27 September – Saor Éire's first National Congress takes place in the Iona Hall in Dublin.
4 December – the derelict aerodrome at Collinstown in north County Dublin is considered as the site for a new civil airport.
Arts and literatureedit
13 October – Orson Welles makes his first professional stage debut, age 16, at the Gate Theatre, Dublin, with a leading rôle in an adaptation of Jew Süss.