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The first printing press in Ireland was established in 1551, [1] the first Irish-language book was printed in 1571 and Trinity College Dublin was established in 1592. [2] The Education Act 1695 prohibited Irish Catholics from running Catholic schools in Ireland or seeking a Catholic education abroad, until its repeal in 1782. [3]
On 10 September 1966, the Fianna Fáil Education Minister, Donogh O'Malley, made an unauthorised speech announcing plans for free upper second-level education in Ireland. Free upper second-level education was eventually introduced in September 1967, and is now widely seen as a milestone in Irish history. [5]
His major ministerial achievement was the Vocational Education Act 1930. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] He served on the Irish delegation to the League of Nations , in 1924 and from 1928 to 1930. He was re-elected at every election until 1943 when he lost his Dáil seat. [ 4 ]
7 January – Justin Keating, senior Irish Labour Party politician, Teachta Dála, Cabinet Minister, Member of the European Parliament and member of Seanad Éireann (died 2009) 12 January – Jennifer Johnston, novelist and playwright; 18 January – Breandán Ó hEithir, journalist and broadcaster working in Irish and English languages (died 1990)
Irish Free State (6 C, 10 P) P. 1930s in Irish politics (12 C) R. ... Pages in category "1930s in Ireland" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of ...
The RTÉ News channel is an Irish free-to-air news television network operated by Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ). The channel launched as RTÉ News Now available exclusively online on 12 June 2008. The channel began broadcasting as a free-to-air channel on 29 October 2010 on Saorview. The channel broadcasts free-to-air and commercial-free. [1]
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Waterford@8 - this was a sister local TV service of WLR FM in Waterford. It was available on cable in Waterford city and Dungarvan and on MMDS in east Waterford and south Kilkenny. The service launched in 2000, and ceased in 2005. Sky News Ireland - this was an Irish version of Sky News, carried to Ireland on Sky Digital, and by most cable ...