1977 in Ireland
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Events from the year 1977 in Ireland.
Contents
Incumbents
- President: Patrick Hillery
- Taoiseach:
- Liam Cosgrave (FG) (until 5 July 1977)
- Jack Lynch (FF) (starting 5 July 1977)
Events
- 29 January – seven Irish Republican Army bombs explode in the West End of London, but there are no fatalities or serious injuries.
- 4 February – British police discover an IRA bomb factory in Liverpool.
- 10 February – the three IRA terrorists involved in the 1975 Balcombe Street Siege in London are sentenced to life imprisonment on six charges of murder.
- 21 February – a crater on the planet Mercury is named after the Irish poet W.B. Yeats.
- 18 March – 6-year-old Mary Boyle from Kincasslagh vanishes from her grandparents farm near Ballyshannon in County Donegal.
- 9 May – Ireland's first McDonald's restaurant opens, at Grafton Street, Dublin.
- 29 May – 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]
- 14 July – the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland is granted recognition as a recognised college of the National University of Ireland.
- 10 August – Elizabeth II visits Northern Ireland as part of her Silver Jubilee celebrations under tight security.
- 10 September – Irish horses are 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 celebrate 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 – new £1 note green same colour as previous one with Queen Meave.
- 18 November – the National Council for Educational Awards is given degree awarding status.
Arts and literature
- August – The Boomtown Rats' debut single "Lookin' After No. 1", written by Bob Geldof, is released in the United Kingdom.
- The Rooney Prize for Irish Literature is 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
- Carroll's Irish Open is won by Hubert Green (USA).
- The Republic of Ireland national football team fail to qualify for the 1978 FIFA World Cup in Argentina.
- In September Cork Hurlers complete the '3 in a row' 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
- 4 January – Dan Shanahan, hurler and coach
- 6 January – David Flynn, composer and musician.
- 6 January – Genevieve O'Reilly, actress.
- 7 January – Tomm Moore, twice Oscar nominated animator and film maker.
- 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
- 14 April – Trevor Malloy, soccer player
- 7 May – Lisa Kelly, singer
- 8 May – Joe Doyle, bass player.
- 12 May – Barry Foley, Limerick hurler
- 12 May – Laura Woods, television presenter and former radio continuity announcer
- 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
- 6 July – Pearse Doherty, Sinn Féin Senator.
- 27 July – Jonathan Rhys Meyers, actor.
- 9 August – Caroline Morahan, actress and television presenter
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Tom Mulligan, Dublin Gaelic footballer (died 2007).
- Ste V Roc, hip-hop artist and MC.
- Anthony Ruby, artist.
- Donie Ryan, Limerick hurler.
Deaths
- 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).
- 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).
- Fiona Plunkett, republican (born 1896).
See also
References
- ^ "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: 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, 2012-02-19.
- ^ 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.