2015 in Ireland
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Events during the year 2015 in Ireland.
Incumbents
- President: Michael D. Higgins
- Taoiseach: Enda Kenny (FG)
- Tánaiste: Joan Burton (Lab)
- Chief Justice: Susan Denham
- Dáil: 31st
Events
January
- 1 January – New Year's Day.[1][2]
- 12 January – It was reported that defence co-operation between the Irish and British armies is to be formalised and increased in scope when the Irish Minister for Defence and the British defence secretary sign a historic memorandum of understanding at a ceremony in Dublin by the end of January. New developments will include the Irish Army training British soldiers in peacekeeping operations, and surplus British Army equipment being donated to the Irish.[3]
- 14 January – A red-alert weather warning was issued by Met Eireann as Storm Rachel struck the country.[4]
- 18 January – The Minister for Health, Leo Varadkar, revealed his homosexuality on radio, thus becoming the first openly-gay government minister in Ireland.[5][6]
February
- 4 February – The ferryboat service from Dún Laoghaire to Holyhead in Wales ended after 204 years. The boat from Dublin Port to Holyhead remained in service.[7]
- 9 February – The Garda Síochána arrested Paul Murphy, TD, along with three other anti-austerity activists and politicians, leading to public speculation about "political policing".[8][9]
- 13 February – Former Fianna Fáil minister Pat Carey revealed his homosexuality publicly.[10]
- 17 February – The Irish Times announced the reintroduction of a paywall for its website, beginning on February 23.[11][12][13]
March
- 3 March – The Government confirmed it would lock away for 75 years any statements it received from victims of child sexual abuse (almost twice the normal length), prompting criticism from survivors.[14]
- 13 March – A new political party, Renua Ireland, was launched.[15]
- 15 March – Mothering Sunday.[1]
- 17 March – Saint Patrick's Day, the national holiday.[1][16]
- 26 March – Kathleen Hayes Rollins Snavely became the oldest Irish-born person to have ever lived.[17]
- 29 March – Palm Sunday. Clocks went forward one hour when Irish Standard Time (IST) began.[1]
April
- 6 April – Easter Monday.[1][18]
- 22–5 April – President Higgins paid an official visit to Turkey, including a trip to Gallipoli.[19][20]
- 26–9 April – President Higgins paid an official visit to Lebanon.[20][21]
May
- 4 May – May Day and Labour Day (public holiday).[1][22][23]
- 6 May – Ireland was circumnavigated by a trimaran with a seven-man crew of Omani, French, and Spanish sailors in a record-breaking 40 hours, 51 minutes, and 57 seconds, breaking the previous Round Ireland sailing record by almost four hours.[24]
- 15 May – Broadcaster and political editor of the TV3 television channel, Ursula Halligan, publicly declared her homosexuality and her support for a 'yes' vote for marriage for homosexuals and lesbians in the Constitutional marriage equality referendum. TV3 was thus obliged for the sake of visible journalistic objectivity to remove her from broadcast coverage of the referendum.[25][26]
- 19 May – Charles, Prince of Wales and his wife visited the west of Ireland, including Mullaghmore, County Sligo, where his great-uncle, Lord Mountbatten, was murdered by a Provisional Irish Republican Army bomb in 1979.[27]
- 22 May – A referendum was conducted on two amendments to the Constitution of Ireland – the 34th (marriage equality) and the 35th (presidential election voting) amendments – and of the Carlow–Kilkenny by-election.[28][29][30]
June
- 1 June – June public holiday.[1][31]
- 16 June - Five Irish students and one Irish American are killed after an apartment collapses in California.
- 21 June – Father's Day.[1]
- 26 June - 3 Irish people die in a terrorist attack in Tunisia.
July
- 13 July – A new national postcode system called Eircode was inaugurated by the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources. It suffered immediate criticisms from various quarters upon its launch.[32][33]
- 26 July – The celebration of Reek Sunday was cancelled because of dangerous weather but hundreds of people ignored warnings by the police, coastguard, and mountain rescue teams not to climb Croagh Patrick because rescues would not be possible, and even brought children onto the mountain.[34][35]
August
September
- 23 September – The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, visited Dublin, where he was presented with a hurley and sliotar, and where he was greeted by a thousand Indian people at a gathering in Ballsbridge.[37]
October
- 2 October – The postal service, An Post, told the public not to post any mail owing to a staff dispute, then stated that staff might be dismissed if no post arrived for them to sort.[38]
- 10 October - 10 people die in a fire at a halting site in Carrickmines in Dublin.
- 11 October - A Garda is among two people who died in a shooting in Omeath near Carlingford in Louth.
- 12 October – The Archbishop of Dublin, Diarmuid Martin told a synod of bishops in Rome that Irish people "struggle to understand abstract moral principles" while remaining capable of understanding that people need to be happy and to belong. He also claimed that the recent debate about same-sex marriage in Ireland was conducted by laypeople in language that belonged to the Roman Catholic Church, concepts he described as "traditionally our language: equality, compassion, respect and tolerance."[39][40]
- 25 October – Clocks went back one hour when Irish Standard Time (IST) ended and the country changed to Greenwich Mean Time for winter.[1]
- 26 October – October public holiday.[1][41]
- 31 October – Hallowe'en.[1]
November
- 7 November – The president of Bolivia, Evo Morales, met the president of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins, at Áras an Uachtaráin. Morales was the first South American head of state to visit Ireland.[42]
- 13 November - A terrorist attack takes place in Paris killing 130 people.
December
- 7th-13th December-heavy rain and strong winds grip the north-west of Ireland causing bad flooding to Athlone, Carrick on Shannon and parts of Galway.
- 25 December – Christmas Day (public holiday).[1][43]
- 28 December - 1 January - More flooding takes place across the country causing serious damage.
- 28 December – Public holiday for St. Stephen's Day.[1][44]
- 29 December - The controversial Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2015 became law.[45]
Arts, literature and sciences
- 3 February – Royal Gold Medal of the Royal Institute of British Architects presented to O'Donnell & Tuomey for lifetime achievement.[46]
- 29 October – Kevin Barry's novel Beatlebone published.
Sports
Association football
- 29 March – Ireland 1–1 Poland.[47]
- 13 June – Ireland 1–1 Scotland.[48]
- 4 September – Gibraltar 0–4 Ireland.[49]
- 7 September – Ireland 1–0 Georgia.[50]
- 8 October – Ireland 1–0 Germany.[51]
- 11 October – Poland 2–1 Ireland.[52][53]
- 13 November – Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–1 Ireland.[54][55]
- 16 November – Ireland 2–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina.[56][57]
- 4 June – Ireland 0–0 Northern Ireland (unofficial training match behind closed doors).[58][59]
- 7 June – Ireland 0–0 England.[60]
Cricket
Ireland participated in the 2015 Cricket World Cup held in Australia and New Zealand.[61][62]
- 16 February – Ireland v West Indies – Ireland won by 4 wickets.
- 25 February – Ireland v UAE – Ireland won by 2 wickets.
- 3 March – Ireland v South Africa – South Africa won by 201 runs.
- 7 March – Ireland v Zimbabwe – Ireland won by 5 runs.
- 10 March – Ireland v India – India won by 8 wickets.
- 15 March – Ireland v Pakistan – Pakistan won by 7 wickets.
Deaths
January
- 5 January – Harold J. Browne, 92, surgeon, short illness.[63]
- 10 January –
- Maeve Hillery, 90, anaesthetist and the widow of sixth President of Ireland, Patrick Hillery.[64]
- Jim Hogan, 81, Olympic long-distance runner, European champion (1966).[65]
- 25 January – Michael Lambert, 107, Ireland's oldest man.[66]
- 25 January – Ronnie O'Reilly, cricket umpire.[67]
- 29 January – Colm Rapple, economist and journalist, short illness.[68]
February
- 1 February –
- Colum Corless, 93, former Galway hurler.[69]
- Patrick Aidan Heelan, 88, physicist and philosopher of science.[70]
- Dan Hoare, President of the Cork County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association, short illness.[71]
- 9 February – Daphne Carroll, 91, actress, short illness.[72]
- 11 February – John Beresford, 8th Marquess of Waterford, 81, aristocrat.[73]
- 12 February – Josie Murray, former Leitrim Gaelic footballer, short illness.[74]
- 14 February – Charlie Cahill, former President of the Football Association of Ireland.[75]
- 19 February – Frank Prendergast, 81, former Labour Party politician.[76]
March
- 1 March – Tony Reddin, 95, former Tipperary hurler, regarded as the greatest goalkeeper of all time, short illness.[77]
- 5 March – Jim McCann, 70, folk musician, throat cancer.[78]
- 9 March –
- Jim Nelson, 76, former hurling manager, short illness.[79]
- Jack Harte, 94, former Labour Party Senator.[80]
- 11 March – Tony Fenton, 53, radio presenter and DJ, prostate cancer.[81]
- 13 March – J. J. Henchion, former Cork Gaelic footballer.[82]
- 25 March – Tommy Maher, 92, former Kilkenny hurling coach.[83]
- 27 March – Claus Dunne, 70, former Kilkenny hurler, short illness.[84]
April
- 1 April – Katherine Delahunt, 58, Circuit Court judge, illness.[85]
- 2 April – George Byrne, 57, journalist and critic, stroke.[86]
- 3 April – Mary O'Leary, 104, one of Ireland's longest-lived women, short illness.[87]
- 9 April – John McNamara, 55, fashion designer, short illness.[88]
- 10 April – Ray Treacy, 68, former professional footballer, short illness.[89]
- 13 April – Pat King, 67, former Tyrone Gaelic footballer, short illness.[90]
- 14 April – Dave Billings, 63, former Dublin dual player, suddenly.[91]
- 20 April – Fergus O'Rourke, 72, former Leitrim Gaelic footballer, short illness.[92]
- 21 April – Jim McCarthy, 90, former rugby union player who played for Ireland and the British Lions.[93]
- 23 April – Kathleen Costine-O'Leary, 55, former Cork camogie player, long illness.[94]
- 24 April – Shane Mulholland, 27, Fermanagh hurler, road traffic accident.[95]
- 26 April – Jim Cronin, former chairman of the Cork County Board and Gaelic games historian, short illness.[96]
- 27 April – Aidan Halligan, 57, Irish doctor, Professor of Foetal Maternal Medicine, Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Director of Well North, noted leadership speaker, Deputy Chief Medical Officer for England, refused appointment by Irish Government as the first head of the Health Service Executive in 2004, "a giant in British medicine" according to the NHS Alliance.[97]
- 30 April – Valentine Lamb, former Irish Times journalist and Irish Field editor, long illness.[98]
May
- 3 May – Bob McDonagh, 91, civil servant and diplomat.[99]
- 5 May – Michael Burns, 54, former Cork Gaelic footballer, unexpectedly.[100]
- 11 May – Mick Brady, former Offaly Gaelic footballer.[101]
- 13 May – Derek Davis, 67, broadcaster, stroke.[102]
- 14 May – Micheál O'Brien, 91, former Meath Gaelic footballer.[103]
- 17 May – Joe Gormley, 79, former Derry Gaelic footballer.[104]
- 25 May – Bill O'Herlihy, 76, broadcaster.[105]
- 26 May – Dennis Sheehan, 88, U2 tour manager, heart attack.[106]
- 27 May – Liam Ryan, 79, former Limerick hurler and professor of sociology, short illness.[107]
- 28 May – Mickey Galvin, 47, former Sligo hurling manager, suicide.[108]
- 29 May – Willie Horgan, 71, former hurling referee, short illness.[109]
June
- 5 June – Paolo Tullio, 65, chef and food critic, short illness.[110]
- 10 June –
- 11 June – Mary Mulvihill, 55, science journalist and author, short illness.[113]
- 11 June – Gerald Duffy, 84, cricket player.[114]
- 22 June – Jimmy Doyle, 76, former Tipperary hurler.[115]
- 24 June –
- John Joe Nerney, 93, former Roscommon Gaelic footballer.[116]
- Reg Treacy, 75, former Ireland hockey player and coach, short illness.[117]
- 26 June – Liam Ó Murchú, 86, writer and broadcaster.[118]
July
- 1 July – Val Doonican, 88, singer and entertainer, short illness.[119]
- 6 July – Kathleen Snavely, 113, longest-lived Irish person of all time.[120]
- 9 July –
- Seán Foran, 84, former Offaly Gaelic footballer.[121]
- Diarmuid Mac An Adhastair, 71, actor, short illness.[122]
- 15 July – Alexis Fitzgerald, 70, former Fine Gael TD and senator.[123]
- 21 July – Charlie Cullinane, 72, former Cork hurler, accident.[124]
- 30 July – Aaron Devlin, 22, Derry Gaelic footballer, meningitis.[125]
September
- 1 September – Frank Brennan, 67, economist.[126]
- 11 September – Mick Murphy, 82, cyclist, short illness.[127]
- 17 September – Eddie Connolly, 29, Tipperary hurler and Gaelic footballer, brain cancer.[128]
- 24 September –
- Liam Healy, 86, former chief executive of Independent Newspapers.[129]
- Paul Carney, 71, former judge.[130]
- 25 September – Pat Dunne, 72, played in goal for Everton F.C., Manchester United and Ireland.[131]
October
- 2 October – Brian Friel, playwright, 86, following a period of illness.[132]
- 4 October – Austin Darragh, 88, medical doctor, businessman and broadcaster.[133]
- 5 October –
- John O'Leary, 82, politician, TD for Kerry South (1966–1997).[134]
- Niall Rudd, 88, classical scholar.[135]
- 11 October – Tony Golden, 36, police officer, shot.[136]
- 19 October – Hugh Cooney, 63, businessman and former chairman of Enterprise Ireland, colon cancer.[137]
- 24 October – Maureen O'Hara, 95, actress (How Green Was My Valley, Miracle on 34th Street, The Quiet Man).[138]
- 28 October – Peter Barrett, 59, Anglican prelate, Bishop of Cashel and Ossory (2002–2006).[139]
November
- 5 November –
- Lar O'Byrne, 91, footballer (Shamrock Rovers).[140]
- Joe Ainsworth, 88, former Garda Deputy Commissioner.[141]
- 7 November – Seán Egan, 56, chairman of the Rehab Group charity organization, stroke.[142]
- 10 November – Pat Eddery, 63, jockey, eleven-time Champion Jockey, four-time Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe winner, three-time Lester Award and Epsom Derby winner.[143]
- 30 November – Gerry Reynolds, 82, Redemptorist priest and Northern Ireland peace process negotiator.[144]
December
- 5 December – Tomás F. Ó Cofaigh, 92, former Governor of the Central Bank.[145]
- 10 December – Dermot O'Mahony, 80, Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin (1975-1996).[146]
- 14 December – Johnny Egan, 76, Gaelic footballer (Offaly).[147]
- 17 December – Mick Lynch, 55, frontman of 1980s punk band Stump, cancer.[148]
- 25 December – Eric Philpott, 69, Gaelic footballer (Cork), brain tumour.
- 28 December – Patrick Curtin, 26, Gaelic footballer (Kerry), car accident.[149]
- 31 December –
- Wesley Burrowes, 85, playwright, screenwriter and creator of Glenroe, long illness.[150]
- Donal Leahy, 77, footballer (Cork Celtic).[151]
References
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The decision not to make the files publicly available [...] was put forward yesterday by Jan O'Sullivan, the education minister, and will see the files withheld for almost twice as long as State papers are normally kept.
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- 1 2 President to attend WW1 Commemorations in Turkey (Gallipoli) and visit Irish troops in Lebanon Áras an Uachtaráin, 2015-04-21.
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- ↑ Republic of Ireland–Poland UEFA, 2015-03-29.
- ↑ Ireland's Euro 2016 hopes fade after draw against Scotland RTÉ Sport, 2015-06-13.
- ↑ Ireland on the rise after brushing aside Gibraltar RTÉ Sport, 2015-09-04.
- ↑ Jon Walters on target in priceless Irish victory RTÉ Sport, 2015-09-08.
- ↑ Republic of Ireland–Germany UEFA, 2014-02-24.
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- ↑ Ireland dream of qualification after foggy draw RTÉ Sport, 2015-11-14.
- ↑ European Qualifiers 2016 - Bosnia and Herzegovina-Republic of Ireland Head-to-head UEFA, 2015-10-18.
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- ↑ Republic of Ireland to join Northern Ireland in training game Football Association of Ireland, 2015-04-27.
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- ↑ Death announced of economist and journalist Colm Rapple
- ↑ Death of Galway hurling legend
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- ↑ Obituaries: Daphne Carroll
- ↑ The death has occurred of John Hubert (8th Marquis of Waterford) DE LA POER
- ↑ Leitrim great Josie Murray passes away
- ↑ Irish football mourns passing of Charlie Cahill
- ↑ President pays tribute to ex-Labour TD Frank Prendergast (81)
- ↑ Death of legendary Tipp goalkeeper Tony Reddin
- ↑ Former Dubliners member Jim McCann dies at the age of 70
- ↑ Antrim’s 1989 All-Ireland final manager Jim Nelson has passed away
- ↑ Former Labour Senator Jack Harte dies
- ↑ Today FM presenter Tony Fenton has died following cancer battle
- ↑ J. Hinchion Macroom RIP
- ↑ The Godfather of Modern Hurling passes away
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- ↑ George Byrne has died, irishtimes.com
- ↑ One of Ireland’s oldest women passes away at the age of 104
- ↑ Limerick fashion designer John McNamara dies aged 55
- ↑ Former Irish international Ray Treacy dies aged 68
- ↑ Tributes pouring in for late Fermanagh boss Pat King
- ↑ ‘A true blue, a great Gael’ - Dave Billings passes away suddenly
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- ↑ Ireland mourns Slam hero Jim McCarthy
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- ↑ Tributes pour in after inter-county hurling star (27) dies in crash
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- ↑ Willie Horgan RIP
- ↑ ‘Incredible chef’ Paolo Tullio dies at 65
- ↑ League of Ireland legend Johnny Fullam dies, aged 75
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- ↑ Pioneering science journalist Mary Mulvihill dies aged 55
- ↑ Gerry Duffy – one of the greats of Irish cricket
- ↑ Tipperary hurling great Jimmy Doyle passes away
- ↑ John Joe was a Roscommon GAA legend
- ↑ Legendary Irish player and coach Reg Treacy passes away
- ↑ Former RTE broadcaster Liam Ó Murchú has died aged 86
- ↑ Singer and entertainer Val Doonican dies aged 88
- ↑ Ireland's oldest person dies at 113 in New York
- ↑ Death of Offaly football great Sean Foran
- ↑ Ros na Run's Diarmuid Mac An Adhastair dies
- ↑ Former Fine Gael TD and senator Alexis Fitzgerald dies irishtimes.com
- ↑ Charlie Cullinane RIP
- ↑ Heartache as Aaron passes away
- ↑ Tax amnesty economist who broke black economy dies
- ↑ Cycling great Mick 'Iron Man' Murphy dies after long and colourful life
- ↑ Tipperary's Eddie Connolly passes away
- ↑ Death occurs of former Independent chief Liam Healy, irishtimes.com
- ↑ Death takes place of former judge Paul Carney, irishtimes.com
- ↑ Tributes paid following the death of former Ireland and Manchester United keeper Pat Dunne, independent.ie
- ↑ Playwright Brian Friel dies aged 86 RTÉ News, 2015-10-02.
- ↑ Professor Dr Austin Darragh passes away aged 88, independent.ie
- ↑ Former Fianna Fáil TD John O’Leary dies aged 82, irishtimes.com
- ↑ Professor Niall Rudd, 1927-2015, bristol.ac.uk
- ↑ Garda shot by IRA suspect from Northern Ireland, www.u.tv
- ↑ Warm tributes paid to Hugh Cooney who has died after two-year long battle with cancer, irishtimes.com
- ↑ Maureen O'Hara, Spirited Movie Star, Dies at 95, www.cnn.com
- ↑ Former Church of Ireland bishop Peter Barrett dies, irishtimes.com
- ↑ Lar O'Byrne RIP, shamrockrovers.ie
- ↑ Mourners bid farewell to former garda Joe Ainsworth, irishtimes.com
- ↑ Chairman of Rehab Group Sean Egan dies following stroke, irishtimes.com
- ↑ Jockey Pat Eddery has died aged 63, irishtimes.com
- ↑ Tributes to NI peace process priest Fr Gerry Reynolds, irishtimes.com
- ↑ Swanlinbar man and former Central Bank governor passes, anglocelt.com
- ↑ Bishop Dermot O’Mahony was ‘a man of great integrity’, irishtimes.com
- ↑ Offaly great Johnny Egan passes away, hoganstand.com
- ↑ Stump singer and founder of Dowtcha puppets Mick Lynch dies, irishexaminer.com
- ↑ Former Kerry football star Patrick Curtin (26) passes away after car accident, independent.ie
- ↑ Writer of Glenroe Wesley Burrowes passes away, independent.ie
- ↑ Tributes paid to late Cork Celtic centre-forward Donal Leahy, independent.ie
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