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The 1977 Irish general election to the 21st Dáil was held on Thursday, 16 June, ... Jack Lynch led Fianna Fáil to a landslide election win, ...
The Rooney Prize for Irish Literature was awarded to Desmond Hogan. [7] [8] [9] Publication of Leland Bardwell's first novel Girl on a Bicycle in Dublin, set in 1940s Ireland. Publication of Paul Muldoon's poetry collection Mules. Publication of Niall Ó Dónaill's Irish-English dictionary Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla.
The 1977 Irish general election, which elected members of the 21st Dáil Éireann on 16 June 1977, resulted in a landslide win for the main opposition party Fianna Fáil. The election saw the party win 84 seats in the 148 Dáil, receiving 50.6% of all first preference votes cast.
There were two governments of the 21st Dáil, which was elected at the 1977 general election on 16 June 1977. Both were single-party majority Fianna Fáil governments. The 15th government of Ireland (5 July 1977 – 11 December 1979) was led by Jack Lynch as Taoiseach and lasted for 890 days.
Pages in category "Landslides in 1977" This category contains only the following page. This list may not reflect recent changes. T. Tuve landslide
The 14th government of Ireland (14 March 1973 – 5 July 1977) was the government of Ireland formed after the 1973 general election to the 20th Dáil held on 28 February 1973. It was a coalition government of Fine Gael and the Labour Party , known as the National Coalition , led by Liam Cosgrave as Taoiseach with Brendan Corish as Tánaiste .
Tony Blair becomes UK Prime Minister after winning a landslide victory ending 18 years of Conservative rule. June For the first time since 1957, Sinn Féin won a seat in Dáil Éireann (Irish Parliament). 16 June The PIRA shot dead two RUC officers (John Graham and David Johnston) on foot patrol on Church Walk, Lurgan, County Armagh.
1977 in Irish sport (7 C, 6 P) T. 1977 in Irish television (2 P) Pages in category "1977 in Ireland" This category contains only the following page.