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Events from the year 1968 in Ireland.
Incumbents
Events
- 8 January - Taoiseach Jack Lynch and Northern Ireland Prime Minister Terence O'Neill meet for talks in Dublin.[1]
- 10 March - Minister for Education Donogh O'Malley collapses and dies while campaigning in County Clare.
- 17 March - A seat to commemorate the poet Patrick Kavanagh is unveiled alongside the Grand Canal in Dublin.
- 14 May - King Baudouin and Queen Fabiola of Belgium began a state visit to Ireland.[2] A state dinner was held in their honour at Áras an Uachtaráin that evening.[3]
- 15 May - The King and Queen of Belgium visited Trinity College, Dublin,[4] University College Dublin,[5] and the National Museum.[6] They also visited the Lord Mayor of Dublin, Frank Cluskey, at the Mansion House,[7] and attended a state banquet at Dublin Castle in the evening.[8]
- 16 May - The King and Queen of Belgium attended a party at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin.[9]
- 17 May - The King and Queen of Belgium paid a second visit to Áras an Uachtaráin where Baudouin played hurling with President Éamon de Valera and Taoiseach Jack Lynch.[10][11][12] The royal couple each planted a tree in the garden of the residence.[13][14] The President, the Taoiseach, and Minister for External Affairs, Frank Aiken later accompanied the king and queen to a farewell ceremony at Dublin Airport.[15][16]
- 24 March - An Aer Lingus aircraft, St Phelim, plunges into the Irish Sea off the Tuskar Rock killing all 57 passengers.
- 29 May - President de Valera opens the John F. Kennedy Memorial Park in New Ross, County Wexford.
- 6 June - Ireland mourns the loss of Senator Robert Kennedy who was assassinated. Dáil Éireann pays tribute and a book of condolence is opened.
- 18 September - George Best is the star attraction as Manchester United beat Waterford City 3-1 at Lansdowne Road.
- 5 October - Police in Derry baton-charge a Northern Ireland civil rights march.
- 8 October - 20 new traffic wardens are introduced on Dublin's streets.
- 16 October - Irish constitutional referendum, 1968
- 25 October - The New University of Ulster is opened in Coleraine, County Londonderry.
- 27 October - The Standard Time Act 1968[17] stipulates that Irish Standard Time is UTC+1 (Central European Time) and clocks are not turned back one hour during winter.
- 13 December - According to the Economic and Social Research Institute 60% of undergraduates in this country will emigrate on graduation.
Arts and literature
- 28 February - First English language production of Samuel Beckett's Come and Go at the Peacock Theatre, Dublin.[18]
- Tom Murphy's plays Famine (21 March) and The Orphans (7 October) are first produced in Dublin (at the Abbey and Gate Theatres respectively).[18]
Sports
- Tony Dunne and George Best become the first Irish footballers to pick up European Cup winners medals as Manchester United defeat Benfica in the final at Wembley Stadium.
Births
- 12 January - Michael Moynihan, Fianna Fáil TD for Cork North–West.
- 15 January - Tom Murphy, actor (died 2007.
- 19 January - Fiona O'Malley, former Progressive Democrats TD, Senator.
- 20 January - TS O'Rourke, writer.
- 23 January - Simon Cumbers, journalist murdered in Saudi Arabia (died 2004).
- 24 March - Conor Hoey, cricketer.
- 26 March - Nick Sweeney, discus thrower.
- 22 May - Graham Linehan, television writer and director
- 31 May - John Connolly, novelist.
- 7 June - Robbie Horgan, soccer player.
- 28 July - Eoin Collins, tennis player.
- 11 August - Alan Kelly junior, English born footballer of Irish descent
- 10 September - Mark Little, journalist and television presenter.
- 15 September - James O'Higgins Norman, academic and author.
- 23 October - Eddie Gormley, soccer player and manager.
- 24 October - Tom McEllistrim, Fianna Fáil TD for Kerry North.
- 12 November - Sharon Shannon, accordion player and musician.
- 20 December - Paul Gogarty, Green Party TD.
- 27 November - Cecilia Keaveney, former Fianna Fáil TD, Senator.
Full date unknown
- Patrick Chapman, poet and screenwriter.
- Michael Duignan, Offaly hurler and gaelic footballer, manager.
- Fergus Feehily, artist.
- Rory O'Neill (Panti), drag queen.
- David McWilliams, economist and broadcaster.
- Justin Quinn, poet and literary critic.
- Colin Teevan, playwright, radio dramatist, translator and academic.
Deaths
- 1 January - Donagh MacDonagh, writer and judge (born 1912).
- 19 January - Sir Alfred Chester Beatty, mining magnate and benefactor (born 1875).
- 8 February - Louise McIlroy, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the London School of Medicine for Women (born 1874).
- 10 March - Donogh O'Malley, Fianna Fáil TD and Cabinet Minister (born 1921).
- 24 March - Gladys Wynne, artist (born 1876).
- 16 July - William John Leech, painter (born 1881).
- 11 September - Denis McCullough, Irish Volunteers and elected to the 4th Dáil Éireann (born 1883).
- 31 October - William X. O'Brien, politician and trade unionist (born 1881).
- 2 November - Don Davern, Fianna Fáil TD for Tipperary South from 1965 until his death (born 1935).
- 7 November - Margaret Mary Pearse, Fianna Fáil TD and Seanad Éireann member, sister of Patrick Pearse (born 1878).
Full date unknown
- Eamon Bulfin, Irish republican (born 1892).
- William Conor, artist (born 1881).
- Joan de Sales La Terriere, socialite, equestrienne and divorcée (born 1889).
- Harry Duggan, soccer player (born 1903).
- Estella Solomons, painter (born 1882).
References
- ↑ "A Chronology of the Conflict - 1968". Conflict Archive on the Internet (CAIN). Retrieved 11 July 2009.
- ↑ King Badouin and Queen Fabiola arrived at Dublin Airport Irish Photo Archive, 1968-05-14.
- ↑ 1968 - 14/05 Belgian Royals at Áras Irish Photo Archive, 1968-05-14.
- ↑ King Baudouin and Queen Fabiola at Trinity College Dublin Irish Photo Archive, 1968-05-15.
- ↑ King Baudouin and Queen Fabiola of Belgium visit University College Dublin Irish Photo Archive, 1968-05-15.
- ↑ King Baudouin and Queen Fabiola of Belgium visit the National Museum Irish Photo Archive, 1968-05-15.
- ↑ Belgian Royals King Baudouin and Queen Fabiola visit the Lord Mayor of Dublin, Frank Cluskey Irish Photo Archive, 1968-05-15.
- ↑ Jack Lynch welcomes King Baudouin and Queen Fabiola of Belgium to Dublin Castle for a State Banquet Irish Photo Archive, 1968-05-15.
- ↑ King Baudouin and Queen Fabiola attend a party at the Abbey Theatre Irish Photo Archive, 1968-05-16.
- ↑ King of Belgium Plays Hurling RTÉ Archives, 1968-05-17.
- ↑ King Baudouin takes a puck at the sliotar in the grounds of the Aras Irish Photo Archive, 1968-05-17.
- ↑ Having had a few lessons from All-Ireland winner Jack Lynch, King Baudouin takes a puck at the sliotar in the grounds of the Aras Irish Photo Archive, 1968-05-17.
- ↑ King Boadouin plants a tree in the grounds of Aras an Uachtarain Irish Photo Archive, 1968-05-17.
- ↑ Queen Fabiola plants a tree in the grounds of Aras an Uachtarain Irish Photo Archive, 1968-05-17.
- ↑ King Baudouin and Queen Fabiola depart from Dublin Airport after their three-day state visit to Ireland Irish Photo Archive, 1968-05-17.
- ↑ King Baudouin and Queen Fabiola depart from Dublin Airport Irish Photo Archive, 1968-05-17.
- ↑ "Irish Standard Time Act, 1968".
- 1 2 "Playography Ireland". Dublin: Irish Theatre Institute. Retrieved 2015-04-08.
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