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- January 18 - The European Court of Human RightsEuropean Court of Human RightsThe European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg is a supra-national court established by the European Convention on Human Rights and hears complaints that a contracting state has violated the human rights enshrined in the Convention and its protocols. Complaints can be brought by individuals or...
finds Britain guilty of inhuman and degrading treatment of republicanIrish RepublicanismIrish republicanism is an ideology based on the belief that all of Ireland should be an independent republic.In 1801, under the Act of Union, the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland merged to form the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland...
internees in Northern IrelandNorthern IrelandNorthern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
. - January 19 - The Fianna FáilFianna FáilFianna Fáil – The Republican Party , more commonly known as Fianna Fáil is a centrist political party in the Republic of Ireland, founded on 23 March 1926. Fianna Fáil's name is traditionally translated into English as Soldiers of Destiny, although a more accurate rendition would be Warriors of Fál...
government dismisses the Garda Commissioner Edmund Garvey. No explanation is given. - January 21 - Johnny GilesJohnny GilesMichael John "Johnny" Giles is a former association footballer and manager best remembered for his time as a midfielder with Leeds United in the 1960s and 1970s...
resigns as manager of the Republic of Ireland national football teamRepublic of Ireland national football teamThe Republic of Ireland national football team represents Ireland in association football. It is run by the Football Association of Ireland and currently plays home fixtures at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, which opened in May 2010....
. - March 23 - The state funeral of former PresidentPresident of IrelandThe President of Ireland is the head of state of Ireland. The President is usually directly elected by the people for seven years, and can be elected for a maximum of two terms. The presidency is largely a ceremonial office, but the President does exercise certain limited powers with absolute...
Cearbhall Ó DálaighCearbhall Ó DálaighCearbhall Ó Dálaigh served as the fifth President of Ireland, from 1974 to 1976. He resigned in 1976 after a clash with the government. He also had a notable legal career, including serving as Chief Justice of Ireland.- Early life :Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh, one of four children, was born on 12 February...
takes place in Sneem, County KerryCounty KerryKerry means the "people of Ciar" which was the name of the pre-Gaelic tribe who lived in part of the present county. The legendary founder of the tribe was Ciar, son of Fergus mac Róich. In Old Irish "Ciar" meant black or dark brown, and the word continues in use in modern Irish as an adjective...
. - March 31 - 6,000 people march through Dublin to Wood QuayWood QuayWood Quay is a riverside area of Dublin that was a site of Viking settlement. Dublin Corporation acquired Wood Quay gradually between 1950 and 1975, finally announcing that it would be the location of their new offices. Finds made during the initial excavation of the site led to a massive, but...
to protest against the building of civic offices on the VikingVikingThe term Viking is customarily used to refer to the Norse explorers, warriors, merchants, and pirates who raided, traded, explored and settled in wide areas of Europe, Asia and the North Atlantic islands from the late 8th to the mid-11th century.These Norsemen used their famed longships to...
site. - June 1 - David CookDavid Cook (politician)David Cook is a former politician in Northern Ireland.Cook works as a solicitor, eventually becoming a senior partner at Sheldon and Stewart Solicitors....
of the Alliance PartyAlliance Party of Northern IrelandThe Alliance Party of Northern Ireland is a liberal and nonsectarian political party in Northern Ireland. It is Northern Ireland's fifth-largest party overall, with eight seats in the Northern Ireland Assembly and one in the House of Commons....
becomes the first non-unionist Lord Mayor of BelfastBelfastBelfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...
. - August 19 - Over 5,000 people take part in a nuclear rally against a nuclear power station at Carnsore PointCarnsore PointCarnsore Point is a headland in the very South East corner of County Wexford, Ireland. This headland is Ireland's southern limit point of the Irish Sea....
, County WexfordCounty WexfordCounty Wexford is a county in Ireland. It is part of the South-East Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the town of Wexford. In pre-Norman times it was part of the Kingdom of Uí Cheinnselaig, whose capital was at Ferns. Wexford County Council is the local...
. - September 1 - Dublin Institute of TechnologyDublin Institute of TechnologyDublin Institute of Technology was established officially in 1992 under the but had been previously set up in 1978 on an ad-hoc basis. The institution can trace its origins back to 1887 with the establishment of various technical institutions in Dublin, Ireland...
is created on an ad-hoc basis by the City of Dublin VECVocational Education CommitteeA Vocational Education Committee is a statutory local education body in the Republic of Ireland that administers some secondary education, most adult education and a very small amount of primary education in the state...
. - November 2 - Ireland's second national television channel, RTÉ 2RTÉ TwoRTÉ Two is a free-to-air general entertainment channel operated by Irish state broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann. RTÉ Two is available throughout the island of Ireland through digital terrestrial service Saorview, VHF and UHF bands, and is also available via satellite to Irish subscribers of...
, opens with a live broadcast from the Cork Opera HouseCork Opera HouseCork Opera House is a theatre and opera house in Cork in the Republic of Ireland. It was originally built in 1855, although its existence has not been continuous; having survived the burning of much of Cork by British forces in reprisal for an ambush of a military convoy in 1920 by Irish rebels,...
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Arts and literature
- Iris MurdochIris MurdochDame Iris Murdoch DBE was an Irish-born British author and philosopher, best known for her novels about political and social questions of good and evil, sexual relationships, morality, and the power of the unconscious...
is awarded the Booker Prize for her novel The Sea, The SeaThe Sea, the SeaThe Sea, the Sea is the 19th novel by Iris Murdoch. It won the Booker Prize in 1978.-Plot summary:The Sea, the Sea is a tale of the strange obsessions that haunt a self-satisfied playwright and director as he begins to write his memoirs...
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Athletics
- March 25 - John TreacyJohn TreacyJohn Treacy is a former Irish athlete and Olympic medalist, who represented Ireland at four Olympic Games between 1980 and 1992.- Career :...
wins the world cross-country championship in GlasgowGlasgowGlasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
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Golf
- Carroll's Irish OpenIrish Open (golf)The Irish Open is a professional golf tournament on the European Tour, currently played at the end of July or early August each year. The event has been played in many locations on the island; its current home is the Killarney Golf & Fishing Club in County Kerry in southwestern Ireland...
is won by Ken BrownKen Brown (golfer)Ken Brown is a Scottish former European Tour golfer who now works as a golf broadcaster and writer, primarily for the BBC. He also works as part of the commentary team for the international coverage of the European Tour on selected events which are not covered by the BBC...
(ScotlandScotlandScotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
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January to June
- January 11 — Adrian O'ConnorAdrian O'ConnorAdrian O'Connor is a retired male backstroke swimmer from Ireland. He competed for his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where he did not qualify for the final in his two individual starts . He was born in New Ross, Wexford.-References:*...
, backstroke swimmer - 12 January - David WorrellDavid WorrellDavid Worrell is an Irish footballer who plays as a right-back. He was released by his most recent club, Montrose, in April 2009.-Career:...
, soccer player. - 19 January - Simon WebbSimon Webb (footballer)Simon Webb is a retired Irish footballer.A trainee with Tottenham Hotspur from August 1994, Simon went on loan to Leyton Orient in October 1999. He signed for Bohemians from Purfleet in July 2000 where he won two league winning medals and a FAI Cup winners medal...
, soccer player. - 28 January - Dave MulcahyDave MulcahyDave Mulcahy is an Irish football player who currently plays for St. Patrick's Athletic in the League of Ireland Premier Division ....
, soccer player. - 30 January - John DoyleJohn Doyle (Gaelic footballer)Johnny Doyle is a Gaelic football player for Kildare. He plays his club football for Allenwood and was awarded Kildare footballer of the year in 2004 and 2005. He won the Kildare Senior Football Championship with Allenwood in 2004. Doyle and Allenwoods form continued in 2006 with a Kildare...
, KildareKildare GAAFor more information see Kildare Senior Club Football Championship or Kildare Senior Club Hurling Championship.The Kildare County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association , or Kildare GAA, is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Kildare...
Gaelic footballer. - 21 February - Damien EnglishDamien EnglishDamien English is an Irish Fine Gael politician and is currently a Teachta Dála for the Meath West constituency.-Education:...
, Fine GaelFine GaelFine Gael is a centre-right to centrist political party in the Republic of Ireland. It is the single largest party in Ireland in the Oireachtas, in local government, and in terms of Members of the European Parliament. The party has a membership of over 35,000...
TDTeachta DálaA Teachta Dála , usually abbreviated as TD in English, is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas . It is the equivalent of terms such as "Member of Parliament" or "deputy" used in other states. The official translation of the term is "Deputy to the Dáil", though a more literal...
for Meath West. - 23 February - Jason ByrneJason Byrne (footballer)Jason Byrne is an Irish football player, currently playing for Dundalk in the League of Ireland.-Bray Wanderers:...
, soccer player. - 9 March - Derek O'ConnorDerek O'ConnorDerek Peter Luke O'Connor is an Irish professional footballer, who played as a goalkeeper.-Playing career:O'Connor began his career at Crumlin United and in 1994 he moved to Huddersfield Town in the youth ranks which were supervised by Kevin Blackwell...
, soccer player. - 2 April - John HoyneJohn HoyneJohn Hoyne is a former Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Graigue-Ballycallan and he used play with the Kilkenny senior inter-county team from 2000 until 2005.-Club:...
, KilkennyKilkenny GAAThe Kilkenny County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland and is responsible for Gaelic Games in County Kilkenny. The county board has its head office and main grounds at Nowlan Park and is also responsible for Kilkenny inter-county teams...
hurler. - 4 April - Alan MahonAlan MahonAlan Joseph Mahon is an Irish footballer who plays a midfielder and has been capped by the Republic of Ireland.-Early career: Tranmere Rovers and Sporting Clube de Portugal:...
, soccer player. - 5 April - Stephen MurphyStephen Murphy (footballer)Stephen Murphy was an Irish professional footballer who played for Belvedere, Huddersfield Town and Halifax Town, for whom he made 25 Football League appearances. He has also played for the Ireland U-21's.-External links:...
, soccer player. - 19 April - Geordan MurphyGeordan MurphyGeordan Edward Andrew Murphy is an Irish rugby union rugby player and plays fullback or wing for the English club Leicester Tigers and Ireland....
, International rugby player. - 29 April - David O'LoughlinDavid O'LoughlinDavid O'Loughlin is a professional cyclist with the Asian based Giant Kenda team for 2011. O'Loughlin rode for Ireland at World Championships and has won the national road championship three times...
, cyclist. - 10 June - Karl ScullyKarl scullyKarl Scully kicked started his career in 2000 by co-starring alongside Ewan Mcgregor in the blockbuster hit ‘Nora,’ and later admitted to giving the star ‘a few singing lessons.’...
, tenor - 14 June - Alan Murphy, soccer player.
- 21 June - Wayne SherlockWayne SherlockWayne Sherlock is an Irish sportsman. He played hurling for the Cork senior inter-county team from 1999 until 2006. He still plays hurling with his local Blackrock club.-Early life:...
, Cork hurler. - 25 June - Kieran KellyKieran KellyKieran Kelly was a top Irish jump jockey who died as a result of a racing accident.Kelly was born in County Kildare and achieved his first Cheltenham Festival success in March 2003 on Hardy Eustace in the Royal & SunAlliance Novices' Hurdle.He was critically injured in a fall in on August 8, 2003...
, jump jockeyJockeyA jockey is an athlete who rides horses in horse racing or steeplechase racing, primarily as a profession. The word also applies to camel riders in camel racing.-Etymology:...
killed in a racing accident (d.20032003 in Ireland-Events:*January 21 – The Spire of Dublin on O'Connell Street is officially completed.*February 16 – 100,000 people in Dublin, and 30,000 in Belfast march to express their opposition to the imminent invasion of Iraq....
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July to September
- 4 July - Derek LyngDerek LyngDerek Lyng is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club called Emeralds and was a member of the Kilkenny senior inter-county team from 2001 to 2010.-Club:...
, KilkennyKilkenny GAAThe Kilkenny County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland and is responsible for Gaelic Games in County Kilkenny. The county board has its head office and main grounds at Nowlan Park and is also responsible for Kilkenny inter-county teams...
hurler. - 18 July - Shane HorganShane HorganShane Patrick Horgan born 18 July 1978 in Bellewstown, County Meath is a rugby union player who plays wing or centre for Leinster and Ireland. He is tall. While he was young he played for Boyne RFC. He also played Gaelic football at Minor level with Meath.Horgan joined Lansdowne on leaving...
, International rugby player. - 27 July - Brian Barry-MurphyBrian Barry-MurphyBrian Barry-Murphy is an Irish professional footballer for Rochdale in England's League One.-Playing career:He has previously played for Cork City, Preston North End and Sheffield Wednesday as well as representing the Republic of Ireland at Under 21 level...
, soccer player. - July - Diarmuid O'SullivanDiarmuid O'SullivanDiarmuid O'Sullivan is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Cloyne and was a dual player with the Cork senior inter-county teams at various times from 1997 until 2008. O'Sullivan is regarded as one of Cork's greatest-ever players.-Biography:Diarmuid O'Sullivan was born in...
, Cork hurler. - 7 August - Alan MahonAlan Mahon (footballer born 1978)Alan Mahon is an Irish footballer whose last club was UCD. He should not be confused with his namesake, five months his senior....
, soccer player. - 8 August - Alan MayburyAlan MayburyAlan Paul Maybury is an Irish footballer currently playing for St. Johnstone.-Leeds:As a youngster Maybury was linked to Rangers and was anecdotally the first player from the Republic of Ireland to be offered a youth contract. However he decided to start his senior career at Leeds United...
, soccer player. - 21 August - Alan LeeAlan Lee (footballer)Alan Desmond Lee is an Irish footballer who plays as a striker for League One club Huddersfield Town. He has also won ten caps for the Republic of Ireland....
, soccer player. - 28 August - Barry RyanBarry Ryan (footballer)Barry Ryan is an Irish football goalkeeper currently playing for Limerick in the League of Ireland First Division.He made his League of Ireland debut for UCD away to Sligo Rovers on the 15th of February 1997...
, soccer player. - 29 August - Darren O'KeeffeDarren O'KeeffeDarren O'Keeffe was an Irish soccer player who was born in Dublin on 29 August 1978.-Early career:Darren played his schoolboy football for Kilmore Boys, Grange Woodbine and Belvedere. It was at Belvedere that he was spotted by Millwall and went over to London on a trial. He impressed but while...
, soccer player. - 27 September - John Paul PhelanJohn Paul PhelanJohn Paul Phelan is an Irish Fine Gael politician. He was elected as a Teachta Dála for the Carlow–Kilkenny constituency at the 2011 general election. He was elected in 2002 to Seanad Éireann by the Agricultural Panel, and was re-elected in 2007...
, Fine GaelFine GaelFine Gael is a centre-right to centrist political party in the Republic of Ireland. It is the single largest party in Ireland in the Oireachtas, in local government, and in terms of Members of the European Parliament. The party has a membership of over 35,000...
SenatorSeanad ÉireannSeanad Éireann is the upper house of the Oireachtas , which also comprises the President of Ireland and Dáil Éireann . It is commonly called the Seanad or Senate and its members Senators or Seanadóirí . Unlike Dáil Éireann, it is not directly elected but consists of a mixture of members chosen by...
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October to December
- 1 October - Barry ConlonBarry ConlonBarry John Conlon is an Irish footballer who plays as a striker and is currently without a club.Conlon's career started with Queens Park Rangers but he moved to Manchester City before he had played a game. He made his Football League debut with City...
, soccer player. - 2 October - Eddie BrennanEddie BrennanEddie Brennan is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Graigue-Ballycallan and has been a member of the Kilkenny senior inter-county team since 2000.-Biography:...
, KilkennyKilkenny GAAThe Kilkenny County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland and is responsible for Gaelic Games in County Kilkenny. The county board has its head office and main grounds at Nowlan Park and is also responsible for Kilkenny inter-county teams...
hurler. - 5 October - Shane RyanShane RyanShane Ryan is an Irish sportsperson who plays hurling for Dublin and a former Gaelic footballer and All Star with Dublin. Ryan plays his club hurling and football for Naomh Mearnóg and his preferred position is centre back, although he is known to have played many positions for Dublin. He made his...
, Gaelic footballer. - 9 October - Nicky ByrneNicky ByrneNicholas Bernard James Adam Byrne, Jr is a singer-songwriter, radio presenter and former footballer. From 1998 until 2012 he was the oldest member of Irish pop band, Westlife....
, entertainer, member WestlifeWestlifeWestlife are an Irish boy band established on 3 July 1998. They are to disband in 2012. The group's line-up was Nicky Byrne, Kian Egan, Mark Feehily, Shane Filan, and Brian McFadden . The group are the only act in British and Irish history to have their first seven singles peak at number one...
. - 17 October - Jerry FlanneryJerry FlanneryJeremiah Paul "Jerry" Flannery is an Irish rugby union player who plays at Hooker for Munster and Ireland.-Early career:...
, international rugby player. - 25 October - Chris KeaneChris KeaneChris Keane is an Irish rugby union player. He currently plays with Leinster and is registred to Old Belvedere RFC. Keane began his provincial career with Connacht where he received 90 caps , the first coming against Cardiff Blues in a 6–3 victory...
, rugby player. - 9 November - Martin ComerfordMartin ComerfordMartin Comerford is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club O'Loughlin Gaels and was a member of the Kilkenny senior inter-county team from 2002 until 2010.-References:-Teams:...
, KilkennyKilkenny GAAThe Kilkenny County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland and is responsible for Gaelic Games in County Kilkenny. The county board has its head office and main grounds at Nowlan Park and is also responsible for Kilkenny inter-county teams...
hurler. - 15 December - Edele Barrett, singer and songwriter.
- 15 December - Keavy Lynch, singer and songwriter.
- 22 December - Eugene CloonanEugene CloonanEugene Cloonan is a former Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club athenry from 1996–2008 and with the Galway senior inter-county team from 1997-2008.-Early & private life:...
, GalwayGalway GAAThe Galway County Boards of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Galway GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Galway. The county boards are also responsible for the Galway inter-county teams.Unlike all other counties in Ireland,...
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- Caoimhe ButterlyCaoimhe ButterlyCaoimhe Butterly is an Irish peace activist who has worked with AIDS victims in Zimbabwe, the homeless in New York, and with Zapatistas in Mexico as well as more recently in the Middle East and Haiti. In 2002, during an Israeli attack in Jenin, she was shot by an Israeli soldier. She spent 16 days...
, human rightsHuman rightsHuman rights are "commonly understood as inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being." Human rights are thus conceived as universal and egalitarian . These rights may exist as natural rights or as legal rights, in both national...
activist. - Julie FeeneyJulie FeeneyJulie Feeney, award-winning Irish composer, song-writer, singer and music producer.-Overview:Feeney is an award-winning and critically acclaimed Irish composer, singer, record producer, musician, songwriter, theatre artist and educator. She composes both instrumental and electronic music, and...
, singer songwriter. - Mike FitzGeraldMike FitzGerald (hurler)Mike FitzGerald is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Doon and with the Limerick senior inter-county team.-Career:...
, LimerickLimerick GAAThe Limerick County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Limerick GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Limerick...
hurler. - John MiskellaJohn MiskellaJohn Miskella is a former Irish sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with the Ballincollig club and with the Cork senior inter-county team.-Playing career:Miskella made his debut for the Cork team in 1999 against Waterford....
, Cork Gaelic footballer. - Richie MullallyRichie MullallyRichard "Richie" Mullally is an Irish sportsperson. He plays in midfield on the Kilkenny senior hurling team.Richie Mullally was born in County Kilkenny in 1978. A farmer by profession, Mullally plays his local club hurling with Glenmore...
, KilkennyKilkenny GAAThe Kilkenny County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland and is responsible for Gaelic Games in County Kilkenny. The county board has its head office and main grounds at Nowlan Park and is also responsible for Kilkenny inter-county teams...
hurler. - Nicholas MurphyNicholas MurphyNicholas Murphy is an Irish sportsperson. He plays Gaelic football with his local club Carrigaline and has been a member of the Cork senior inter-county team since 1998.-Club:...
, Cork Gaelic footballer. - Mike O'BrienMike O'Brien (hurler)Mike O'Brien is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Glenroe and with the Limerick senior inter-county team.-Early & private life:...
, LimerickLimerick GAAThe Limerick County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Limerick GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Limerick...
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Deaths
- 23 January Cormac BreslinCormac BreslinCormac Breslin was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. He was born in Gweedore, County Donegal. He was educated at St. Eunan's College, Letterkenny. He was first elected to the Dáil in 1937 as a Fianna Fáil TD for Donegal West. He was re-elected at every election until his retirement in 1977. He...
, Fianna FáilFianna FáilFianna Fáil – The Republican Party , more commonly known as Fianna Fáil is a centrist political party in the Republic of Ireland, founded on 23 March 1926. Fianna Fáil's name is traditionally translated into English as Soldiers of Destiny, although a more accurate rendition would be Warriors of Fál...
TDTeachta DálaA Teachta Dála , usually abbreviated as TD in English, is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas . It is the equivalent of terms such as "Member of Parliament" or "deputy" used in other states. The official translation of the term is "Deputy to the Dáil", though a more literal...
and Ceann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann (b.19021902 in Ireland-Events:*7 January - Waterford Corporation passes a motion to confer the freedom of the city on John Redmond.*8 January - The Great National Convention takes place in the Round Room of the Rotunda in Dublin...
). - 4 March - Emmet DaltonEmmet DaltonEmmet Dalton was an Irish soldier and film producer. He served in the British Army in the First World War, reaching the rank of Major. However, on his return to Ireland he became one of the senior figures in the Dublin Brigade of the guerrilla Irish Republican Army which fought against British...
, revolutionary. - 6 March - Micheál MacLiammóirMicheál MacLiammóirMicheál Mac Liammóir , born Alfred Willmore, was an English-born Irish actor, dramatist, impresario, writer, poet and painter. Mac Liammóir was born to a Protestant family living in the Kensal Green neighbourhood of London....
, actor and dramatist (b.18991899 in Ireland-Events:*6 September - The foundation stone of St Anne’s Cathedral, Belfast is laid by the Countess of Shaftesbury.*The Second Boer War begins in South Africa...
). - 21 March - Cearbhall Ó DálaighCearbhall Ó DálaighCearbhall Ó Dálaigh served as the fifth President of Ireland, from 1974 to 1976. He resigned in 1976 after a clash with the government. He also had a notable legal career, including serving as Chief Justice of Ireland.- Early life :Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh, one of four children, was born on 12 February...
, Attorney-General, Chief Justice of IrelandChief Justice of IrelandThe Chief Justice of Ireland is the president of the Supreme Court of Ireland.Under Constitution of Ireland, the Chief Justice of Ireland also occupies several positions ex officio, these include;* A possible judge of the High Court....
and fifth President of IrelandPresident of IrelandThe President of Ireland is the head of state of Ireland. The President is usually directly elected by the people for seven years, and can be elected for a maximum of two terms. The presidency is largely a ceremonial office, but the President does exercise certain limited powers with absolute...
(d.19111911 in Ireland-Events:*5 January - Protestant church leaders condemn the Ne Temere Papal decree on mixed marriages.*2 April - The national census is taken.*27 May - The first issue of the Irish Worker is published...
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- 12 September - Wilfred HuttonWilfred HuttonWilfred Noel Maxwell Hutton was an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he played once for the Ireland cricket team in 1927 and also played first-class cricket for Dublin University....
, cricketer (b.19011901 in Ireland-Events:*January 1 — The centenary of the Act of Union is celebrated by British forces in Ireland.*January 3 — Despite some opposition Drogheda Corporation votes to confer the freedom of the town on President Kruger of the Boers....
). - October - Moss (Maurice) TwomeyMoss (Maurice) TwomeyMoss ' Twomey was an Irish republican and chief of staff of the Irish Republican Army .-Early life:...
, chief of staff of the Irish Republican ArmyIrish Republican ArmyThe Irish Republican Army was an Irish republican revolutionary military organisation. It was descended from the Irish Volunteers, an organisation established on 25 November 1913 that staged the Easter Rising in April 1916...
(b.18971897 in Ireland-Arts and literature:* Bram Stoker's novel, Dracula, is published for the first time.* Amanda McKittrick Ros publishes Irene Iddesleigh.-Football:*International*Irish Cup-Births:*1 March - Robert Bowers, cricketer ....
). - 5 November - Denis O'DeaDenis O'DeaDenis O'Dea was an Irish stage and film actor.O'Dea was a leading member of Dublin's Abbey Theatre, where his work led to a number of notable film roles, including two mid-1930s John Ford films, The Informer and The Plough and the Stars , and the part of the police inspector in pursuit of IRA man...
, actor (b.19051905 in Ireland-Events:*9 January - The Lillebonne, the largest vessel ever constructed in Dublin, is successfully launched in the North Wall Yard.*6 March - The obligation of the Post Office in regard to letters addressed in Irish is raised in the British House of Commons...
). - 13 December - Jack DoyleJack DoyleJack Doyle , known as "The Gorgeous Gael" was at one time or another a contender for the British Boxing Championship, a Hollywood actor and an accomplished tenor.-Early years:...
, boxer, actor and singer (b.19131913 in Ireland-Events:*30 January - At Westminster the House of Lords rejects the Home Rule Bill by 326 to 69.*7 July - The Home Rule Bill is once again carried in the House of Commons, despite attempts by Bonar Law to obstruct it....
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- Gabriel HayesGabriel HayesGabriel Hayes was an Irish artist born in Monasterevin, County Kildare. She was a sculptor who studied in Dublin, France, and Italy. Hayes was also an accomplished artist with one of her works "The Cork Bowler" selling at Christies in London in May 2000 for 23,500 stg....
, sculptor, designer of Irish coins (b.19091909 in Ireland-Events:*31 October - The Royal University of Ireland is dissolved.*14 December - In the large hall of the National University in Dublin, Ernest Shackleton delivers a lecture entitled 'Nearest the South Pole.'...
). - Peter KerleyPeter KerleySir Peter Kerley CVO was a radiologist from Dundalk, Ireland and a graduate of University College Dublin . He spent a year training in radiology in Vienna. He obtained his M.D. from the University of Ireland, in 1939. He was Director of Radiology at the Westminster Hospital and was also affiliated...
, radiologist (b.19001900 in Ireland-Events:*January 16 — Three lion cubs reared by an Irish red setter go on view at Dublin Zoo.*January 17 — The different sections of the Nationalist Party meet in the Dublin Mansion House's Oak Room to promote national unity....
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