1971 in Ireland
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See also: 1970 in Ireland, other events of 1971, 1972 in Ireland and the list of years in Ireland.
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[edit] Events
- April 3 - the Eurovision Song Contest is held in Dublin. Presented by Bernadette Ní Ghallchóir, it is the first colour broadcast by RTÉ.
- April 11 - The Gaelic Athletic Association votes to lift its ban on members participating in "foreign games" such as soccer, rugby and cricket.
- May 11 - Seán Lemass, Taoiseach from 1959 to 1966, dies in Dublin aged 71. He was active during the 1916 Easter Rising, the War of Independence and the Civil War.
- May 22 - members of the Irish Women's Liberation Movement return to Dublin by train from Belfast bringing contraceptives as a protest against the law banning their importation.
- July 16 - the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) announces that it is withdrawing from Stormont.
- August 9 - Internment without trial is introduced in Northern Ireland. Over 300 republicans are 'lifted' in pre-dawn raids. Some Loyalists are later arrested.
- August 12 - British troops begin clearing operations in Belfast following the worst rioting in years. An Taoiseach Jack Lynch calls for an end to the Stormont administration.
- September 25 - a rally takes place in Dublin in support of a campaign of civil disobedience in Northern Ireland.
- November 10 - the government defeats a motion of no confidence in Jim Gibbons.
- November 17 - Neil Blaney and Paudge Brennan are expelled from the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party.
- November 19 - An Taoiseach Jack Lynch has talks with British Prime Minister Harold Wilson in Dublin.
- December 4 - The McGurk's Bar bombing kills 15 people.
[edit] Arts and literature
[edit] Sports
[edit] Births
- 18 January - Stephen O'Brien, soccer player.
- 3 March - Stephen J. Martin, writer.
- 4 March - Fergal Lawler, drummer with The Cranberries.
- 6 April - Derek Tracey, soccer player.
- 18 June - Jason McAteer, Irish international soccer player.
- 28 June - Kenny Cunningham, soccer player.
- 16 July - Joe McHugh, teacher, Fine Gael member of 22nd Seanad.
- 6 August - Conor McPherson, playwright and director.
- 10 August - Roy Keane, former Manchester United and Glasgow Celtic footballer and current Sunderland manager.
- 31 August - Pádraig Harrington, golfer, won the 2007 Open Championship.
- 6 September - Dolores O'Riordan, lead vocalist with The Cranberries.
- 24 October - Dervla Kirwan, actress.
- 3 November - Dylan Moran, comedian, actor and writer.
- 26 November - James McGarry, Kilkenny hurling goalkeeper.
- Amanda Coogan, performance artist.
- John Doyle, musician and songwriter.
[edit] Deaths
- 2 January - John Farrell, trade union official, served in Seanad from 1922 to 1950.
- 24 January - St John Ervine, playwright and novelist (b.1883).
- 1 April - Kathleen Lonsdale, X-ray crystallographer (b.1903).
- 4 May - Seamus Elliott, road bicycle racer (b.1934).
- 10 May - Archie Heron, trade union organiser.
- 11 May - Seán Lemass, Fianna Fáil TD and founder member, Cabinet Minister and Taoiseach (b.1899).
- 11 May - Eamon Martin, one of founders of Fianna Éireann, and an Irish Volunteer who fought in the Easter Rising (b.1893).
- 13 June - Máiréad Ní Ghráda, poet and playwright.
- 14 June - Gerard Dillon, artist and painter (b.1916).
- 14 August - Shane Leslie, diplomat and writer (b.1885).
- 15 September - John Desmond Bernal, scientist (b.1901).
- 26 September - Conor Maguire, lawyer and judge.
- 2 October - Paddy Ahern, Cork hurler (b.1900).
- 3 October - Seán Ó Riada, composer and musician (b.1931).
- 16 December - Richard Mulcahy, Chief of Staff, TD, Cabinet Minister and former leader of Fine Gael (b.1886).
