[edit] Events [edit] Arts and literature -
- Winners: Dolphins
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- Winners: Bohemians 4 - 3 Dundalk
[edit] Births [edit] January to June - 2 January - Neil Downing, writer.
- 11 January - Colm O'Reilly, Bishop of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise (1983 - ).
- 16 January - William Walsh, Bishop of Killaloe (1994 - ).
- 9 February - Liam Kavanagh, Labour Party Teachta Dála representing Wicklow, Member of the European Parliament.
- 18 February - Dermot O'Mahoney, Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin (1975 - 1996).
- 20 February - Bríd Rodgers, former Social Democratic and Labour Party MLA and Minister.
- 21 February - Brian Mullooly, Fianna Fáil politician, twice Cathaoirleach of Seanad Éireann
- 4 March - Don Davern, Fianna Fáil TD for Tipperary South 1965–1968. (d.1968)
- 6 March - Ronnie Delany, former Irish athlete.
- 20 March - Dermot FitzGerald, businessman and philanthropist (d.2006).
- 25 April - John Boland, Roman Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Savannah, Georgia.
- 15 May - Barry Desmond, former Irish Labour Party TD, Cabinet Minister and MEP.
- 18 June - Jimmy Brohan, Cork hurler.
[edit] July to December - 20 July - Hugh Coveney, Fine Gael TD and Cabinet Minister, yachtsman (d.1998).
- 13 August - Brendan Comiskey, former Roman Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Ferns.
- August - Michael J. Noonan, former Fianna Fáil TD and Cabinet Minister.
- 16 September - Charlie McDonald, Fine Gael politician, Cathaoirleach (speaker) of Seanad Éireann 1981–1982
- 29 September - Ian Lewis, cricketer (d.2004).
- 16 October - Fred Tiedt, boxer (d.1999).
- 4 December - Noel Peyton, soccer player.
- 8 December - Michael Woods, Fianna Fáil TD for Dublin North-East and former Cabinet Minister.
[edit] Full date unknown - Pauline Bewick, artist.
- Johnny Byrne, writer and script editor.
- Tim Pat Coogan, historian and broadcaster.
- Eddie Fullerton, Sinn Féin councillor, killed by the Ulster Defence Association (d.1991).
- Tom Murphy, playwright.
- Pádraig Ó Snodaigh, Irish language activist, poet, writer and publisher.
- Bob Quinn, filmmaker, writer and photographer.
- Peter Rice, structural engineer (d.1992).
[edit] Deaths - 23 March - Robert Browne, Roman Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Cloyne (b.1844).
- 8 April - Patrick Joseph Sullivan, mayor of Casper, Wyoming and Republican member of the United States Senate from Wyoming (b.1865).
- 17 July - George William Russell, critic, poet and artist (b.1867).
- 22 July - William Mulholland, water service engineer in Southern California (b.1855).
- 9 August - James Buchanan, 1st Baron Woolavington, businessman and philanthropist (b.1849).
- 15 September - Sir Thomas Esmonde, 11th Baronet, peer, MP and Seanad member (b.1862).
- 22 October - Edward Carson, Baron Carson, Irish Unionist leader, barrister and judge (b.1854).
[edit] References - ^ Lee, Joseph (1989). Ireland, 1912-1985: politics and society. 9780521377416. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 201.
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