1964 in Ireland
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See also: 1963 in Ireland, other events of 1964, 1965 in Ireland and the list of years in Ireland.
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[edit] Events
- January 3 - Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon arrive in Ireland for a seven-day visit.
- February 21 - The new Garda Síochána training centre is opened in Templemore, County Tipperary.
- March 16 - Seán Lemass arrives in London to officially launch Ireland Week.
- March 21 - Brendan Behan's funeral takes place in Dublin.
- May 23 - President de Valera, An Taoiseach Seán Lemass and An Tánaiste Seán MacEntee attend the official opening of the US Embassy in Dublin.
- May 26 - The Fine Gael parliamentary party approves Declan Costello's Just Society programme.
- June 1 - Jill, a two-year-old elephant, arrives at Dublin Airport from India. She is headed to a new home at Dublin Zoo.
- September 5 - An Taoiseach Seán Lemass attends celebrations marking the silver jubilee of the first commercial transatlantic flight.
- September 19 - The Abbey Theatre, Dublin closes in mourning for playwright Seán O'Casey who has died.
- New bridge over the River Foyle, linking Lifford and Strabane is built.
[edit] Arts and literature
[edit] Sports
- In the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, Shelbourne were drawn against Portuguese side Belenenses and after two drawn games won the replay 2-1. Facing Atlético Madrid in the second round, they were beaten 1-0 in both legs.
[edit] Births
- 21 February - Keith Bailey, cricketer.
- 4 March - Brian Crowley, Fianna Fáil Member of the European Parliament representing Ireland South.
- 6 May - John Gill, soccer player and manager.
- 26 May - Caitlín R. Kiernan, writer.
- 21 July - Steve Collins, boxer.
- 31 July - Jim Corr, guitarist with The Corrs.
- 31 July - Aengus Ó Snodaigh, Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South Central and Chief Whip.
- 20 August - Declan Geoghegan, soccer player.
- 1 September - Ray D'Arcy, radio and television broadcaster.
- 5 September - Liam O'Brien, soccer player.
- 28 September - Brendan Kelly, actor.
- 31 October - Colm O'Ciosoig, drummer.
- 7 November - Liam Ó Maonlaí, musician.
- Paul Bradford, Fine Gael Seanad Éireann member.
- Marina Carr, playwright.
- Michael Collins, novelist.
- Mick Deegan, Gaelic footballer and manager.
- Derek Turner, journalist.
- Paul Williams, journalist and writer.
[edit] Deaths
- 20 March - Brendan Behan, poet, novelist and playwright (b.1923).
- 29 April - J. M. Kerrigan, actor (b.1884).
- 18 September - Seán O'Casey, dramatist and memoirist (b.1880).
- 27 September - Michael Donnellan, founder of Clann na Talmhan and TD (b.1900).
- November - Percy Redfern Creed, soldier, sportsman and writer (b.1874).
