2007 in Ireland
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2006 in Ireland, other events of 2007, 2008 in Ireland and the list of years in Ireland.
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[edit] Incumbents
- President - Mary McAleese
- Taoiseach - Bertie Ahern
- Tánaiste - Michael McDowell (to June), Brian Cowen
- Secretary of State for Northern Ireland - Peter Hain (to June), Shaun Woodward
- First Minister - office suspended (to May), Ian Paisley
- Deputy First Minister - office suspended (to May), Martin McGuinness
[edit] Events
- 7 March - Elections take place for the suspended Northern Ireland Assembly.
- 12 March - Docklands railway station is opened in its temporary location, the first new station in Dublin's city centre since Tara Street Station in 1891.
- 17 March - Hundreds of thousands celebrate Saint Patrick's Day throughout the country - 650,000 alone line the streets in Dublin.
- 29 April - President Mary McAleese dissolves the 29th Dáil at the request of Taoiseach Bertie Ahern. The general election is fixed for 24 May.
- 8 May - Direct rule from Westminster is ended as the Northern Ireland Executive takes control of the affairs of Northern Ireland.
- 24 May - Irish general election, 2007
- 14 June - First meeting of the 30th Dail and the formation of a FF/Green/PD government
- 17 July - Meeting of the North/South Ministerial Council including the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) for the first time
[edit] Sports
[edit] Rugby Union
[edit] Football
- Liechtenstein v Northern Ireland (24 March)
- Northern Ireland v Sweden (28 March)
- Northern Ireland v Liechtenstein (22 August)
- Latvia v Northern Ireland (8 September)
- Iceland v Northern Ireland (12 September)
- Sweden v Northern Ireland (17 October)
- Northern Ireland v Denmark(17 November)
- Spain v Northern Ireland (21 November)
- Setanta Cup
- Winners: Drogheda United
- Eircom League
- Winners: Drogheda United
- Irish League
- Winners: Linfield
- Irish Cup
- Winners: Linfield
- FAI Ford Cup
- Winners: Cork City
- 19 February - Reigning League of Ireland champions Shelbourne were demoted to the First Division by the FAI after having their Premier Division Licence revoked by the FAI's First Instance Committee . The club was issued a First Division Licence in place of the revoked licence.
[edit] Gaelic Athletic Association
- Football All-Ireland Senior Football Championship 2007
- September 16 Kerry 3-13 Cork 1-9
- Hurling All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 2007
- September 2 Kilkenny 2-19 Limerick 1-15
[edit] Golf
Pádraig Harrington finishes in the top 10 at the US Masters in Augusta, Georgia. Darren Clarke missed the cut.
Pádraig Harrington wins the British Open in Carnoustie, Scotland. Rory McIlroy wins the silver medal for leading amateur. Darren Clarke missed the cut.
[edit] Cricket
2007 Cricket World Cup: In a successful world cup debut, the Ireland cricket team qualified from the group stage for the Super 8 stage, notably defeating Pakistan cricket team in the process.
[edit] Deaths
- 3 January - Michael Yeats, Fianna Fáil Seanad member and MEP (b.1921).
- 23 January - Jimmy Murray, Roscommon Gaelic footballer and All-Ireland winning captain (b.1917).
- 27 January - Séamus Ó Riain, 90, former President of the Gaelic Athletic Association.
- 28 January - Bertie Troy, priest and All-Ireland winning manager with Cork (b.1930).
- 5 February - John S. Beckett, musician, composer and conductor (b.1927).
- 8 February - Benedict Kiely, writer, broadcaster and journalist (b.1919).
- 17 February - Dermot O'Reilly, musician, producer and songwriter (b.1942).
- 25 February - Jackie Gilroy, former Dublin Gaelic footballer (b.1942).
- 27 February - Jim Aiken, 74, promoter.
- 11 March - Dave Creedon, Cork hurler (b.1919).
- 2 April - Emma Groves, blinded by a rubber bullet in 1971, leading campaigner for banning the use of plastic bullets, co-founder of the United Campaign Against Plastic Bullets (b.1920).
- 24 April - Kate Walsh, Progressive Democrats Senator (b.1947).
- 29 April - Con Murphy, Cork hurler and former President of the Gaelic Athletic Association (b.1922).
- 5 May - Michael ffrench-O'Carroll, Independent TD and Senator (b.1919).
- 22 May - Dermot O'Brien, 74, former Louth Gaelic footballer and entertainer.
- 30 May - Kieran Carey, Tipperary hurler (b.1933).
- 2 June - John Moriarty, writer and philosopher (b.1938).
- 1 July - John Egan, former Dublin GAA County Chairman (b.1951).
- 9 July - John P. Wilson, Fianna Fáil TD and Cabinet Minister, former Cavan Gaelic footballer (b.1923).
- 23 July - Joan O'Hara, actress (b.1930).
- 1 August - Tommy Makem, folk singer (b.1932).
- 3 August - Éamonn Young, Cork Gaelic footballer (b.1921).
- 10 August - Tom Cheasty, Waterford hurler (b.1934).
- 26 August - Ollie Byrne, 63, majority shareholder in Shelbourne F.C. and former music promoter.
- 27 August - Tom Mulligan, Dublin Gaelic footballer (b.1977).
- 30 August - Tom Munnelly, folk-song collector (b.1944).
- 10 September - Joe Sherlock, Labour Party (Ireland) TD (b.1930).
- 26 September - Mick Holden, Gaelic footballer and hurler (b.1955).
- 2 October - Dan Keating, Ireland's oldest man and last surviving veteran of the Irish War of Independence (b.1902).
- 3 October - Tony Ryan, businessman and philanthropist, founder of Guinness Peat Aviation and one of founders of Ryanair (b.1936).
- 19 October - Johnny Clifford, Cork hurler (b.1934).
- 22 October - Brendan McWilliams, meteorologist and science writer (b.1944).
- 28 October - Anthony Clare, psychiatrist and broadcaster (b.1942).
- 13 November - Hugh Gibbons, Roscommon Gaelic footballer and Fianna Fáil TD (b.1916).
- 15 November - Ned Power, Waterford hurler (b.1929).
- 6 December - Katy French, model and socialite (b.1983).
- 7 December - Mick Ryan, Tipperary hurler (b.1925).
- 11 December - Christie Hennessy, folk singer songwriter (b.1945).
- 14 December - Gene FitzGerald, Fianna Fáil TD and MEP (b.1932).
- 26 December - Joe Dolan, singer (b.1939).
- 27 December - Kit Ahern, Fianna Fáil TD (b.1915).
