1972 in Ireland

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See also: 1971 in Ireland, other events of 1972, 1973 in Ireland and the list of 'years in Ireland'.

1 Events
2 Arts and literature
3 Sports
4 Births
5 Deaths

[edit] Events

January 22 - An Taoiseach, Jack Lynch, and Minister for External Affairs, Patrick Hillery, sign the Treaty of Accession to the European Communities.
January 30 - Bloody Sunday: 13 unarmed civilians are shot dead in Derry as British paratroopers open fire on a banned civil rights march.
January 31 - An Taoiseach Jack Lynch announces a national day of mourning following the events in Derry the previous day.
February 1 - Rioting takes place in Dublin. The British Embassy is burned in Merrion Square.
February 9 - A day of disruption takes place in Northern Ireland as people take to the streets in protest.
February 10 - The IRA announces a ceasefire.
February 12 - William Craig launches the Ulster Vanguard Movement in Lisburn.
February 19 - The National Anti-EEC Committee organises a march along O'Connell Street.
February 26 - Crowds turn out to see Pelé and his club, Santos, play at Dalymount Park.
April 2 - Raidió na Gaeltachta goes on the air.
April 17 - The government launches its EEC referendum campaign.
May 5 - RTC, Carlow becomes the first Regional Technical College to install a computer - the computer is to be used for business and engineering courses and uses the Fortran and RPG languages and cost £10,000.
May 10 - In the referendum on Ireland's membership of the EEC the poll is almost five to one in favour.
June 13 - An Garda Síochána celebrates its 50th anniversary.
July 6 - Dmitri Shostakovich is presented with an honorary DMus degree at a ceremony in Trinity College Dublin.
July 12 - Over 2,000 refugees from Northern Ireland spend the marching season south of the border.
July 21 - Bloody Friday: 9 people die and over 100 are injured in a series of IRA explosions in Belfast city centre.
July 31 - Operation Motorman: British troops invade no-go areas in Belfast, Derry and Newry.
August 20 - Commemorations are held at Béal na mBláth, County Cork, to mark the 50th anniversary of the death of Michael Collins.
December 13 - President de Valera signs documents covering Ireland's entry into the EEC.

[edit] Arts and literature

William Trevor's collection of stories The Ballroom of Romance is published.

[edit] Sports

Olympics

Mary Peters becomes the first Irish woman to win a gold medal at the olympics

Snooker

Alex Higgins wins the World Professional Snooker Championship.

[edit] Births

June 16 - Simon Coveney, Fine Gael Teachta Dála representing Cork South Central and Member of the European Parliament
January 27 - Keith Wood, former International rugby player.

[edit] Deaths

January 11 - Pádraic Colum, poet and dramatist.
January 18 - Harry Colley, rate collector, Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála representing Dublin North East from 1944 to 1957, member of 9th Seanad from 1957 to 1961 on Labour Panel
June 19 - John Blowick, co-founder St Columban’s Foreign Mission Society.
May 22 - Cecil Day Lewis, poet.
May 31 - Alex McCabe, building society general manager, member of 1st Dáil representing Sligo South, (Pro Treaty).
September 1 - Patricia Lynch, author.
September 29 - Kathleen Clarke, dressmaker, shopkeeper, widow or Tom Clarke, Fianna Fáil member of the 2nd Dáil representing Dublin North and 5th Dáil representing Dublin Mid West, senator from 1931 to 1936.