1964 in Ireland

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Events in the year 1964 in Ireland.

Incumbents

• President: Éamon de Valera
• Taoiseach: Seán Lemass (FF)
• Tánaiste: Seán MacEntee (FF)
• Minister for Finance: James Ryan
• Chief Justice: Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh
• Dáil: 17th
• Seanad: 10th

Events

• 3 January –
  Lord Snowdon
  arrived in Ireland from the UK for a seven-day visit.
• 28 January – Families from Springtown Camp made a silent march through Derry to demand rehousing.^[1]
• 21 February – The new Garda Síochána (police) training centre was opened in Templemore, County Tipperary.
• 16 March – Taoiseach Seán Lemass arrived in London to make an official launch of "Ireland Week".
• 21 March – Writer Brendan Behan's funeral took place in Dublin.
• 23 May – President Éamon de Valera, Taoiseach Seán Lemass, and Tánaiste Seán MacEntee attended the official opening of the U.S. Embassy in Dublin.
• 26 May – the Fine Gael parliamentary party approved Declan Costello's Just Society programme.
• 1 June – Jill, a two-year-old elephant, arrived at Dublin Airport from India, heading for a new home at Dublin Zoo.
• 5 September – Taoiseach Seán Lemass attended celebrations marking the silver jubilee of the first commercial transatlantic flight.
• 18 December – The Cuban Minister for Industries,
  Teilifís Éireann during a stopover at Dublin Airport. He was flying from New York to Algeria after a meeting of the United Nations General Assembly when his flight was diverted from Shannon Airport because of fog.^[2]
• The Lifford Bridge over the River Foyle was built, linking Lifford and Strabane.
• The death penalty was abolished for all but the murder of gardaí (police), diplomats, and prison officers.
• Myrtle Allen opened The Yeats Room restaurant at her home, Ballymaloe House, Shanagarry, County Cork.

Arts and literature

• 19 September – The Abbey Theatre in Dublin closed in mourning for playwright Seán O'Casey who died the previous day of a heart attack in Torquay in England, aged 84.
• 28 September – Brian Friel's play Philadelphia, Here I Come! opened at the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin.
• 26 December – Micheál Mac Conmara and Eoghan Ó Tuairisc's pantomime on Irish folklore Aisling as Tír na nÓg opened at the Abbey Theatre.
• Val Doonican released his single "Walk Tall".
• John Montague published his story collection Death of a Chieftain.
• Seán Ó Ríordáin published his poetry collection Brosna.
• Eoghan Ó Tuairisc published his narrative poem The Weekend of Dermot and Grace and Lux Aeterna, including Hiroshima Mass.

Sports

• In the
  Belenenses and after two drawn games won the replay 2–1. Facing Atlético Madrid
  in the second round, they were beaten 1–0 in both legs.
• The horse Arkle won the Cheltenham Gold Cup and the Irish Grand National.

Births

• 10 February – Richard Corrigan, chef.
• 21 February – Keith Bailey, cricketer.
• 23 February – Joseph O'Neill, writer.
• 4 March
  • Brian Crowley, Fianna Fáil MEP
  • Pete Finnerty, Galway hurler.
• April – Ger FitzGerald, Cork hurler.
• 10 May – Diarmuid Gavin, garden designer.
• 26 May – Caitlín R. Kiernan, writer.
• 1 June – Alan Lewis, cricketer, rugby referee.
• 4 June – Michael Collins, novelist.
• 13 June – Ciarán Lynch, Labour Party Teachta Dála (TD) representing Cork South-Central.
• 18 June – Iarla Ó Lionáird, singer.
• 26 June – Francis Hare, 6th Earl of Listowel, peer.
• 7 July – Jennifer Gibney, actress
• 21 July – Steve Collins, boxer.
• 31 July
  • Jim Corr, guitarist and keyboardist with The Corrs.
  • Aengus Ó Snodaigh, Sinn Féin party TD for Dublin South-Central and Chief Whip.
• 1 September – Ray D'Arcy, radio and television broadcaster.
• 5 September –
  Liam O'Brien
  , association football player.
• 1 October – John Sheridan, footballer born in England of Irish descent
• 31 October – Colm Ó Cíosóig, drummer.
• 7 November – Liam Ó Maonlaí, musician.
• 17 November – Marina Carr, playwright.
• 29 November – Tony Davis, Cork Gaelic footballer.
• 15 December – Paul Williams, journalist and writer.

Full date unknown

• Mick Deegan, Dublin Gaelic footballer and manager.
• Martin Naughton, Galway hurler.
• Eddie O'Connor, Kilkenny hurler.
• Colm O'Neill
  , [ork Gaelic footballer.
• Derek Turner, journalist.

Deaths

• 9 March – Frederick Jeremiah Edwards, recipient of the Victoria Cross for gallantry in 1916 at Thiepval, France (born 1894).
• 20 March – Brendan Behan, poet, novelist and playwright (born 1923).
• 29 April – J. M. Kerrigan, actor (born 1884).
• 21/22 July – Paddy McLogan, former Sinn Féin party President, firearm accident (born 1899).
• 18 September – Seán O'Casey, dramatist and memoirist (born 1880).
• 27 September – Michael Donnellan, founder of the Clann na Talmhan party, and TD (born 1900).
• 24 November
  • William O'Dwyer, judge, District Attorney and 100th Mayor of New York City (born 1890).
  • Des Dillon, former Clare, Dublin and Offaly hurler and Gaelic handballer (born 1926).
• November – Percy Redfern Creed, soldier, sportsman and writer (born 1874).
• 31 December – Daniel Corkery, writer, teacher and Fianna Fáil Senator (born 1878).

See also

• 1964 in Irish television

References