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- ↑ Comnbining a love of music with sporting passion Obituary Michael Carwood, The Irish Times. Saturday, 12 October 2002.
- 1 2 Obituary Michael Carewood The Bray People. 10 October 2002.
- ↑ The Others www.irishrock.org