1961 in Ireland
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See also: 1960 in Ireland, other events of 1961, 1962 in Ireland and the list of 'years in Ireland'.
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[edit] Events
- January 6 - Lieutenant-General Seán MacEoin flies out of Dublin en route to the Congo. He is taking up his new post as General Commanding Officer of the United Nations.
- January 20 - John F. Kennedy becomes President of the United States. He is the first President of Irish-Catholic descent.
- June 10 - President and Bean de Valera greet Prince Rainier and Princess Grace at Áras an Uachtaráin.
- June 15 - Prince Rainier and Princess Grace of Monaco have tea in a three roomed cottage near Newport, County Mayo. It was from there that the Princess' grandfather, John Henry Kelly, set off for America almost 100 years ago.
- December 20 - The last legal execution in Ireland occures in Belfast, Northern Ireland - it is of Robert McGladdery for murder.
- December 31 - Teilifís Éireann goes on air as President de Valera inaugurates the new service. The station's first broadcast is a New Year countdown with celebrations at the Gresham Hotel and O'Connell Street, Dublin.
[edit] Arts and literature
[edit] Sports
- St Patrick's Athletic won the FAI Cup
- Drumcondra won the Football League of Ireland
[edit] Births
- May 17 - Enya, singer.
- October 31 - Larry Mullen, drummer with U2.
- August 8 - The Edge, guitarist with U2.
- November 8- Seán Haughey, Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála for Dublin North East, son of Charles Haughey and Maureen Haughey, grandson of Seán Lemass
- December 12 - Daniel O'Donnell, singer
[edit] Deaths
- January 14 - Barry Fitzgerald, actor.
