23 January – The government was considering the introduction of a pay-as-you-earn system of income tax.
10 February – Unions voted to end the 15-year split in the Irish trade union movement. The Irish Congress of Trade Unions resulted from the merger of the TUC and the CIU.
8 April – James Dillon of the Fine Gael party wanted to abolish compulsory Irish at school as he felt it was counter-productive.
22 September – At its inaugural conference the Irish Congress of Trade Unions attacked the government of Northern Ireland for not recognising the new organisation.
4 October – Three men collapsed and died at Croke Park during the All-Ireland Hurling Final Replay.
12 February – The first edition of the Irish Music Charts Top 10 was printed in the Evening Herald newspaper. Elvis Presley's "One Night" became the first song to top the charts. (The official charts were founded by RTÉ in 1962.)