1963 in Ireland
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See also:
1963 in Northern Ireland
Other events of 1963
List of years in Ireland
Contents
1
Events
2
Arts and literature
3
Sports
4
Births
4.1
Full date unknown
5
Deaths
5.1
January to June
5.2
July to December
5.3
Full date unknown
Events
January 17
-
Thomas Johnson
, first parliamentary leader of the
Irish Labour Party
, dies aged 91.
January 24
- The
Minister for Justice
,
Charles Haughey
, announces that the government proposes to abolish the death penalty.
January 29
- A new control tower is opened at
Shannon Airport
.
May 20
- The
Minister for Education
, Dr.
Patrick Hillery
, announces plans for
comprehensive schools
and
regional technical colleges
.
June 3
-
Teilifís Éireann
closes down immediately after its 9 o'clock news bulletin as a mark of respect to the memory of
Pope John XXIII
.
June 27
-
US
President
John F. Kennedy
visits his ancestral home at New Ross,
County Wexford
. He inspects a naval guard of honour and then addresses the crowd.
June 28
-
President
John F. Kennedy
receives a standing ovation as he addresses a joint session of both houses of the
Oireachtas
.
June 29
-
President Kennedy
chats with
President de Valera
at the US Embassy in
Dublin
before leaving Ireland.
October 4
- Speaking on the nuclear test ban at the
United Nations
in
New York
, the
Minister for External Affairs
,
Frank Aiken
, calls for an end to all nuclear weapons.
October 16
-
An Taoiseach
Seán Lemass
is greeted by
President
John F. Kennedy
at the
White House
where he inspects a guard of honour.
November 1
-
Domhnall Ua Buachalla
, the last
Governor-General of the Irish Free State
, is buried in
Dublin
.
November 7
-
The Beatles
arrive in
Dublin
for a concert in the Adelphi Cinema.
November 22
-
President de Valera
addresses the nation on the
death of U.S. President John F. Kennedy
.
November 24
-
President de Valera
leaves for the
funeral of President Kennedy
. He is accompanied by cadets who have been invited by
Jacqueline Kennedy
to form a guard of honour.
Arts and literature
Sports
Shelbourne
win the
FAI Cup
.
Births
3 March
-
Conor Lenihan
,
Fianna Fáil
TD
for
Dublin South West
and Minister of State.
19 March
-
Mark Dearey
, businessman and
Irish Green Party
councillor in
Dundalk
.
26 March
-
Paul Doolin
, soccer player.
29 March
-
Pat Gallagher
, former
Irish
Labour Party
politician.
3 April
-
Ciaran Cuffe
,
Green Party/Comhaontas Glas
TD
for
Dún Laoghaire
.
4 April
-
Graham Norton
, actor, comedian and television presenter.
1 June
-
Michael Creed
,
Fine Gael
TD
for
Cork North West
.
3 June
-
Lucy Grealy
, poet and memoirist (d.
2002
).
13 June
-
Larry Tompkins
, former
Kildare
and
Cork
Gaelic footballer.
31 August
-
Todd Carty
, actor.
10 September
-
Marian Keyes
, novelist.
25 September
-
Niall Cahalane
,
Cork
Gaelic footballer.
9 November
-
Kieran O'Regan
, soccer player.
Full date unknown
Pat Boran
, poet.
Margaret Cox
, former
Fianna Fáil
Senator
.
Joe Dooley
,
Offaly
hurler, manager.
Tony Keady
,
Galway
hurler.
Tomás Mulcahy
,
Cork
hurler.
Tony O'Sullivan
,
Cork
hurler.
Eamon Ryan
,
Green Party (Ireland)
TD
for
Dublin South
and
Minister for Communications, Energy & Natural Resources
.
Bryan Smyth
, singer, actor and television presenter.
Liam Walsh
, former
Kilkenny
hurler.
alan nugent race car driver march 13
Deaths
January to June
1 February
-
John Cardinal D'Alton
,
Archbishop of Armagh
and
Primate of All Ireland
from
1946
to
1963
(b.
1882
).
3 March
-
Brian O'Higgins
,
Sinn Féin
MP
and President (b.
1882
).
16 May
-
Patrick Little
,
Fianna Fáil
TD
and Cabinet Minister (b.
1884
).
31 May
-
Seán O'Hegarty
,
Irish Republican Army
member during the
Irish War of Independence
(b.
1881
).
12 June
-
Andrew Cunningham, 1st Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope
,
British
admiral
of the
Second World War
and
First Sea Lord
(d.
1883
).
23 June
-
George C. Bennett
,
Cumman na nGaedhael
TD
, later joined
Fine Gael
and
Seanad Éireann
member (b.
1877
).
July to December
11 October
-
John Galvin
,
Fianna Fáil
TD
(b.
1907
).
30 October
-
Hugh O'Flaherty
,
Catholic
priest
, saved about 4,000 Allied soldiers and
Jews
in the
Vatican
during
World War II
(b.
1898
).
30 October
-
Domhnall Ua Buachalla
, member of
1st Dáil
,
Fianna Fáil
TD
, last
Governor-General of the Irish Free State
(b.
1866
).
2 November
-
Daniel Mannix
,
Catholic
clergyman,
Archbishop of Melbourne
for 46 years (b.
1864
).
22 November
-
C. S. Lewis
, novelist and author of
The Chronicles of Narnia
(b.
1898
).
November
-
Patrick MacGill
, journalist, poet and novelist (b.
1889
).
4 December
-
William Norton
,
Labour Party (Ireland)
leader,
TD
and Cabinet Minister (b.
1900
).
15 December
-
Oscar Traynor
,
Fianna Fáil
politician (b.
1886
).
December
-
Andy Kennedy
, footballer (b.
1897
).
Full date unknown
Joseph Brennan
, civil servant and
Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland
(b.
1887
).
Charles Campbell, 2nd Baron Glenavy
, peer (b.
1885
).
Padraig O'Keeffe
, fiddle player (b.
1887
).
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