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Rocks was born 8 June 1961 in [[Monaghan]], and began presenting on [[RTÉ lyric fm]] in 2000.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Co Monaghan broadcaster dies suddenly |url=https://www.northernsound.ie/news/co-monaghan-broadcaster-dies-suddenly-264183 |access-date=31 July 2025 |website=NorthernSound |language=en}}</ref> He became a regular on [[RTÉ]] radio and television throughout the 2000s and 2010s.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Middeke |first=Martin |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Methuen_Drama_Guide_to_Contemporary/wmG49uWgnEwC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Se%C3%A1n+Rocks+biography&pg=PA269&printsec=frontcover |title=The Methuen Drama Guide to Contemporary Irish Playwrights |last2=Schnierer |first2=Peter Paul |date=28 May 2010 |publisher=A&C Black |isbn=978-1-4081-1346-2 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=RTÉ |date=31 July 2025 |title=Seán Rocks |url=https://about.rte.ie/2025/07/31/sean-rocks/ |access-date=31 July 2025 |website=About RTÉ |language=en-GB}}</ref> |
Rocks was born 8 June 1961 in [[Monaghan]], and began presenting on [[RTÉ lyric fm]] in 2000.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Co Monaghan broadcaster dies suddenly |url=https://www.northernsound.ie/news/co-monaghan-broadcaster-dies-suddenly-264183 |access-date=31 July 2025 |website=NorthernSound |language=en}}</ref> He became a regular on [[RTÉ]] radio and television throughout the 2000s and 2010s.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Middeke |first=Martin |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Methuen_Drama_Guide_to_Contemporary/wmG49uWgnEwC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Se%C3%A1n+Rocks+biography&pg=PA269&printsec=frontcover |title=The Methuen Drama Guide to Contemporary Irish Playwrights |last2=Schnierer |first2=Peter Paul |date=28 May 2010 |publisher=A&C Black |isbn=978-1-4081-1346-2 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=RTÉ |date=31 July 2025 |title=Seán Rocks |url=https://about.rte.ie/2025/07/31/sean-rocks/ |access-date=31 July 2025 |website=About RTÉ |language=en-GB}}</ref> |
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Rocks died on 30 July 2025, at the age of 64.<ref>{{Cite web |last=O’Brien |first=Mark |date=31 July 2025 |title=Beloved RTE presenter dies aged 64 following brief illness |url=https://www.dublinlive.ie/news/dublin-news/beloved-rte-presenter-sean-rocks-32171656 |access-date=31 July 2025 |website=Dublin Live |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=16 August 2025 |title=Seán Rocks obituary: Actor, gifted broadcaster and advocate for the arts |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/obituaries/2025/08/16/sean-rocks-obituary-actor-gifted-broadcaster-and-advocate-for-the-arts/ |access-date=8 October 2025 |work=The Irish Times}}</ref> President [[Michael D. Higgins]] issued a statement following his death.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=31 July 2025 |title=Statement by President Michael D. Higgins on the death of Seán Rocks |url=https://president.ie/index.php/en/media-library/news-releases/statement-by-president-michael-d-higgins-on-the-death-of-sean-rocks |access-date=31 July 2025 |website=President of Ireland |language=en}}</ref> |
Rocks died on 30 July 2025, at the age of 64.<ref>{{Cite web |last=O’Brien |first=Mark |date=31 July 2025 |title=Beloved RTE presenter dies aged 64 following brief illness |url=https://www.dublinlive.ie/news/dublin-news/beloved-rte-presenter-sean-rocks-32171656 |access-date=31 July 2025 |website=Dublin Live |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=16 August 2025 |title=Seán Rocks obituary: Actor, gifted broadcaster and advocate for the arts |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/obituaries/2025/08/16/sean-rocks-obituary-actor-gifted-broadcaster-and-advocate-for-the-arts/ |access-date=8 October 2025 |work=The Irish Times}}</ref> President [[Michael D. Higgins]] issued a statement following his death.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=31 July 2025 |title=Statement by President Michael D. Higgins on the death of Seán Rocks |url=https://president.ie/index.php/en/media-library/news-releases/statement-by-president-michael-d-higgins-on-the-death-of-sean-rocks |access-date=31 July 2025 |website=President of Ireland |language=en}}</ref> |
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Irish broadcaster and actor (1961–2025)
Seán Rocks (8 June 1961 – 30 July 2025) was an Irish broadcaster and actor.[1]
Rocks was born 8 June 1961 in Monaghan, and began presenting on RTÉ lyric fm in 2000.[2] He became a regular on RTÉ radio and television throughout the 2000s and 2010s.[3][4]
Rocks died on 30 July 2025, at the age of 64.[5][6] President Michael D. Higgins issued a statement following his death.[7]
