Cillian Murphy leads tributes to stage legend Dan Donovan

Peaky Blinders star Cillian Murphy led tributes last night following the death of a giant of Irish theatre, Dan Donovan, who helped foster Murphy’s love of theatre and acting.

Mr Donovan was nationally known and admired as a theatre actor, producer, and director — directing several world premieres of John B Keane works, and playing a huge role in the development of Cork’s emerging theatre scene in the 1950s.

He died at Mount Desert care home in Cork yesterday. He was 91.