1972 in Ireland
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See also: 1971 in Ireland, other events of 1972, 1973 in Ireland and the list of years in Ireland.
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[edit] Events
- January 22 - Taoiseach, Jack Lynch, and Minister for External Affairs, Patrick Hillery, sign the Treaty of Accession to the European Communities.
- January 30 - Bloody Sunday: 13 unarmed civilians are shot dead in Derry as British soldiers open fire on a banned civil rights march.
- January 31 - Taoiseach Jack Lynch announces a national day of mourning following the events in Derry the previous day.
- February 1 - Rioting takes place in Dublin. The British Embassy is burned in Merrion Square.
- February 9 - A day of disruption takes place in Northern Ireland as people take to the streets in protest.
- February 10 - The IRA announces a ceasefire.
- February 12 - William Craig launches the Ulster Vanguard Movement in Lisburn.
- February 19 - The National Anti-EEC Committee organises a march along O'Connell Street.
- February 26 - Crowds turn out to see Pelé and his club, Santos, play at Dalymount Park.
- April 2 - Raidió na Gaeltachta goes on the air.
- April 17 - The government launches its European Economic Community referendum campaign.
- May 5 - RTC, Carlow becomes the first Regional Technical College to install a computer - the computer is to be used for business and engineering courses and uses the Fortran and RPG languages and cost £10,000.
- May 10 - In the referendum on Ireland's membership of the EEC the poll is almost five to one in favour.
- June 13 - An Garda Síochána celebrates its 50th anniversary.
- July 6 - Dmitri Shostakovich is presented with an honorary DMus degree at a ceremony in Trinity College Dublin.
- July 12 - Over 2,000 refugees from Northern Ireland spend the marching season south of the border.
- July 21 - Bloody Friday: 9 people die and over 100 are injured in a series of IRA explosions in Belfast city centre.
- July 31 - Operation Motorman: British troops invade no-go areas in Belfast, Derry and Newry.
- August 20 - Commemorations are held at Béal na mBláth, County Cork, to mark the 50th anniversary of the death of Michael Collins.
- December 13 - President Éamon de Valera signs documents covering Ireland's entry into the EEC.
[edit] Arts and literature
- William Trevor's collection of stories The Ballroom of Romance is published.
- Gilbert O'Sullivan's song Alone Again (Naturally) hits the No 1 spot in the US singles chart.
[edit] Sports
- Mary Peters becomes the first Irish woman to win a gold medal at the olympics
- Snooker
- Alex Higgins wins the World Professional Snooker Championship.
[edit] Births
- 17 January - John Byrne, cricketer.
- 21 January - Derek McGrath, soccer player.
- 27 January - Keith Wood, former International rugby player.
- 28 January - Peter McDonald, actor.
- 10 April - Ed Byrne, comedian.
- 17 April - Brian Morrisroe, soccer player.
- 30 April - Paul Stokes, soccer player.
- 31 May - Karl Geary, actor.
- 16 June - Simon Coveney, Fine Gael Teachta Dála representing Cork South Central and Member of the European Parliament.
- 24 June - Brendan Courtney, comedian and television presenter.
- 2 July - Darren Shan, author.
- 4 August - Joe Delaney, snooker player.
- 6 August - Jason O'Mara, actor.
- 12 August - Mark Kinsella, soccer player and coach.
- 15 August - Mikey Graham, singer.
- 4 September - Willie Burke, soccer player.
- 8 September - Phil Laak, professional poker player.
- 14 December - Jason Barry, actor.
- 15 December - Stuart Townsend, actor.
- 30 December - Paul Keegan, soccer player.
- Julia Bradbury, television presenter.
- John Carney, film and television writer and director.
- Arlene Hunt, novelist.
[edit] Deaths
- 11 January - Padraic Colum, poet, novelist and dramatist (b.1881).
- 18 January - Harry Colley, Fianna Fáil TD, Seanad member (b.1891).
- 22 May - Cecil Day-Lewis, poet and writer, British Poet Laureate from 1967 to 1972, (b.1904).
- 31 May - Alexander McCabe, Sinn Féin MP, member of 1st Dáil, Cumann na nGaedhael TD (b.1886).
- 19 June - John Blowick, co-founder St Columban’s Foreign Mission Society.
- 1 September - Patricia Lynch, children's writer (b.1898).
- 29 September - Kathleen Clarke, widow of Tom Clarke, Sinn Féin and later Fianna Fáil TD, Seanad member, first female Lord Mayor of Dublin (b.1878).
- 10 November - Charles Cuffe, cricketer (b.1914).
