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1977 in Ireland 
Summary
Events from the year 1977 in Ireland.
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Incumbents edit
- President: Patrick Hillery
- Taoiseach:
- Liam Cosgrave (FG) (until 5 July 1977)
- Jack Lynch (FF) (from 5 July 1977)
- Tánaiste:
- Brendan Corish (Lab) (until 5 July 1977)
- George Colley (FF) (from 5 July 1977)
- Minister for Finance:
- Richie Ryan (FG) (until 5 July 1977)
- George Colley (FF) (from 5 July 1977)
- Chief Justice: Tom O'Higgins
- Dáil:
- Seanad:
Events edit
- 29 January – Seven Irish Republican Army bombs exploded in the West End of London, but there were no fatalities or serious injuries.
- 4 February – British police discovered an IRA bomb factory in Liverpool.
- 10 February – The three IRA terrorists involved in the 1975 Balcombe Street Siege in London were sentenced to life imprisonment on six charges of murder.
- 21 February – A crater on the planet Mercury was named after the Irish poet W. B. Yeats.
- 18 March – Six-year-old Mary Boyle from Kincasslagh vanished from her grandparents' farm near Ballyshannon in County Donegal.
- 9 May – Ireland's first McDonald's restaurant opened on Grafton Street in Dublin.
- 29 May – A massive peace rally took place in Belfast organized by Betty Williams, Mairéad Corrigan and Ciarán McKeown.
- 15 June – Fianna Fáil won the 1977 general election with over 50% of the votes and a 20-seat majority
- 5 July – The 21st Dáil elected Jack Lynch as Taoiseach.[1]
- 14 July – The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland was recognised as a college of the National University of Ireland.
- 10 August – Queen Elizabeth II visited Northern Ireland under tight security as part of her Silver Jubilee celebrations.
- 10 September – Irish horses were prevented from entering the United States because of an outbreak of venereal disease in Irish, British and French horses.[2][3]
- 18 September – In Ennis, County Clare, the Christian Brothers celebrated their 150th anniversary.
- 3 October – Dunsink Observatory near Finglas was badly damaged by fire. Rubble removed to the nearby municipal dump included valuable Apollo 11 Moon rock fragments donated to Ireland by the American government.[4][5]
- 22 October – A new £1 note was circulated, a green banknote depicting the mythical Queen Maeve of Connacht.
- 18 November – The National Council for Educational Awards was given degree awarding status.
Arts and literature edit
- August – The Boomtown Rats' debut single "Lookin' After No. 1", written by Bob Geldof, was released in the United Kingdom.
- The Rooney Prize for Irish Literature was awarded to Desmond Hogan.[6][7][8]
- Publication of Leland Bardwell's first novel Girl on a Bicycle in Dublin, set in 1940s Ireland.
- Publication of Paul Muldoon's poetry collection Mules.
- Publication of Niall Ó Dónaill's Irish-English dictionary Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla.
Sport edit
- Carroll's Irish Open was won by Hubert Green (USA).
- The Republic of Ireland national football team failed to qualify for the 1978 FIFA World Cup in Argentina.
- In September, Cork Hurlers completed the 'three in a row'[clarification needed] by beating Wexford in the All-Ireland senior hurling final.
- Dublin footballers beat Armagh in the highest ever scoring All-Ireland senior football final.
Births edit
- January – Mickey O'Connell, Cork hurler.
- 4 January – Dan Shanahan, hurler and coach.
- 6 January
- David Flynn, composer and musician.
- Genevieve O'Reilly, actress.
- 7 January – Tomm Moore, twice Oscar nominated animator and film maker.
- 10 January – Michelle O'Neill, née Doris, politician, First Minister of Northern Ireland.
- 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.
- 1 April – Pádraic Joyce, Galway Gaelic footballer.
- 14 April
- Stephen Grant, soccer player.
- Trevor Malloy, soccer player.
- 7 May – Lisa Kelly, singer.
- 8 May – Joe Doyle, bass player.
- 9 May – Paul Lynch, novelist.
- 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.
- Jamie Costin, race walker.
- 15 June – P. J. Ryan, Kilkenny hurler.
- 20 June – Hazel Kaneswaran, singer.
- 21 June
- Barry Archer, cricketer.
- Michael Gomez, boxer.
- 25 June – Daniel Kinahan, boxing promoter.
- 2 July – Laura Woods, radio and television presenter.
- 6 July – Pearse Doherty, Sinn Féin Senator.
- 27 July – Jonathan Rhys Meyers, actor.
- 9 August – Caroline Morahan, actress and television presenter.
- 14 August – Tom Mulligan, Dublin Gaelic footballer (died 2007).
- 17 August – Colin Hawkins, soccer player.
- 18 August – Elaine Crowley, journalist, newsreader and television presenter.
- 21 August – Anthony Lynch, Cork Gaelic footballer.
- 25 August – Dessie Baker, soccer player.
- 31 August – Ian Harte, international soccer player.
- 7 September
- Marcus Horan, international rugby player.
- Timmy McCarthy, Cork hurling player.
- 15 September – Gavin Smith, motor racing driver.
- 15 November – Joe Deane, Cork hurling player.
- 3 December – Kerri Ann, pop singer.
- 11 December – Emma Ledden, television presenter.
- 13 December – Peter Stringer, rugby union player for Munster and Ireland.
- 27 December – Sinead Keenan, actress.
- Full date unknown
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- John Browne, Cork hurler.
- Stephen Byrne, Offaly hurler.
- Ste V Roc, hip-hop artist and MC.
- Anthony Ruby, artist.
- Donie Ryan, Limerick hurler.
Deaths edit
- 5 January – Patrick Cogan, Independent TD (born 1903).
- 17 April – William Conway, Cardinal Archbishop of Armagh (born 1913).
- 24 April – Geoffrey Bing, lawyer and Labour politician in UK (born 1909).
- 14 June – Joe Keppel, comic performer (born 1894).
- 14 July – Fiona Plunkett, Republican (born 1896).
- 17 July – Micky Cross, hurler (Claughaun, Limerick, Munster, national team) (born 1902).
- 1 August – Bill Loughery, cricketer (born 1907).
- 21 December – Seán Keating, painter (born 1889).
- 23 December – Raymond McGrath, architect and interior designer (born 1903 in Australia).
- 26 December – Jimmy Walsh, Kilkenny hurler (born 1911).
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Dáil Éireann". Parliamentary Debates. 300. 5 July 1977. Archived from the original on 2 March 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
- ^ Swerczek, T. W. (1979). "Contagious equine metritis – outbreak of the disease in Kentucky and laboratory methods for diagnosing the disease". J Reprod Fertil Suppl. 27 (27): 361–5. PMID 383988.
- ^ "U.S. Importation of Mares and Stallions U.S.D.A. Quarantine Requirements Regarding Infectious Equine Diseases". cemquarantine.com. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007.
- ^ What has happened to Nasa's missing Moon rocks? From lunar landscape to Dublin dump BBC World Service, 19 February 2012.
- ^ Dunsink Obseratory—Outbreak of Fire, 3 October 1977 Irish Astronomical Journal, Vol. 13, p.156. March 1978.
- ^ McElroy, James (2007). Ireland: A Traveler's Literary Companion. Whereabouts Press. p. 147.
- ^ "The Hogan File". The Irish Times. 2 April 2005.
- ^ McDonough, Tim (2 January 1981). "Irish Tales Have Rooney Angle". Pittsburgh Press. Retrieved 24 April 2012.