- 1961 in Ireland
"See also:"
1960 in Ireland ,
other events of 1961,1962 in Ireland ----Events
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January 6 - Lieutenant-GeneralSeán Mac Eoin flies out ofDublin 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 becomesPresident of the United States . He is the first President of Irish-Catholic descent.
*June 10 - PresidentÉamon de Valera and Mrs.Sinéad de Valera greet Prince Rainier and Princess Grace atÁras an Uachtaráin .
*June 15 - Prince Rainier and Princess Grace ofMonaco have tea in a three roomed cottage nearNewport, 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 inIreland occures inBelfast ,Northern Ireland - it is ofRobert 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 andO'Connell Street ,Dublin .Arts and literature
ports
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St Patrick's Athletic won theFAI Cup
* Drumcondra won theFootball League of Ireland Births
January to June
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6 January -Fergal Keane , writer and broadcast journalist.
*19 January -Eoghan Corry , journalist and author.
*25 January -Liam Currams , Offaly hurler and gaelic footballer.
*28 February -Barry McGuigan , former worldFeatherweight champion boxer.
*20 March - Michael O'Leary, chief executive of the low-cost airlineRyanair .
*27 March - Mark Cohen, cricketer.
*28 March -Orla Brady , actress.
*17 May -Enya , singer.
*17 May -Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh , fiddle player and singer.
*21 May - John Cregan,Fianna Fáil TD for Limerick West.
*2 June - Liam Cunningham, actor.July to December
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7 August -Roddy Collins , soccer player and manager.
*8 August - The Edge, guitarist withU2 .
*August -Ger Cunningham , Cork hurler.
*25 September -Ronnie Whelan , soccer player.
*13 October - Michael Walsh, former Kilkenny hurler.
*27 October -Margaret Mazzantini , writer.
*31 October -Larry Mullen , drummer withU2 .
*8 November -Seán Haughey ,Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála for Dublin North East, son ofCharles Haughey andMaureen Haughey , grandson ofSeán Lemass .
*11 December - Dave King, vocalist and songwriter.
*12 December - Daniel O'Donnell, singer.Full date unknown
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Kevin Hennessy , Cork hurler.
*John Hodgins , Cork hurler.
*Mark Keane ,cognitive scientist andauthor .
*Michael Nugent , writer and dramatist.
*Miriam O'Callaghan , television presenter.
*Michelle Rocca , socialite.
*John Spillane , singer songwriter.
*Willie Walsh , former Chief Executive ofAer Lingus ,Chief Executive Officer ofBritish Airways .Deaths
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14 January -Barry Fitzgerald , Academy Award winning actor (b.1888).
*18 January -Joseph Connolly ,Fianna Fáil politician (b.1885).
*4 February -Edward Pakenham, 6th Earl of Longford , politician, dramatist and poet (b.1902).
*12 August -Sir Ion Hamilton Benn, 1st Baronet , businessman and British politician (b.1863).
*25 September - James Crichton, soldier, recipient of theVictoria Cross for gallantry in 1918 atCrevecoeur ,France (b.1879).
*6 October -Achey Kelly , cricketer (b.1903).
*16 November -T. C. Hammond , Anglican clergyman, Principal ofMoore Theological College ,Sydney (b.1877).
*8 December - Seamus Robinson, member ofIrish Volunteers andIrish Republican Army (b.1890).Full date unknown
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Patrick MacDonogh , poet (b.1902).
*Carmel Snow , journalist and editor of the American edition of "Harper's Bazaar " from1934 to1958 (b.1887).County Cork Population
Cork's population reaches an all-time low,with just 330,000 living there.The population in the late 50s was 336,000.
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