| KEENAN | Dublin-born Ireland full-back (6) |
| BUNDEE | New Zealand-born Ireland and Connacht centre (6) |
| AKI | Bundee ..., New Zealand-born Ireland and Connacht centre (3) |
| BROKENHEARTED | Former Ireland full-back Rob Kearney told the IrishMirror he was - - - after a string of injuries in 2015-16 (6-7) |
| RICE | Pat ...., Arsenal, Watford and Northern Ireland full back (4) |
| KEARNEY | Dave ....... , 2013-19 Ireland full-back/wing (7) |
| DENIS | Irwin, Manchester United, Wolves and Republic of Ireland full back (5) |
| KENNA | Jeff ....., Southampton, Blackburn Rovers, Derby County and Republic of Ireland full back (5) |
| NOLAN | Ian, Tranmere Rovers, Sheffield Wednesday and Northern Ireland full back (5) |
| AMANDA | Dublin-born TV presenter, _ Byram (6) |
| MORGAN | Which Dublin-born player is captaining England at the cricket world cup? (6) |
| STOKER | Which Dublin-born author is honoured by a plaque on his former home on Kildare Street? (6) |
| AITKEN | Jonathan ?, Dublin-born Conservative MP for South Thanet from 1983-97 (6) |
| EDMUND | 18th-century Dublin-born statesman who wrote Reflections on the Revolution in France (6,5) |
| STEELE | Dublin-born writer who cofounded The Spectator magazine with Joseph Addison (7,6) |
| GAMBON | Dublin-born actor who played Dumbledore in the Harry Potter films. (6) |
| JORDAN | Dublin-born motorsport executive who founded a team that competed in F1 from 1991 to 2005 (6) |
| OCASEY | Dublin-born playwright |
| LANTERN | In Ireland, full-time engineer skirts around repairmen, providing light |
| LANGUID | In Ireland, full of grub, it'd oddly make one sluggish |
