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Events
- January 7 - Dáil Éireann debates a motion that Éamon de Valera's position as controlling director of the Irish Press could be regarded as incompatible with his duties as Taoiseach.
- January 23 - The government is considering that a Pay-As-You-Earn system of income tax should be introduced.
- February 10 - Unions vote to end the 15-year split in the Irish trade union movement. The Irish Congress of Trade Unions results from the merger of the TUC and the CIU.
- April 8 - Fine Gael's James Dillon wants to abolish compulsory Irish as he feels it is counter-productive.
- June 25 - Éamon de Valera is inaugurated at Dublin Castle as the third President of Ireland.
- July 9 - The first 12 female recruits are selected to join An Garda Síochána.
- July 29 - the new Department of Transport & Power is established. Erskine H. Childers is the first Minister.
- September 22 - At its inaugural conference the Irish Congress of Trade Unions attacks the government of Northern Ireland for not recognising the new organisation.
- October 4 - Three men collapse and die at Croke Park during the All-Ireland Hurling Final Replay.
- October 21 - James Dillon is elected leader of the Fine Gael Party. He replaces Richard Mulcahy as leader and John A. Costello as parliamentary leader.
- December 4 - Twelve new female members of An Garda Síochána, known as banghardaí, pass out of the training depot in the Phoenix Park.
Arts and literature
Sports
Fotball
- St Patrick's Athletic won the FAI Cup
- Shamrock Rovers won the Football League of Ireland
Births
January to June
- 20 February - Patrick Walker, soccer player and manager.
- 22 February - Matthew Dwyer, cricketer.
- 21 March - Rachel Allen, celebrity chef.
- 21 May - Brian Lenihan, Jnr, Fianna Fáil TD for Dublin West and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform.
- 2 June - Gerry Hannan, broadcaster and writer.
- 13 June - Mairead McGuinness, journalist, Member of the European Parliament for the East constituency.
- 13 June - Mary Wallace, Fianna Fáil TD for Meath East and Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture and Food.
July to December
- 4 August - John Gormley, leader of the Green Party, Minister for the Environment, Heritage & Local Government and TD for Dublin South East.
- 28 August - Lorcan Cranitch, actor.
- 8 October - Gavin Friday, singer, songwriter, composer and painter.
- 20 October - Niamh Cusack, actress.
- 7 November - John Anderson, soccer player.
- 28 November - Stephen Roche, road racing cyclist, in 1987 won Tour de France, the Giro d'Italia and the World Cycling Championship.
- 4 December - Paul McGrath, Irish international soccer player.
Full date unknown
- Dermot Bolger, novelist, playwright and poet.
- Hugh R. Brady, President and Chief Officer of University College Dublin.
- Fergus Johnston, composer.
- Lorcan O'Herlihy, architect and artist.
- Michael Scott, author.
- Davy Spillane, uillean piper.
Deaths
- 9 January - A. M. Sullivan, lawyer (b.1871).
- January - Patrick O'Connell, soccer player and manager (b.1887).
- 4 February - Una O'Connor, actress (b.1880).
- 7 March - T. C. Murray, dramatist (b.1873).
- 13 March - Robert Forde, Antarctic explorer (b.1875).
- 21 April - Sep Lambert, cricketer (b.1876).
- 15 May - Liam de Roiste, company director, member 1st Dáil (Pro Treaty), representing Cork City.
- 16 May - Elisha Scott, footballer (b.1894).
- 13 June - Seán Lester, diplomat and last Secretary General of the League of Nations (b.1888).
- 25 June - Mick Kenny, Galway hurler (b.1893).
Full date unknown
- Dick Doyle, Kilkenny hurler (b.1888).