1982 in Ireland

See also:

1981 in Ireland, other events of 1982, 1983 in Ireland and the list of years in Ireland.

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Contents 1 Events 2 Arts and literature 3 Sports 3.1 Football 3.2 Rugby 3.3 Motorsport 3.4 Snooker 4 Births 5 Deaths

[edit] Events

• January 21 - Kildare TD, Charlie McCreevy, is expelled from the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party for criticising Charles Haughey.
• February 1 - Corporal punishment is banned in schools in the Republic.
• March 12 - The country's first crematorium is officially opened at Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin.
• April 6 - James Prior launches 'rolling devolution' for Northern Ireland.
• April 28 - Work begins on the Cork-Dublin natural gas pipeline.
• May 2 - The Irish Government affirms its neutrality in the Falklands conflict between the United Kingdom and Argentina, and opposes European Economic Community sanctions against Argentina (as does Italy).
• May 10 - Seamus Mallon of the Social Democratic and Labour Party is appointed to Seanad Éireann.
• May 24 - 20,000 people across the country march in protest at income tax and PRSI changes.
• July 20 - The Irish Republican Army kills ten servicemen in bomb attacks in Hyde Park and Regent's Park, London.
• August 16 - The Attorney General resigns after a wanted double-murderer is found staying on his property, the ensuing scandal is later described as being "grotesque, unbelievable, bizarre and unprecedented" by Taoiseach Charles Haughey.
• September 14 - Ireland mourns the death of Princess Grace of Monaco.
• October 6 - An Taoiseach Charles Haughey emerges with a majority of 58 votes to 22 in an open ballot on Charlie McCreevy's motion of no confidence in his leadership.
• October 15 - Cork Airport celebrates its 21st birthday. The airport has yet to make a profit.
• October 20 - Polling takes place in the Assembly elections in Northern Ireland.
• November 2 - Former leader of the Labour Party, Michael O'Leary, joins the Fine Gael Party.
• November 4 - The government loses a confidence motion in the Dáil by 82 votes to 80. President Hillery dissolves the Twenty-Third Dáil.
• December 1 - Dublin's Grafton Street officially opens as a pedestrianised street.
• December 3 - Patrick Hillery is installed as President of Ireland for a second term.
• December 6 - The Irish National Liberation Army kills 17 people in a bomb attack at the Droppin Well Inn, Ballykelly, County Londonderry. See Ballykelly disco bombing.

[edit] Arts and literature

• Maeve Binchy's novel Light a Penny Candle is published.
• Frank McGuinness's first play, Factory Girls, is produced at the Peacock, Dublin.
• Graham Reid's play The Hidden Curriculum is produced.

[edit] Sports

[edit] Football

• Football World Cup

• Group stage

• Northern Ireland 0-0 Yugoslavia

• Northern Ireland 1-1 Honduras

• Northern Ireland 1-0 Spain

Northern Ireland qualify for the quarterfinals of the World Cup

• Second group stage

• Northern Ireland 2-2 Austria

• Northern Ireland 1-0 France

Northern Ireland are knocked out at the quarter final stage of the World Cup

The Republic of Ireland did not qualify for the 1982 world cup

[edit] Rugby

• The Ireland rugby team wins the Triple Crown Ireland for the first time since 1949 by beating Scotland 21-12 on 21 February, having already beaten Wales and England.

[edit] Motorsport

• Joey Dunlop wins the Formula One motorcycle world championship for the first time.

[edit] Snooker

• Alex Higgins wins the World Professional Snooker Championship for the second time.

[edit] Births

• 22 January - Alan McDermott, soccer player.
• 30 January - Gary O'Neill, soccer player.
• 10 February - Keith Dunne, soccer player.
• 11 February - John Melligan, soccer player.
• 4 April - Robbie Hedderman, soccer player.
• 6 April - Phil Byrne, soccer player.
• 27 April - Cliff Byrne, soccer player.
• 10 May - Alan Keely, soccer player.
• 28 May - Wes Hoolahan, soccer player.
• 17 July - Austin O'Neill, soccer player.
• 26 July - Declan Field, soccer player.
• 27 July - Robert Martin, soccer player.
• 29 July - Andy Reid, soccer player.
• 1 August - Anthony Murphy, soccer player.
• 5 August - John Lester, soccer player.
• 12 August - Glen Barry, actor.
• 15 September - Alan McNally, soccer player.
• 20 October - Ciaran Quinn, soccer player.
• Graham Callinan, Cork hurler.

[edit] Deaths

• 1 January - Michael Hilliard, Fianna Fáil TD, Cabinet Minister and MEP (b.1903).
• 16 January - Sir Basil Goulding, 3rd Baronet, cricketer, squash player and art collector (b.1909).
• 5 February - George Crothers, cricketer (b.1909).
• 16 February - Vivion de Valera, barrister, managing director of The Irish Press, Fianna Fáil TD representing Dublin North West (b.1910).
• 18 March - Paddy Smith, Fianna Fáil TD and longest-serving member of Dáil Éireann (54 years) (b.1901).
• 26 March - Sam Kydd, actor (b.1915).
• 7 July - Charles Hill, cricketer (b.1903).
• 24 August - Eoghan Ó Tuairisc, poet and writer (b.1919).
• 13 September - Mick Mackey, Limerick hurler and first recipient of the GAA All-Time All-Star Award (Hurling) (b.1912).
• 5 October - Séamus Ennis, Uilleann piper, singer and folk-song collector (b.1919).
• 18 November - Hilton Edwards, actor, director, co-founder of Gate Theatre (b.1903).
• Barbara Fitzgerald
• Pamela Hinkson
• Temple Lane
• Caitlín Maude, poet, actress and traditional singer (b.1941).
• Brian O'Kelly