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Ireland
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See also:
1977 in Northern Ireland
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List of years in Ireland
Contents
1
Events
2
Arts and literature
3
Sport
3.1
Golf
4
Births
4.1
January to March
4.2
April to June
4.3
July to December
4.4
Full date unknown
5
Deaths
5.1
Full date unknown
Events
February 21 - A crater on the planet Mercury is named after the Irish poet
W.B. Yeats
.
May 29 - A massive peace rally takes place in
Belfast
organized by
Betty Williams
,
Mairéad Corrigan
and Ciarán McKeown.
15 June -
Fianna Fáil
wins the
1977 general election
with over 50% of the votes and a 20-seat majority
5 July - The
21st Dáil
elects
Jack Lynch
as
Taoiseach
[1]
July 14 - The
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
is granted recognition as a recognised college of the
National University of Ireland
.
September 10 -
Irish
horses are prevented from entering the
United States
because of an outbreak of
venereal disease
in
Irish
,
British
and
French
horses.
[2]
[3]
September 18 - In Ennis,
County Clare
the
Christian Brothers
celebrate their 150th anniversary.
October 10 - The Peace Movement founders,
Mairéad Corrigan
and
Betty Williams
win the
Nobel Prize for Peace
.
November 18 - The
National Council for Educational Awards
is given
degree
awarding status.
Arts and literature
Sport
Golf
Carroll's Irish Open
is won by
Hubert Green
(
USA
).
Births
January to March
4 February -
Lisa Burke
, television weather forecaster.
7 February -
Francis Barrett
, boxer.
15 February -
Damien Faulkner
, motor racing driver.
16 February -
Ian Clarke
, software developer.
3 March -
Ronan Keating
, singer.
7 March -
Ronan O'Gara
, International rugby player.
16 March -
Donal Óg Cusack
,
Cork
hurling
goalkeeper.
31 March -
Finghin Collins
, pianist.
April to June
1 April -
Pádraic Joyce
,
Galway
Gaelic footballer
14 April -
Stephen Grant
, soccer player
14 April -
Trevor Malloy
, soccer player
7 May -
Lisa Kelly
, singer
12 May -
Barry Foley
,
Limerick
hurler
16 May -
Robbie Ryan
, soccer player
22 May -
Seán Óg Ó hAilpín
,
Cork
hurling
and
Gaelic football
player
1 June -
Thomas Byrne
,
Fianna Fáil
TD
for
Meath East
1 June -
Jamie Costin
, race walker
15 June -
P. J. Ryan
,
Kilkenny
hurler
21 June -
Barry Archer
, cricketer
21 June -
Michael Gomez
, boxer
July to December
6 July -
Ciara Durkin
, member of the
Massachusetts National Guard
who died under mysterious circumstances while deployed in
Afghanistan
(d.
2007
).
27 July -
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
, actor.
17 August -
Colin Hawkins
, soccer player.
25 August -
Dessie Baker
, soccer player.
29 August -
Aidan Lynch
, soccer player.
31 August -
Ian Harte
, international soccer player.
7 September -
Marcus Horan
, international rugby player.
7 September -
Timmy McCarthy
,
Cork
hurling
player.
15 September -
Gavin Smith
, motor racing driver.
15 November -
Joe Deane
,
Cork
hurling
player.
11 December -
Emma Ledden
, television presenter.
13 December -
Peter Stringer
,
rugby union
player for
Munster
and
Ireland
.
Full date unknown
John Browne
,
Cork
hurler.
Stephen Byrne
,
Offaly
hurler.
Ollie Canning
,
Galway
hurler.
Joe Doyle
, bass player.
David Flynn
, composer and musician.
Anthony Lynch
,
Cork
Gaelic footballer.
Tom Mulligan
,
Dublin
Gaelic footballer (d.
2007
).
Genevieve O'Reilly
, actress.
Alan Quirke
,
Cork
Gaelic footballer.
Ste V Roc
,
hip-hop
artist and
MC
.
Anthony Ruby
, artist.
Donie Ryan
,
Limerick
hurler.
Deaths
5 January -
Patrick Cogan
, Independent TD (b.
1903
).
17 April -
William Cardinal Conway
,
Cardinal
,
Archbishop of Armagh
(b.
1913
).
24 April -
Geoffrey Bing
, lawyer and Labour politician in UK (b.
1909
).
1 August -
Bill Loughery
, cricketer (b.
1907
).
Full date unknown
Seán Keating
, painter (b.
1889
).
Jimmy Walsh
,
Kilkenny
hurler (b.
1911
).
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