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The Republic of Ireland Act abolishes the statutory functions of the British monarch in relation to Ireland and confers them on the President of Ireland. 1955: 14 December: Ireland joins the United Nations along with sixteen other sovereign states. 1969: August: Troops are deployed on the streets of Northern Ireland, marking the start of the ...
National Museum of Ireland – Decorative Arts and History [13] 67: Conestoga wagon: 18th century: Ulster American Folk Park, County Tyrone: 68: Wood's halfpence: 1722: National Museum of Ireland – Decorative Arts and History: 69: Dillon regimental flag: 1745: National Museum of Ireland – Decorative Arts and History: 70: Rococo candlestick ...
Latest figures released by the HSE showed that 1,842 tests for COVID-19 were carried out in 108 schools in the past 7 days, with 44 positive cases confirmed in primary, secondary and special schools across the country. [229] 17 March For the second time, there were no traditional St. Patrick's Day parades held in any part of the country.
In Northern Ireland consultations on a public enquiry into mother and baby homes have begun. Many Irish people are still trying to comprehend the reality of what happened to tens of thousands of ...
Political map of the island of Ireland today showing Northern Ireland (part of the UK) and the Republic of Ireland. Negotiations between the British and Irish negotiating teams produced the Anglo-Irish Treaty, concluded on 6 December 1921. The Irish team was led by Michael Collins, who had organised the IRA intelligence during the War of ...
Ireland has nine universities, seven in the Republic of Ireland and two in Northern Ireland, including Trinity College Dublin and the University College Dublin, as well as numerous third-level colleges and institutes and a branch of the Open University, the Open University in Ireland. Ireland was ranked 19th in the Global Innovation Index in 2024.
1 August – Eighteen people died in the Buttevant Rail Disaster.; 8 August – Ten people died in the Central Hotel fire in Bundoran, County Donegal.; 15 August – The first section of the Wicklow Way – from Marlay Park to Luggala – was opened by Jim Tunney TD, Minister of State for Education.
13 March – Paul Colton, Church of Ireland Bishop of Cork. 1 April – Séamus McElwaine, Provisional Irish Republican Army member (killed 1986). 14 April – Liam Buckley, association football player and manager. 23 April – Declan Lowney, television and film director. 29 April – Seán O'Connor, businessman, member of the Seanad in 1982.