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- ↑ Mick O'Dea, RHA, Clare County Library
- ↑ Clare County Library
- ↑ biography, RHA Archived 27 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ RHA School Archived 18 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Kevin Kavanagh Gallery » Mick O'Dea PRHA". www.kevinkavanagh.ie. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- ↑ "Members". RHA. 17 April 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- ↑ "Members | Aosdana". aosdana.artscouncil.ie. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- ↑ Ministry of Culture unveils portrait of Brian Friel at National Gallery, National Gallery of Ireland Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Trouble, The Irish Times, April 27, 2012
