1973 in Ireland
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See also: 1972 in Ireland, other events of 1973, 1974 in Ireland and the list of years in Ireland.
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[edit] Events
- January 1 - Ireland joins the European Community along with Britain and Denmark.
- January 6 - Patrick Hillery is appointed Social Affairs Commissioner in the European Economic Community.
- March 14 - The new Taoiseach, Liam Cosgrave, receives his seal of office from President Éamon de Valera at Áras an Uachtaráin.
- April 11 - The funeral takes place of the former Archbishop of Dublin, Dr. John Charles McQuaid
- May 5 - Fianna Fáil's Erskine H. Childers sets off on a 28-day presidential campaign tour of the country.
- May 25 - Islanders off the Donegal coast cast their votes in the presidential election ahead of the general population.
- May 10 - In the presidential election voters go to the poll to find a successor to President Éamon de Valera. Erskine H. Childers is the victor defeating Tom O'Higgins.
- June 24 - Éamon de Valera retires from office aged 90. He travels to Boland's Mills where he was positioned during the Easter Rising. The motorcade then proceeds to Talbot Lodge in Blackrock where he will spend his retirement.
- June 24 - Erskine H. Childers is inaugurated as the fourth President of Ireland. After the ceremony at Dublin Castle the President inspects a guard of honour and travels through Dublin.
- July 10 - The funeral takes place of the Blacksmith of Ballinalee, General Seán Mac Eoin.
- July 27 - The government lifts colour restrictions on RTÉ transmissions.
- December 9 - The Sunningdale Agreement is signed by British Prime Minister Ted Heath, An Taoiseach Liam Cosgrave, Brian Faulkner, Gerry Fitt and Oliver Napier.
[edit] Arts and literature
- Hugh Leonard's play Da is staged for the first time.
- Iris Murdoch's novel The Black Prince is published.
[edit] Sports
[edit] Births
- 17 March - Caroline Corr, drummer with The Corrs.
- 26 March - James Keddy, soccer player.
- 29 April - Mike Hogan, bass guitarist with The Cranberries.
- 7 May - Rick O'Shea, radio DJ.
- 14 May - Sinéad O'Carroll, singer and musician.
- 25 May - Joe Dunne, soccer player.
- 28 May - Ryan Tubridy, television and radio presenter.
- 5 July - Róisín Murphy, singer, songwriter, and producer.
- 30 July - Dave Savage, soccer player.
- 2 August - Stephen McGuinness, soccer player.
- 17 September - Mark Kenny, soccer player.
- 14 November - Andrew Strong, actor and singer.
- 2 December - Graham Kavanagh, soccer player.
- 14 December - Pat Burke, basketball player.
- 14 December - Amanda Byram, television presenter.
- 24 December - Oisin Fagan, boxer.
- Alan Browne, Cork hurler.
- Amanda Brunker, former Miss Ireland and journalist.
- Mark Geary, singer songwriter.
- Oisín McGann, author and illustrator.
- Caitriona O'Reilly, poet and critic.
[edit] Deaths
- 5 January - Gerald Boland, founder-member of Fianna Fáil, served as Minister for Posts & Telegraphs, Minister for Lands and Minister for Justice (b.1885).
- 10 January - Denis Rolleston Gwynn, journalist, author and professor of Modern Irish History (b.1893).
- 12 January - Maurice Collis, colonial administrator and writer (b.1889).
- 19 January - Max Adrian, actor (b.1903).
- 31 January - Jack MacGowran, actor (b.1918).
- January - Willie Clancy, uileann piper (b.1918).
- 22 February - Elizabeth Bowen, novelist and short story writer (b.1899).
- 13 March - Eddie Ingram, cricketer (b.1910).
- 8 April - E. R. Dodds, classical scholar (b.1893).
- 9 April - Warren Lewis, soldier and historian, brother of C. S. Lewis (b.1895).
- 21 May - Eugene O'Callaghan, Bishop of Clogher 1943-1969 (b.1888).
- 24 May - Bryan Cusack, doctor, Sinn Féin MP, member 1st Dáil (b.1882).
- 7 April - John Charles McQuaid, Catholic Archbishop of Dublin and Primate of Ireland (b.1895).
- 7 July - Seán MacEoin, major general, former Fine Gael TD and Cabinet Minister (b.1893).
- 18 August - Basil Brooke, 1st Viscount Brookeborough, Ulster Unionist Party MP, third Prime Minister of Northern Ireland (b.1888).
- 20 September - Patrick O'Keeffe, member of 1st Dáil representing Cork North.
- 31 October - Elizabeth Watkins, born in Ireland, died as the oldest person in the world (b.1863).
- Dinny Barry-Murphy, Cork hurler (b.1904).
- Ronald Ossory Dunlop, painter and author (b.1894).
