At the recent IPMAG (Irish Post Medieval Archaeology Group) conference (7 February 2026) in Waterford a reception and appreciation session was held for Nick Brannon, a founder of the group, who died on 9 November 2025. In the course of a sad, but memorable, evening Ruairí Ó Baoill delivered his own appreciation of Nick, which can be read or downloaded by clicking on the link below. An obituary also appears in the Winter 2025 edition of Archaeology Ireland and Audrey Horning pays a moving tribute to him in the Spring 2026 issue.
Nick Brannon, 9 September 1952–9 November 2025)