1955 in Ireland
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See also: 1954 in Ireland, other events of 1955, 1956 in Ireland and the list of years in Ireland.
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[edit] Events
- January 6 - 1,200 people meet in Dublin to form the National Farmers' Association.
- January 14 - Tony O'Reilly is named in the Irish rugby squad for his first cap in an international against France.
- July 4 - Denis Larkin is elected Lord Mayor of Dublin defeating 73-year old Alfie Byrne.
- November 29 - Bord na gCon is to be set up under the Greyhound Industry Bill published today.
- December 12 - Cork Opera House at Emmet Palace is destroyed by fire.
- December 14 - Ireland is admitted to the United Nations.
[edit] Arts and literature
[edit] Sports
[edit] Football
- Winners: St Patrick's Athletic
- Winners: Shamrock Rovers 1 - 0 Drumcondra.
[edit] Births
- 18 January - Fergus Martin, artist.
- 2 February - Dermot Ahern, Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála for Louth and Cabinet Minister.
- 29 March - Brendan Gleeson, actor.
- 24 April - Eamon Gilmore, Labour Party Teachta Dála representing Dún Laoghaire.
- 22 May - Mary Black, singer.
- 5 July - Sebastian Barry, playwright, novelist and poet.
- 20 July - Jem Finer, musician and composer.
- Mick Holden, Gaelic footballer and hurler (d.2007).
- Colm Tóibín, novelist and critic.
[edit] Deaths
- 26 March - Thomas Farren, nominated to the Seanad by the President of the Executive Council in 1922, 1925, 1928, 1931 and 1934, member of the Labour Party.
- 4 May Michael P Colivet, manager Shannon Foundry, member of 1st Dáil (Anti Treaty), representing Limerick.
- 16 June - Stanislaus Joyce, scholar and writer, brother of James Joyce, (b.1884).
- 15 July - James Nicholas Dolan, merchant, member of 1st Dáil (Pro Treaty), representing Leitrim.
- 18 July - Billy McCandless, footballer and football manager (b.1894).
- 26 October - Michael Staines, Sinn Féin TD, member of 1st Dáil, first Commissioner of the Garda Siochana (b.1885).
- Evie Hone, painter and stained glass artist (b.1894).
