1956 in Ireland
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Events from the year 1956 in Ireland.
Contents
Incumbents
- President: Sean T. O'Kelly (Fianna Fáil)
- Taoiseach: John A. Costello (Fine Gael)
Events
- 15 February - Senator Owen Sheehy-Skeffington introduces a motion calling for the prohibition of all corporal punishment for girls in Irish national schools.
- 2 April - President Seán T. O'Kelly unveils a bust of Countess Markievicz in St Stephen's Green, Dublin.
- 1 May - The Minister for Education Richard Mulcahy introduces the debate on a separate government department for the Gaeltacht.
- 21 May - President Seán T. O'Kelly opens the first Cork International Film Festival.
- 29 May - T. K. Whitaker is appointed new Secretary at the Department of Finance.
- 12 August - The Gaelic Athletic Association postpones the All-Ireland Hurling and Football Finals due to an outbreak of polio.
- 21 November - Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children is opened in Crumlin, Dublin.
- 30 November - Petrol rationing is due to be introduced from 1 January due to the crisis in the Suez.
- 1 December - At the Olympic Games in Melbourne, Australia, Ronnie Delany wins Ireland's first gold medal for 24 years.
- 12 December - The Irish Republican Army launches its Border Campaign in Northern Ireland[1] with the bombing of a BBC relay transmitter in County Londonderry, burning of a courthouse in Magherafelt by a unit led by 18-year-old Seamus Costello[1] and of an Ulster Special Constabulary post near Newry and blowing up of a half-built British Army barracks at Enniskillen. A raid on Gough Barracks in Armagh is beaten off after a brief exchange of fire.
- Undated
- The second Coimisiún na Gaeltachta redefines the boundaries of the Gaeltacht.
- Robert Briscoe becomes the first Jewish Lord Mayor of Dublin.[2]
Arts and literature
- June - Painter Louis le Brocquy represents Ireland at the Venice Biennale.
- Samuel Beckett's novel Malone Dies is published in English.
Sport
Football
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- Winners: St Patrick's Athletic
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- Winners: Shamrock Rovers 3 - 2 Cork Athletic.
Births
January to June
- 1 January - John O'Donohue, poet and philosopher (died 2008).
- 16 January - Denis Moran, former Kerry Gaelic footballer.
- 27 January - Joe Duffy, radio presenter.
- 11 February - Pat Carroll, Offaly hurler (died 1986).
- 13 February - Liam Brady, international soccer player.
- 21 February - Johnny Crowley, Cork hurler.
- 4 March - Ciarán Brennan, singer, songwriter, producer and instrumentalist.
- 13 April - Jim Lynagh, Provisional Irish Republican Army member killed in an ambush by the SAS during an attack on Loughgall RUC station (died 1987).
- 29 April - Kevin Moran, Gaelic footballer and soccer player.
- 30 April - Liam T. Cosgrave, Fine Gael politician, Cathaoirleach of Seanad Éireann 1996–1997
- 4 May - Steve Barron, film director and producer.
- 5 May - Mary Coughlan, singer.
- 9 May - Brendan Howlin, national teacher, Labour Party Teachta Dála for Wexford and former Cabinet Minister.
- 15 May - Pat Byrne, soccer player and manager.
- 18 May - Pat Fleury, Offaly hurler, manager.
- 21 May - Sean Kelly, cyclist and broadcaster.
- 24 May - Michael Jackson, Church of Ireland Bishop of Clogher.
- 28 May - John O'Donoghue, Fianna Fáil TD for Kerry South and Cabinet Minister.
- 1 June - Brendan Smith, Fianna Fáil TD for Cavan–Monaghan and Minister of State.
- 4 June - Gerry Ryan, RTÉ radio presenter. (Died 30 April 2010)
- 7 June - Marty Whelan, RTÉ radio and television presenter.
July to December
- 1 July - Liz O'Donnell, Deputy Leader of the Progressive Democrats, former TD and Minister of State.
- 10 July - Frank Stapleton, soccer player and manager.
- 12 July - Cathal Ó Searcaigh, poet.
- August - Denis Mulcahy, Cork hurler.
- 26 August - Dick Hooper, long-distance runner
- 5 September - Willie Mullins, former jockey, racehorse trainer.
- 4 October - Mary Kennedy, television presenter.
- 1 November - Charles Flanagan, Fine Gael TD for Laois–Offaly.
- 19 December - Shane McEntee, Fine Gael TD for Meath East.
Undated
- John Allen, Cork hurler and manager.
- Patrick Cassidy, composer.
- Marita Conlon-McKenna, children's writer.
- Joe Connolly, former Galway hurler.
- Dorothy Cross, sculptor and installation artist.
- Frankie Gavin, fiddle and flute player.
- Joe Hennessy, former Kilkenny hurler.
- Alice Maher, painter and sculptor.
- Tadhg Murphy, former Cork hurler.
- Fran Rooney, businessman.
Deaths
January to June
- 30 January - Sir John Keane, 5th Baronet, barrister, member of Seanad (born 1873).
- 20 February - James Cousins, poet and writer (born 1873).
- 21 February - Louis Meldon, cricketer (born 1886).
- 13 March - Alfie Byrne, Irish Nationalist politician, served both as an MP in the British House of Commons and as a TD in Dáil Éireann (born 1882).
- 18 March - Benjamin Glazer, Academy Award-winning writer, producer and director (born 1887).
- 19 March - Matt Goff, Kildare Gaelic footballer (born 1901).
- 24 March - Bob Lambert, cricketer (born 1874).
- 17 May - John Tudor Gwynn, cricketer (born 1881).
July to December
- 23 July - Ella Young, poet (born 1867).
- 5 August - John Miller Andrews, second Prime Minister of Northern Ireland (born 1871).
- 23 September - Arthur Duff, composer and conductor (born 1899).
- 6 November - Leo Whelan, painter (born 1892).
- 19 November - Thomas Derrig, Fianna Fáil TD and Cabinet Minister (born 1897).
- 25 November - Robert Bowers, cricketer (born 1897).
- 11 December - Frederic Charles Dreyer, Royal Navy Admiral (born 1878).
- 27 December - Lambert McKenna, Jesuit priest and writer (born 1870).
Undated
- Elizabeth Cronin, traditional singer (born 1879).
- Seán Óg Murphy, Cork hurler, Gaelic Athletic Association administrator (born 1897).
- Geoffrey Phibbs ('Geoffrey Taylor', born 1900 in England).
