1942 in Ireland

Events

*March 3 - Due to the The Emergency the rationing of gas is introduced.
*March 5 - It is announced that Ireland is to have a new Central Bank replacing the old Currency Commission.
*June 2 - Speed levels are restricted to prevent wear of tyres on cars, motorcycles and buses.
*August 11 - "Irish Rose" rescues survivors from "Wawaloam" (American), in Atlantic, 7 saved.
*August 13 - "Irish Pine" rescues survivors from "Richmond Castle" (British), in Atlantic, 19 saved.
*August 26 - "Irish Willow" rescues survivors from "Empire Breeze" (British), in Atlantic, 47 saved.
*September 17 - "Irish Larch" rescues survivors from "Stone Street" ( Panamanian), in Atlantic, 40 saved.
*November 15 - "Irish Pine" torpedoed and sunk by U-608, in North Atlantic, 33 died.
*December 12- "Irish Poplar" collided with launch "Eileen" and Cork Harbour pilot during force 8 gale, 5 died
*December 22 - There are reports of a split in the Irish Labour Party due to the selection of candidates for the forthcoming general election.

port

Football

*League of Ireland::Winners: Cork United

*FAI Cup::Winners: Dundalk 2 - 2, 3 - 1 Cork United.

Golf

*Irish Open is not played due to The Emergency.

Births

*12 January - John Moore, Bishop of the Diocese of Bauchi, Nigeria.
*12 January - Hilary Weston, 26th Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario (from 1997 to 2002).
*18 January - Eric Barber, soccer player.
*12 February - Robert Ellison, Roman Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Banjul, Gambia.
*22 April - Aengus Fanning, journalist and editor.
*11 May - George Nicolls, former Sinn Féin and Cumann na nGaedhael TD.
*15 May - Pádraic McCormack, Fine Gael TD for Galway West.
*18 August - Tommy Carroll, soccer player.
*30 August - Jonathan Aitken, former Conservative Member of Parliament, convicted of perjury in 1999.
*August - Ned O'Keeffe, Independent TD for Cork East, formerly Fianna Fáil.
*17 September - Des Lynam, sportscaster and British television personality.
*4 October - Frank Stagg, Provisional Irish Republican Army hunger striker for 62 days in Wakefield Prison (d.1976).
*24 December - Anthony Clare, psychiatrist and broadcaster (d.2007).

Full date unknown

*John Bowman, historian and broadcaster.
*Tony Doyle, actor (d.2000).
*Jackie Gilroy, Gaelic footballer (d.2007).
*Pat Ingoldsby, former television presenter, poet.
*Sean Matgamna, Trotskyist theorist.
*Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin, poet.
*Breandan O. Madagain, Irish scholar and writer.
*Nuala O'Faolain, journalist and writer.
*Padraig O'Malley, professor at the University of Massachusetts Boston and writer.
*Dermot O'Reilly, musician, producer and songwriter (d.2007).
*Ted Tynan, Workers Party of Ireland politician.
*Macdara Woods, poet.

Deaths

January to June

*1 January - John Meredith, Australian Army Brigadier General (b.1864).
*8 January - Thomas Hughes, soldier, recipient of the Victoria Cross for gallantry in 1916 at Guillemont, France (b.1885).
*14 January - James Graham, cricketer (b.1906).
*7 February - Bishop Patrick McKenna, Bishop of Clogher, 1909-1942 (b.1868).
*8 April - Philip Meldon, cricketer (d.1874).
*20 April - Thomas Kelly, book and picture dealer, member of 1st Dáil "(Pro Treaty)," representing Dublin (St Stephen's Green).
*29 May - Samuel Jacob Jackson, politician in Canada (b.1848).
*30 June - Robert Pilkington, lawyer and politician who sat in Western Australian Legislative Assembly and British House of Commons (b.1870).

July to December

*15 July - Paddy Finucane, RAF fighter pilot, youngest Wing Commander in RAF history, killed in action (b.1920).
*10 September - Patrick Stone, Member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly (b.1857).
*30 September - Jack Finlay, Laois hurler and TD (b.1890).
*23 November - Peadar Kearney, Irish Republican and songwriter who wrote the lyrics to "The Soldier's Song" (b.1883).

Full date unknown

*Éamon a Búrc, tailor and seanchaí (b.1866).
*Patrick R. Chalmers, writer (b.1872).