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Alan Quirke Alan Quirke (born 19 October 1976 in Innishannon, County Cork, Ireland) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays Gaelic football with his local club Valley Rovers and was a member of the Cork senior inter-county team from 1999 to 2013. Playing caree ...

(born 1976), Irish Gaelic footballer *

Antonia Quirke Antonia Quirke is a British film critic. As well as writing on film for the ''Financial Times'' and a weekly column for the ''New Statesman'', she has presented regularly on '' The Film Programme'', '' Pick of the Week'', BBC Radio 4, as well as ' ...

, British film critic *

Dave Quirke David Quirke (11 January 1947 – 1 November 2019) was an Irish former professional football player. He spent his entire professional career with Gillingham in England, where he made over 200 Football League The English Football Lea ...

(born 1947), Irish former professional football (soccer) player * John Quirke (politician) (born 1950), South Australian parliamentarian *

Johnny Quirke John Quirke (2 May 1911 – 24 August 1983) was an Irish hurler who played as a right corner-forward for the Cork senior team. Quirke made his first appearance for the team during the 1932 championship and was a regular member of the starti ...

(1911–1983), Irish hurler *

Kieron Quirke Kieron Quirke is an English writer. Early life Quirke was educated at King Edward's School, Birmingham and the Junior Royal Academy of Music. Quirke attended Merton College, Oxford. He was Librarian of the Oxford Union and left with a Double ...

, English writer *

Micheál Quirke Micheál 'Mike' Quirke (born 1980 in Tralee, County Kerry) is an Irish former sportsperson and Gaelic football manager. He played football for the Kerins O'Rahilly's club and was a member of the Kerry county team from 2003 onwards. He also pla ...

(born 1980), Irish Gaelic footballer * Michael Quirke (born 1991), English footballer *

Pauline Quirke Pauline Perpetua Sheen ( Quirke; born 8 July 1959) is an English actress who has played Sharon Theodopolopodous in the long-running comedy series ''Birds of a Feather'' (1988–1999, 2014–2017). For this role, she won the 1990 British Comedy ...

(born 1959), English actress *

Percy Quirke Percival Hillam Quirke (29 July 1898 – 25 March 1972) was an Australian politician. A farmer and soldier prior to entering politics, Quirke contested the normally safely conservative federal seat of Wakefield in a 1938 by-election as an i ...

(1898–1972), Australian politician *

Stephen Quirke Stephen Quirke is an Egyptologist. He is the current Edwards Professor of Egyptian Archaeology and Philology at University College London. He has worked at the British Museum (1989–1998) and since 1999 at the Petrie Museum The Petrie Museu ...

, British Egyptologist *

William Quirke William Quirke (c.1896 – 5 March 1955) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician and a senior revolutionary figure in County Tipperary during the Irish War of Independence. Early life Born in Clonmel, he was educated at Rockwell College, Coun ...

(c. 1896–1955), Irish politician

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* ''Quirke'' (series), a series of crime novels by Benjamin Black * ''Quirke'' (TV series), a British/Irish television series on BBC One and RTÉ One in 2014 based on the novels *

Quirke Mine The Quirke Mine is an abandoned uranium mine located approximately 13.5 km north of Elliot Lake, Ontario, owned and operated by Rio Algom Ltd. The site has been rehabilitated and is currently undergoing environmental monitoring. The mine ...

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