- 1963 in Ireland
Events
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January 17 - Thomas Johnson, first parliamentary leader of theIrish Labour Party , dies aged 91.
*January 24 - The Minister for Justice,Charles Haughey , announces that the government proposes to abolish the death penalty.
*January 29 - A new control tower is opened atShannon Airport .
*May 20 - The Minister for Education, Dr.Patrick Hillery , announces plans forcomprehensive school s andregional technical college s.
*June 3 - Teilifís Éireann closes down immediately after its 9 o'clock news bulletin as a mark of respect to the memory ofPope John XXIII .
*June 27 - US PresidentJohn F. Kennedy visits his ancestral home at New Ross,County Wexford . He inspects a naval guard of honour and then addresses the crowd.
*June 28 - PresidentJohn F. Kennedy receives a standing ovation as he addresses a joint session of both houses of theOireachtas .
*June 29 - President Kennedy chats with President de Valera at the US Embassy inDublin before leaving Ireland.
*October 4 - Speaking on the nuclear test ban at theUnited Nations inNew York , the Minister for External Affairs,Frank Aiken , calls for an end to all nuclear weapons.
*October 16 - An TaoiseachSeán Lemass is greeted by PresidentJohn F. Kennedy at theWhite House where he inspects a guard of honour.
*November 1 -Domhnall Ua Buachalla , the lastGovernor-General of the Irish Free State , is buried inDublin .
*November 7 -The Beatles arrive inDublin for a concert in the Adelphi Cinema.
*November 22 - President de Valera addresses the nation on the death of U.S. President John F. Kennedy.
*November 24 - President de Valera leaves for the funeral of President Kennedy. He is accompanied by cadets who have been invited byJacqueline Kennedy to form a guard of honour.Arts and literature
ports
*Shelbourne win the
FAI Cup .Births
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3 March -Conor Lenihan ,Fianna Fáil TD for Dublin South West and Minister of State.
*19 March -Mark Dearey , businessman and Irish Green Party councillor inDundalk .
*26 March -Paul Doolin , soccer player.
*29 March - Pat Gallagher, former Irish Labour Party politician.
*3 April -Ciaran Cuffe ,Green Party/Comhaontas Glas TD for Dún Laoghaire.
*4 April -Graham Norton , actor, comedian and television presenter.
*1 June -Michael Creed ,Fine Gael TD for Cork North West.
*3 June -Lucy Grealy , poet and memoirist (d.2002).
*13 June -Larry Tompkins , former Kildare and Cork Gaelic footballer.
*31 August -Todd Carty , actor.
*10 September -Marian Keyes , novelist.
*25 September -Niall Cahalane , Cork Gaelic footballer.
*9 November -Kieran O'Regan , soccer player.Full date unknown
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Pat Boran , poet.
*Margaret Cox , formerFianna Fáil Senator.
*Joe Dooley , Offaly hurler, manager.
*Tony Keady , Galway hurler.
*Tomás Mulcahy , Cork hurler.
*Tony O'Sullivan , Cork hurler.
*Eamon Ryan ,Green Party (Ireland) TD for Dublin South and Minister for Communications, Energy & Natural Resources.
*Bryan Smyth , singer, actor and television presenter.
*Liam Walsh , former Kilkenny hurler. alan nugent race car driver march 13Deaths
January to June
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1 February - John Cardinal D'Alton, Archbishop of Armagh andPrimate of All Ireland from1946 to1963 (b.1882).
*3 March -Brian O'Higgins ,Sinn Féin MP and President (b.1882).
*16 May -Patrick Little ,Fianna Fáil TD and Cabinet Minister (b.1884).
*31 May -Seán O'Hegarty ,Irish Republican Army member during theIrish War of Independence (b.1881).
*12 June -Andrew Cunningham, 1st Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope , Britishadmiral of the Second World War andFirst Sea Lord (d.1883).
*23 June -George C. Bennett ,Cumman na nGaedhael TD, later joinedFine Gael andSeanad Éireann member (b.1877).July to December
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11 October - John Galvin,Fianna Fáil TD (b.1907).
*30 October -Hugh O'Flaherty , Catholicpriest , saved about 4,000 Allied soldiers andJew s in the Vatican duringWorld War II (b.1898).
*30 October -Domhnall Ua Buachalla , member of1st Dáil ,Fianna Fáil TD, lastGovernor-General of the Irish Free State (b.1866).
*2 November -Daniel Mannix , Catholic clergyman, Archbishop of Melbourne for 46 years (b.1864).
*22 November -C. S. Lewis , novelist and author ofThe Chronicles of Narnia (b.1898).
*November -Patrick MacGill , journalist, poet and novelist (b.1889).
*4 December -William Norton ,Labour Party (Ireland) leader, TD and Cabinet Minister (b.1900).
*15 December -Oscar Traynor ,Fianna Fáil politician (b.1886).
*December - Andy Kennedy, footballer (b.1897).Full date unknown
*Joseph Brennan, civil servant and
Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland (b.1887).
*Charles Campbell, 2nd Baron Glenavy , peer (b.1885).
*Padraig O'Keeffe , fiddle player (b.1887).
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