1931 in Ireland
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See also: 1930 in Ireland, other events of 1931, 1932 in Ireland and the list of 'years in Ireland'.
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[edit] Events
- February 12 - 16 members of the Ennis Dalcassian Gaelic Athletic Association club are expelled for attending the Ennis-Nenagh rugby match.
- March 17 - First St. Patrick's Day parade held in the Irish Free State reviewed by Desmond Fitzgerald, Minister of Defense.
- April 3 - Persistent rainfall causes the banks of the River Lee to burst. Half the houses in Cork are flooded.
- May 7 - The Irish Youth Hostel Service, An Óige, is established.
- May 17 - Muintir na Tíre, the rural organisation, is founded by Canon John Hayes.
- August 13 - Law books return to the rebuilt Four Courts where High Court business resumes. The Four Courts were destroyed during the Civil War.
- September 5 - The first issue of the Irish Press, the newspaper of Fianna Fáil, goes on sale today for 1d.
- September 27 - Saor Éire's first National Congress takes place in the Iona Hall in Dublin.
- December 4 - The derelict aerodrome at Collinstown in north County Dublin is considered as the site for a new civil airport.
[edit] Arts and literature
[edit] Sports
The Ireland (IFA) international soccer team change the colour of their shirt from blue to green
[edit] Births
- March 1 - Jackie Healy-Rae, publican and plant hire business owner, Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála for Kerry South
- March 2 - Paddy Cooney, solicitor, former Fine Gael Teachta Dála representing Longford Westmeath, Cabinet Minister and Member of the European Parliament
- April 9 - Patrick Walsh, Bishop of Down & Connor (1991 - )
- June 5 - Laurence Forristal, Bishop of Ossory (1981 - )
- July 8 - Thomas Flynn, Bishop of Achonry (1976 - )
- December 1 - Mervyn Taylor, solicitor, former Labour Party Teachta Dála representing Dublin South West, Cabinet Minister
[edit] Deaths
- March 26 - Timothy Michael Healy, first Governor-General of the Irish Free State.
- March 31 - Lord Glenavy, (Sir James Henry Mussen Campbell), lawyer, Lord Chancellor of Ireland 1918 to 1921, Cathaoirleach of the 1922 Seanad and the 1925 Seanad by the President of the Executive Council
- April 22 - Patrick Kenny, Independent member of the Seanad for 12 years from 1922. Leas Ceann Comhairle 1928.
- October 23 - Peter de Loughry, member of 1922 Seanad, Teachta Dála representing Carlow Kilkenny from 1927 to 1931
