood from 1993 based on the books of the same title by Colin Dann.

Peter Jackson's 1995 film Forgotten Silver was billed and introduced as a serious documentary, purporting to tell the story of ' forgotten ' New Zealand filmmaker Colin McKenzie.

Hurst played one first-class cricket match for Essex, against Lancashire at Aigburth in 1962, although it was not a successful outing: he made 0 not out in the first innings, and was bowled by Colin Hilton, again for 0, in the second.