The Irish Times had the following from its search page
Irish Times Article - Unsung hero of traditional music revival
Sean Seery, who has died aged 76, was one of the unsung heroes of the Irish traditional music revival. A first-class uilleann piper whose forte was the slow air, he was a stalwart of the Dublin Pipers' Club in ...
published: 07/12/2002
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I think most of the local papers are weeklys and possibly obits won't begin until Friday. They all seem to come out on Fridays.