1977 in Ireland

Events

*February 21 - A crater on the planet Mercury is named after the Irish poet W.B. Yeats.
*May 29 - A massive peace rally takes place in Belfast organized by Betty Williams, Mairéad Corrigan and Ciarán McKeown.
*15 June - Fianna Fáil wins the 1977 general election with over 50% of the votes and a 20-seat majority
*5 July - The 21st Dáil elects Jack Lynch as Taoiseach [http://historical-debates.oireachtas.ie/D/0300/D.0300.197707050004.html]
*July 14 - The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland is granted recognition as a recognised college of the National University of Ireland.
*September 10 - Irish horses are prevented from entering the United States because of an outbreak of venereal disease in Irish, British and French horses. [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=383988&dopt=Abstract] [http://www.cemquarantine.com/C.E.M.%20articlea.htm]
*September 18 - In Ennis, County Clare the Christian Brothers celebrate their 150th anniversary.
*October 10 - The Peace Movement founders, Mairéad Corrigan and Betty Williams win the Nobel Prize for Peace.
*November 18 - The National Council for Educational Awards is given degree awarding status.

Arts and literature

port

Golf

*Carroll's Irish Open is won by Hubert Green (USA).

Births

January to March

*4 February - Lisa Burke, television weather forecaster.
*7 February - Francis Barrett, boxer.
*15 February - Damien Faulkner, motor racing driver.
*16 February - Ian Clarke, software developer.
*3 March - Ronan Keating, singer.
*7 March - Ronan O'Gara, International rugby player.
*16 March - Donal Óg Cusack, Cork hurling goalkeeper.
*31 March - Finghin Collins, pianist.

April to June

*1 April - Pádraic Joyce, Galway Gaelic footballer.
*14 April - Stephen Grant, soccer player.
*14 April - Trevor Malloy, soccer player.
*7 May - Lisa Kelly, singer.
*12 May - Barry Foley, Limerick hurler.
*16 May - Robbie Ryan, soccer player.
*22 May - Seán Óg Ó hAilpín, Cork hurling and Gaelic football player.
*1 June - Thomas Byrne, Fianna Fáil TD for Meath East.
*15 June - P. J. Ryan, Kilkenny hurler.
*21 June - Barry Archer, cricketer.
*21 June - Michael Gomez, boxer.

July to December

*6 July - Ciara Durkin, member of the Massachusetts National Guard who died under mysterious circumstances while deployed in Afghanistan (d.2007).
*27 July - Jonathan Rhys Meyers, actor.
*17 August - Colin Hawkins, soccer player.
*25 August - Dessie Baker, soccer player.
*29 August - Aidan Lynch, soccer player.
*31 August - Ian Harte, international soccer player.
*7 September - Marcus Horan, international rugby player.
*7 September - Timmy McCarthy, Cork hurling player.
*15 September - Gavin Smith, motor racing driver.
*15 November - Joe Deane, Cork hurling player.
*11 December - Emma Ledden, television presenter.
*13 December - Peter Stringer, rugby union player for Munster and Ireland.

Full date unknown

*John Browne, Cork hurler.
*Stephen Byrne, Offaly hurler.
*Ollie Canning, Galway hurler.
*Joe Doyle, bass player.
*David Flynn, composer and musician.
*Anthony Lynch, Cork Gaelic footballer.
*Tom Mulligan, Dublin Gaelic footballer (d.2007).
*Genevieve O'Reilly, actress.
*Alan Quirke, Cork Gaelic footballer.
*Ste V Roc, hip-hop artist and MC.
*Anthony Ruby, artist.
*Donie Ryan, Limerick hurler.

Deaths

*17 April - William Cardinal Conway, Cardinal, Archbishop of Armagh (b.1913).
*24 April - Geoffrey Bing, lawyer and Labour politician in UK (b.1909).
*1 August - Bill Loughery, cricketer (b.1907).

Full date unknown

*Seán Keating, painter (b.1889).
*Jimmy Walsh, Kilkenny hurler (b.1911).