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- ↑ "And the winners of tonight's TG4 Gradam Ceoil awards are . . ". The Irish Times. 2013-03-21. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
- ↑ "Lifetime Achievement". TG4. 2016-12-14. Retrieved 2020-05-05.