1944 in Ireland

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Events

26 January - W. T. Cosgrave officially resigns as leader of no Fine Gael.
10 March - The United States alleges that Ireland's neutrality is operating in favour of the Axis Powers.
13 March - The British Government bans all travel between Great Britain and Ireland.
22 March - Cymric (Capt. C. Cassidy) lost between Ardrossan and Lisbon - 11 dead
1 June - Irish general election, 1944: The ruling Fianna Fáil under Éamon de Valera gains a majority of 14 seats over all other parties. Members of the 12th Dáil assemble on 9 June.
7 June - The Minister for Supplies, Seán Lemass, announces further rationing of electricity.
21 July - Irish Fir (Capt, J.P. Kelly) reports a 'near miss' torpedo attack in North Atlantic.
22 August - Men from Tyrone and Fermanagh form an Anti-Partition League in Dublin.
29 November - The Chief Genealogical Officer issues County Dublin with a coat of arms, the first county to receive such a distinction.
30 November - General Eoin O'Duffy, former leader of the Blueshirts, dies aged 52 in Dublin.
Dr. John Dignan, Roman Catholic Bishop of Clonfert, publishes Social Security: Outlines of a Scheme of National Health Insurance.^[1]
Dr. James Deeny is appointed Chief Medical Officer.^[1]

January - The White Stag group stages an exhibition of Subjective Art in Dublin.^[1]
28 August - Joseph Tomelty's play The End House (dealing with the Special Powers Act in Northern Ireland) is premièred at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin.^[2]
John M. Feehan founds the successful Cork-based publishing house Mercier Press.
John Lynch's De praesulibus Hiberniae (written 1672) is first published, in Dublin.^[3]
Frank O'Connor's short story collection Crab Apple Jelly is published.^[1]

Winners: Roscommon GAA

Winners: Shelbourne

Winners: Shamrock Rovers 3 - 2 Shelbourne.

2 January - Martin Drennan, Roman Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Galway and Kilmacduagh.
5 January - Edward Haughey, Baron Ballyedmond, businessman and senator (killed in helicopter accident in England 2014).
7 January - Joe McGowan, historian, folklorist and author.
8 February - Brian Farrell, Roman Catholic bishop in the Roman Curia.
22 February - Richard Higgins, Titular Bishop of the Casae Calanae and an Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA.
10 April - Leo O'Reilly, Bishop of Kilmore (1998 - ).
8 May - Paddy O'Hanlon, barrister and SDLP politician (died 2009).
21 May - Gerry Murphy, soccer coach.
21 May - Mary Robinson, first female and seventh President of Ireland (1990 - 1997), United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (1997 - 2002).
24 May - Raymond Field, Auxiliary Bishop in the Archdiocese of Dublin.
25 May - Tom Munnelly, folk-song collector (died 2007).
27 May - Hugh Lambert, journalist and editor (died 2005).
30 May - Liam Naughten, Fine Gael politician, Cathaoirleach of Seanad Éireann from 1995 until his death (died 1996).
1 June - Paul Coghlan, Fine Gael Senator.
1 June - Seymour Crawford, Fine Gael TD for Cavan–Monaghan.
5 June - Colm Wilkinson, singer and actor.
6 June - Paul Connaughton, Snr, Fine Gael TD for Galway East.
29 June - Seán Doherty, former Fianna Fáil TD and Cabinet Minister (died 2005).

3 July - Tim O'Malley, former Progressive Democrats TD.
17 July - Vincent Browne, journalist, RTE broadcaster.
31 July - David Norris, member of the Seanad representing University of Dublin.
7 August - Brendan McWilliams, meteorologist and science writer (died 2007).
9 August - Seán Barrett, Fine Gael TD, cabinet minister and Ceann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann.
1 September - Pat Upton, Labour Party TD (died 1999).
1 September - Eamonn Walsh, Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin (1990 - ).
9 September - Bernard Allen, Fine Gael TD for Cork North–Central.
24 September - Eavan Boland, poet.
1 October - Emmet Stagg, Labour Party TD for Kildare North.
16 October - Paul Durcan, poet.
19 October - Liam Lawlor, Fianna Fáil politician, resigned following a finding that he had failed to co-operate with a planning irregularities investigation (died 2005).
30 November - John Boland, senior Fine Gael politician (died 2000).
28 December - Noel Ahern, Fianna Fáil, former TD for Dublin North–West and Minister of State at the Department of Finance with special responsibility for the Office of Public Works.

15 March - Thomas Byrne, recipient of the Victoria Cross for gallantry in 1898 at the Battle of Omdurman, Sudan (born 1866).
25 April - Tony Mullane, Major League Baseball player (born 1859).
12 May - Edel Quinn, lay missionary (born 1907).
10 June - Frank Ryan, member of the Irish Republican Army, editor of An Phoblacht, leftist activist and leader of Irish volunteers on the Republican side in the Spanish Civil War (born 1902).
19 September - David Lord, Royal Air Force pilot, posthumous recipient of the Victoria Cross for gallantry at Arnhem (born 1913).
6 November - Walter Guinness, 1st Baron Moyne, British politician and businessman, assassinated in Cairo by the Zionist group Lehi (Stern Gang) (born 1880).
28 November - Sir William Moore, 1st Baronet, Unionist MP and Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland 1925-1937 (born 1864).
30 November - Eoin O'Duffy, first leader of Fine Gael and the Blueshirts, leader of Irish volunteers on the Nationalist side of the Spanish Civil War (born 1892).
1 December - Charlie Kerins, Chief of Staff of the IRA, convicted of murder of Garda Siochána officer and hanged (born 1918).

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Wills, Clair (2007). That Neutral Island. London: Faber. ISBN 9780571221059.
↑ Gray, John (1984). "Interview From The Archive: Joseph Tomelty". Culture Northern Ireland. Retrieved 2012-04-23.
↑ Gwynn, Aubrey (March 1945). "John Lynch's De Praesulibus Hiberniae". Studies: an Irish quarterly review (Irish Province of the Society of Jesus) 34 (133): 37–52.