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- ↑ "First encounters: Deirdre O'Kane In conversation with Frances O'Rourke". IrishTimes.com . 7 April 2012.
- ↑ "Deirdre O'Kane: Stand-up 'saved me' amid husband's cancer diagnosis". RTÉ.ie . 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- ↑ Stephen Bradley Short Bio
- ↑ Interview with Deidre O’Kane on 1 Mar 2009 (Stephen Bradley's wife)
- ↑ Interview with Deidre O’Kane on April 7, 2012 (Stephen Bradley's wife)
- ↑ Screen Directors Guild of Ireland: Stephen Bradley's Profile
- ↑ The Lisa Richards Agency: Stephen Bradley (director) Archived 2012-12-22 at the Wayback Machine
