People
Navan was the childhood home of Pierce Brosnan, who appeared in the television series Remington Steele and was the fifth film actor to play James Bond. TV personality Hector Ó hEochagáin, and comedians Dylan Moran and Tommy Tiernan also hail from Navan.
Other famous Navan people have included Sir Francis Beaufort famous for his wind scale. His birthplace was removed by the local council in the 1990s to make way for a road junction.
Brian Byrne, composer, is a native of Navan and is currently living in L.A. working on film and TV scores. Brian has recently reworked the theme tune for The Late Late Show and scored the upcoming Irish comedy movie Zonad. Brian has also scored the film The Good Doctor which was premiered at the Tribeca Festival 2011, and the upcoming movie Albert Nobbs featuring Glenn Close and Brendan Gleeson. The film has been nominated for three Golden Globes, Brian the nominee of one for best original song Lay Your Head Down, performed by Sinéad O'Connor. Brian has also been tipped for an Oscar nomination in the 2012 Oscar Awards.
Leading Trance producer John O'Callaghan is also from the area.
Stephen Manning the RTE Fall Guy
Entrepreneur Ian Clarke, the man behind Freenet, Revver and SenseArray is also a Navan native. Clarke's family owns The Sports Den, which is currently operated by his brother Simon.
Dave Murphy of Setanta Sports
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