1955 in Ireland

This article list notable things that happened in Ireland in 1955.

Events

*January 6 - 1,200 people meet in Dublin to form the National Farmers' Association.
*January 14 - Tony O'Reilly is named in the Irish rugby squad for his first cap in an international against France.
*July 4 - Denis Larkin is elected Lord Mayor of Dublin defeating 73-year old Alfie Byrne.
*November 29 - Bord na gCon is to be set up under the Greyhound Industry Bill published today.
*December 12 - Cork Opera House at Emmet Palace is destroyed by fire.
*December 14 - Ireland is admitted to the United Nations.

Arts and literature

ports

Football

*League of Ireland::Winners: St Patrick's Athletic

*FAI Cup::Winners: Shamrock Rovers 1 - 0 Drumcondra.

Births

January to March

*15 January - Paddy Burke, Fine Gael Senator.
*18 January - Fergus Martin, artist.
*2 February - Dermot Ahern, Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála for Louth and Cabinet Minister.
*15 March - John J. McGuinness, Fianna Fáil TD for Carlow-Kilkenny.
*27 March - Patrick McCabe, novelist.
*29 March - Brendan Gleeson, actor.

April to June

*1 April - Bobby Aylward, Fianna Fáil TD for Carlow-Kilkenny.
*1 April - Joe O'Reilly, former Fine Gael Senator.
*24 April - Eamon Gilmore, Labour Party TD representing Dún Laoghaire, leader of the Labour Party (Ireland).
*28 April - Mae Sexton, former Progressive Democrats TD.
*16 May - Páidí Ó Sé, former Kerry Gaelic footballer and manager.
*22 May - Mary Black, singer.

July to December

*5 July - Sebastian Barry, playwright, novelist and poet.
*20 July - Jem Finer, musician and composer.
*1 December - Pat Spillane, former Kerry Gaelic footballer.
*2 December - Joachim Kelly, Offaly hurler.

Full date unknown

*John Callinan, former Clare hurler.
*Kevin Fennelly, former Kilkenny hurler.
*Mick Holden, former Gaelic footballer and hurler (d.2007).
*Peter Wyse Jackson, Director of the National Botanic Gardens in Glasnevin, Dublin.
*Pat Loughrey, former Controller of BBC Northern Ireland, Director of BBC Nations and Regions.
*Sean Power, Member of the States of Jersey.
*Colm Tóibín, novelist and critic.
*William Wall, novelist, poet and short story writer.

Deaths

*12 February - Thomas J. Moore, actor (b.1883).
*26 March - Thomas Farren, nominated to the Seanad by the President of the Executive Council in 1922, 1925, 1928, 1931 and 1934, member of the Labour Party.
*4 May Michael P Colivet, manager Shannon Foundry, member of 1st Dáil ("Anti Treaty"), representing Limerick.
*14 May - Robert Quigg, soldier, recipient of the Victoria Cross for gallantry in 1916 at the Battle of the Somme (b.1885).
*16 June - Stanislaus Joyce, scholar and writer, brother of James Joyce, (b.1884).
*11 July - Frank Duffy, labour leader in America (b.1861).
*15 July - James Nicholas Dolan, merchant, member of 1st Dáil "(Pro Treaty)", representing Leitrim.
*18 July - Billy McCandless, footballer and football manager (b.1894).
*26 October - Michael Staines, Sinn Féin TD, member of 1st Dáil, first Commissioner of the Garda Siochana (b.1885).

Full date unknown

*Evie Hone, painter and stained glass artist (b.1894).
*Moira O'Neill, poet (b.1864).