Contents 1 Events 2 Arts and literature 3 Sport 3.1 Golf 4 Births 4.1 January to March 4.2 April to June 4.3 July to December 4.4 Full date unknown 5 Deaths 5.1 Full date unknown

[edit] Events

• February 21 - A crater on the planet Mercury is named after the Irish poet W.B. Yeats.
• May 29 - A massive peace rally takes place in Belfast organized by Betty Williams, Mairéad Corrigan and Ciarán McKeown.
• 15 June - Fianna Fáil wins the 1977 general election with over 50% of the votes and a 20-seat majority
• 5 July - The 21st Dáil elects Jack Lynch as Taoiseach [1]
• July 14 - The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland is granted recognition as a recognised college of the National University of Ireland.
• September 10 - Irish horses are prevented from entering the United States because of an outbreak of venereal disease in Irish, British and French horses. [2] [3]
• September 18 - In Ennis, County Clare the Christian Brothers celebrate their 150th anniversary.
• October 10 - The Peace Movement founders, Mairéad Corrigan and Betty Williams win the Nobel Prize for Peace.
• November 18 - The National Council for Educational Awards is given degree awarding status.

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[edit] Sport

[edit] Golf

• Carroll's Irish Open is won by Hubert Green (USA).

[edit] Births

[edit] January to March

• 4 February - Lisa Burke, television weather forecaster.
• 7 February - Francis Barrett, boxer.
• 15 February - Damien Faulkner, motor racing driver.
• 16 February - Ian Clarke, software developer.
• 3 March - Ronan Keating, singer.
• 7 March - Ronan O'Gara, International rugby player.
• 16 March - Donal Óg Cusack, Cork hurling goalkeeper.
• 31 March - Finghin Collins, pianist.

[edit] April to June

• 1 April - Pádraic Joyce, Galway Gaelic footballer
• 14 April - Stephen Grant, soccer player
• 14 April - Trevor Malloy, soccer player
• 7 May - Lisa Kelly, singer
• 12 May - Barry Foley, Limerick hurler
• 16 May - Robbie Ryan, soccer player
• 22 May - Seán Óg Ó hAilpín, Cork hurling and Gaelic football player
• 1 June - Thomas Byrne, Fianna Fáil TD for Meath East
• 1 June - Jamie Costin, race walker
• 15 June - P. J. Ryan, Kilkenny hurler
• 21 June - Barry Archer, cricketer
• 21 June - Michael Gomez, boxer

[edit] July to December

• 6 July - Ciara Durkin, member of the Massachusetts National Guard who died under mysterious circumstances while deployed in Afghanistan (d.2007).
• 27 July - Jonathan Rhys Meyers, actor.
• 17 August - Colin Hawkins, soccer player.
• 25 August - Dessie Baker, soccer player.
• 29 August - Aidan Lynch, soccer player.
• 31 August - Ian Harte, international soccer player.
• 7 September - Marcus Horan, international rugby player.
• 7 September - Timmy McCarthy, Cork hurling player.
• 15 September - Gavin Smith, motor racing driver.
• 15 November - Joe Deane, Cork hurling player.
• 11 December - Emma Ledden, television presenter.
• 13 December - Peter Stringer, rugby union player for Munster and Ireland.

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• John Browne, Cork hurler.
• Stephen Byrne, Offaly hurler.
• Ollie Canning, Galway hurler.
• Joe Doyle, bass player.
• David Flynn, composer and musician.
• Anthony Lynch, Cork Gaelic footballer.
• Tom Mulligan, Dublin Gaelic footballer (d.2007).
• Genevieve O'Reilly, actress.
• Alan Quirke, Cork Gaelic footballer.
• Ste V Roc, hip-hop artist and MC.
• Anthony Ruby, artist.
• Donie Ryan, Limerick hurler.

[edit] Deaths

• 5 January - Patrick Cogan, Independent TD (b.1903).
• 17 April - William Cardinal Conway, Cardinal, Archbishop of Armagh (b.1913).
• 24 April - Geoffrey Bing, lawyer and Labour politician in UK (b.1909).
• 1 August - Bill Loughery, cricketer (b.1907).

[edit] Full date unknown

• Seán Keating, painter (b.1889).
• Jimmy Walsh, Kilkenny hurler (b.1911).