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Events - 1 January
- 10 January Se n MacEntee, founder member of Fianna F il and former T naiste, dies aged 94. He was the last surviving member of the First D il.
- 30 January Luke Kelly of The Dubliners dies aged 43.
- 31 January Ann Lovett, aged 15, dies after giving birth to a baby boy in a grotto in Granard, County Longford. Reporting of this incident on The Gay Byrne Show uncovers many stories from listeners of rape, abortion and sexual abuse.[1]
- 14 March Sinn F in MP Gerry Adams is shot and wounded in Belfast.
- 2 May The New Ireland Forum publishes its report presenting three possibilities for discussion: a unitary Irish state, a federal/confederal state and joint sovereignty.
- 22 May The village of Ballyporeen, County Tipperary prepares for the visit of US President Ronald Reagan.
- 3 10 June 000 people take part in an anti-Reagan march in Dublin.
- 4 June President Reagan addresses a joint session of the houses of the Oireachtas.
- 18 June European Parliament elections are held in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
- 14 July Columban missionary Fr Niall O'Brien, who was imprisoned in the Philippines, is released.
- 17 July Some workers in Dunnes Stores, Henry Street, Dublin refuse to handle South African produce as a protest against apartheid.
- 23 July The DART rail service between Howth and Bray is introduced.
- 28 September The Dublin telephone system collapses due to network overload as a result of a phone-in competition on an illegal radio station.
- 1 October The University of Ulster is presented with a Royal Charter by Elizabeth II.
- 5 October In Dublin, women workers in Dunnes Stores, who have been on strike for the past 11 weeks in support of a dispute over the handling of South African fruit, begin a sit-in at the store.
- 12 October The IRA kills five people in a bomb attack at the Grand Hotel, Brighton, during the Conservative Party conference.
- 22 October Brother Edmund Ignatius Rice Bridge across the River Suir at Waterford is opened to road traffic.
- 5 November First broadcast of the RT Radio morning current affairs program Morning Ireland
- 14 November Irish Shipping Limited placed into liquidation
- 8 November RT 's first newsreader, Charles Mitchel, reads his last news bulletin.
- 2 December European Economic Community heads of government visit President Hillery and Mrs Hillery at ras an Uachtar in.
- 7 December The most sophisticated naval vessel ever built in the country, the 25 million L Eithne, is commissioned at the Haulbowline naval base.
Arts and literature Sport Golf Births January to June - 2 January Denis Behan, soccer player.
- 6 January Stephen Elliott, soccer player.
- 10 January Alan McCormack, soccer player.
- 10 February John Fitzgerald, soccer player.
- 22 February Tommy Bowe, international rugby player.
- 4 March Kevin O'Brien, cricketer.
- 8 March Nora Jane Noone, actress.
- 22 March Aidan Collins, soccer player.
- 4 April Willie O'Dwyer, Kilkenny hurler.
- 13 May Mark O'Brien, soccer player.
- 11 June Andy Lee, boxer.
July to December Full date unknown Deaths January to June - 1 January Tarlach Raifeartaigh, educationalist.
- 10 January Se n MacEntee, Fianna F il TD and T naiste from 1959 to 1965 (b.1889).
- 24 January Bernard Cowen, Fianna F il TD and Minister of State (b.1932).
- 30 January Luke Kelly, singer, folk musician and member of the band The Dubliners (b.1940).
- 3 March Rinty Monaghan, world flyweight boxing championship (b.1920).
- 19 March Charlie Ware, 83, Waterford hurler.
- 24 March Fintan Kennedy, former General President of IT&GWU, member of the Seanad from 1969 to 1981.
- 6 April Jimmy Kennedy, songwriter (b.(1902).
- 26 April Kathleen Behan, mother of the Behans.
- June Alec Mackie, soccer player (b.1903).
July to December Full date unknown References fr:1984 en Irlande
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