1982 in Ireland

Events

*January 21 - Kildare TD, Charlie McCreevy, is expelled from the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party for criticising Charles Haughey.
*February 1 - Corporal punishment is banned in schools in the Republic.
*March 12 - The country's first crematorium is officially opened at Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin.
*April 6 - James Prior launches 'rolling devolution' for Northern Ireland.
*April 28 - Work begins on the Cork-Dublin natural gas pipeline.
*May 2 - The Irish Government affirms its neutrality in the Falklands conflict between the United Kingdom and Argentina, and opposes European Economic Community sanctions against Argentina (as does Italy).
*May 10 - Seamus Mallon of the Social Democratic and Labour Party is appointed to Seanad Éireann.
*May 24 - 20,000 people across the country march in protest at income tax and PRSI changes.
*July 20 - The Irish Republican Army kills ten servicemen in bomb attacks in Hyde Park and Regent's Park, London.
*August 16 - The Attorney General Patrick Connolly resigns after a wanted double-murderer is found staying on his property; the ensuing scandal is later described as being "grotesque, unbelievable, bizarre and unprecedented" by Taoiseach Charles Haughey.
*September 14 - Ireland mourns the death of Princess Grace of Monaco.
*October 6 - An Taoiseach Charles Haughey emerges with a majority of 58 votes to 22 in an open ballot on Charlie McCreevy's motion of no confidence in his leadership.
*October 15 - Cork Airport celebrates its 21st birthday. The airport has yet to make a profit.
*October 20 - Polling takes place in the Assembly elections in Northern Ireland.
*November 2 - Former leader of the Labour Party, Michael O'Leary, joins the Fine Gael Party.
*November 4 - The government loses a confidence motion in the Dáil by 82 votes to 80. President Hillery dissolves the Twenty-Third Dáil.
*December 1 - Dublin's Grafton Street officially opens as a pedestrianised street.
*December 3 - Patrick Hillery is installed as President of Ireland for a second term.
*December 6 - The Irish National Liberation Army kills 17 people in a bomb attack at the Droppin Well Inn, Ballykelly, County Londonderry. See Ballykelly disco bombing.

Arts and literature

* Maeve Binchy's novel "Light a Penny Candle" is published.
* Frank McGuinness's first play, "Factory Girls", is produced at the Peacock, Dublin.
* Graham Reid's play "The Hidden Curriculum" is produced.

port

Gaelic football

*Kerry GAA are denied a fifth consecutive All-Ireland Senior Football Championship title by Offaly GAA in a famous final.

Golf

*Carroll's Irish Open is won by John O'Leary (Ireland).

Hurling

*Kilkenny GAA win the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Rugby

* The Ireland rugby team wins the Triple Crown Ireland for the first time since 1949 by beating Scotland 21-12 on 21 February, having already beaten Wales and England.

occer

*The Republic of Ireland did not qualify for the 1982 world cup.

Births

January to June

*22 January - Alan McDermott, soccer player.
*30 January - Gary O'Neill, soccer player.
*10 February - Keith Dunne, soccer player.
*11 February - John Melligan, soccer player.
*6 March - J. J. Delaney, Kilkenny hurler.
*4 April - Robbie Hedderman, soccer player.
*6 April - Phil Byrne, soccer player.
*27 April - Cliff Byrne, soccer player.
*27 April - Stephen O'Flynn, soccer player.
*10 May - Alan Keely, soccer player.
*28 May - Wes Hoolahan, soccer player.
*19 June - Jackie Tyrrell, Kilkenny hurler.

July to December

*17 July - Austin O'Neill, soccer player.
*20 July - Aidan Fogarty, Kilkenny hurler.
*26 July - Declan Field, soccer player.
*27 July - Robert Martin, soccer player.
*29 July - Andy Reid, soccer player.
*31 July - Alan O'Hare, soccer player.
*1 August - Anthony Murphy, soccer player.
*5 August - John Lester, soccer player.
*12 August - Glen Barry, actor.
*10 September - Andrew Murray, boxer.
*15 September - Alan McNally, soccer player.
*20 October - Ciaran Quinn, soccer player.

Full date unknown

*Graham Callinan, Cork hurler.
*Sarah Flannery, winner of the 1999 Esat Young Scientist Exhibition.
*Peter Lawlor, Limerick hurler.
*James Masters, Cork Gaelic footballer.
*Niall McCarthy, Cork hurler.
*Kevin McMahon, Cork Gaelic footballer.
*Niall Moran, Limerick hurler.
*Brian Murphy, Cork hurler.
*Noel O'Leary, Cork Gaelic footballer.
*Damian Reale, Limerick hurler.
*Pat Tobin, Limerick hurler.

Deaths

*1 January - Michael Hilliard, Fianna Fáil TD, Cabinet Minister and MEP (b.1903).
*16 January - Sir Basil Goulding, 3rd Baronet, cricketer, squash player and art collector (b.1909).
*5 February - George Crothers, cricketer (b.1909).
*16 February - Vivion de Valera, barrister, managing director of The Irish Press, Fianna Fáil TD representing Dublin North West (b.1910).
*18 March - Patrick Smith, TD and Cabinet Minister (b.1901).
*26 March - Sam Kydd, actor (b.1915).
*15 June - Johnny Callanan, Fianna Fáil TD (b.1910).
*7 July - Charles Hill, cricketer (b.1903).
*24 August - Eoghan Ó Tuairisc, poet and writer (b.1919).
*13 September - Mick Mackey, Limerick hurler and first recipient of the GAA All-Time All-Star Award (Hurling) (b.1912).
*5 October - Séamus Ennis, Uilleann piper, singer and folk-song collector (b.1919).
*18 November - Hilton Edwards, actor, director, co-founder of Gate Theatre (b.1903).

Full date unknown

*Con Cottrell, Cork hurler (b.1917).
*Barbara Fitzgerald
*Pamela Hinkson
*Mick Kennefick, Cork hurler (b.1924).
*Temple Lane
*Caitlín Maude, poet, actress and traditional singer (b.1941).
*Brian O'Kelly