1955 in Ireland

none 1955 August 2022 May 2024 Events from the year 1955 in Ireland. Incumbents President: Seán T. O'Kelly Taoiseach: John A. Costello (FG) Tánaiste: William Norton (Lab) Minister for Finance: Gerard Sweetman (FG) Chief Justice: Conor Maguire Dáil: 15th Seanad: 8th Events 6 January – The National Farmers' Association was formed during a meeting of 1,200 people in Dublin. 17 March (Saint Patrick's Day) – The Church of Ireland hallowed Trim Cathedral. 4 July – Denis Larkin was elected Lord Mayor of Dublin, defeating 73-year-old Alfie Byrne. 21 July – The BBC brought its Divis television transmitter into service, marking the launch of a television service for Northern Ireland; the 35-kilowatt transmissions could also be readily received in much of Ireland.The 1950s Irish TV: The story of Irish Television http://www.irish-tv.com/hist50s.asp 2012-02-15 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090414124210/http://www.irish-tv.com/hist50s.asp 2009-04-14 September – United States Senator John F. Kennedy and his wife Jacqueline visited Dublin for two days.Fr Joseph Leonard’s importance to Kennedys recalled by Liam Cosgrave The Irish Times, 2014-05-14.An Inspirational Trip to the JFK Museum Of Exhibition in Dublin ELPP Summer 2013, 2013-07-02. 29 November – Publication of the Greyhound Industry Bill paved the way for the establishment of the greyhound board, ga Bord na gCon. 14 December – Ireland was admitted to the United Nations. Frederick Boland was appointed as its first ambassador. Arts and literature March – English language publication of Beckett's novel Molloy (in Paris and New York). 14 Apri1 – Soap opera The Kennedys of Castleross debuted on Radio Éireann. 3 August – English language première of Samuel Beckett's play Waiting for Godot, directed by Peter Hall, at the Arts Theatre in London. 28 October – Irish première of Waiting for Godot at the Pike Theatre in Dublin. 12 December – The Cork Opera House at Emmet Palace was destroyed by fire. Sigerson Clifford published his poetry collection, Ballads of a Bogman. Michael Sheehy's modern history Divided We Stand: A Study In Partition was published. Sports Association football League of Ireland Winners: St Patrick's Athletic FAI Cup Winners: Shamrock Rovers 1–0 Drumcondra. Rugby union 14 January – Tony O'Reilly named in the Irish rugby squad for his first cap in an international match against France. Births 15 January – Paddy Burke, Fine Gael Senator. 18 January – Fergus Martin, artist. 29 January – Liam Reilly, rock singer-songwriter (died 2021). 2 February – Dermot Ahern, Fianna Fáil TD for Louth and Cabinet Minister. 15 March – John McGuinness, Fianna Fáil TD for Carlow–Kilkenny. 27 March – Patrick McCabe, novelist. 29 March – Brendan Gleeson, actor. 1 April Bobby Aylward, Fianna Fáil TD for Carlow–Kilkenny. Joe O'Reilly, Fine Gael Senator. 7 April – Kevin Fennelly, Kilkenny hurler. 14 April – Simon Crowe, drummer with The Boomtown Rats. 17 April – Austin Brady, footballer. 24 April – Eamon Gilmore, Labour Party TD for Dún Laoghaire, leader of the Labour Party. 28 April – Mae Sexton, Progressive Democrats TD. 16 May – Páidí Ó Sé, Kerry Gaelic footballer and manager. 23 May Mary Black, folk singer. Luka Bloom, singer-songwriter and guitarist. 30 May – Colm Tóibín, novelist and critic. 7 June - Peter Wyse Jackson, Director of the National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin, Dublin. 20 June – Aonghus McAnally, broadcast producer and presenter, actor, guitar player, billiards champion and magician. 25 June - Paula Meehan, poet, playwright and teacher. 5 July – Sebastian Barry, playwright, novelist and poet. 6 July – William Wall, novelist, poet and short story writer. 20 July – Jem Finer, musician and composer. 16 August – James Reilly, Fine Gael TD for Dublin North and Minister for Health. 15 September – Brendan O'Carroll, comedian. 24 November – Jerry Holland, Munster rugby union player and coach (died 2022). 1 December – Pat Spillane, Kerry Gaelic footballer. 2 December – Joachim Kelly, Offaly hurler. 11 December – John Fenton, Cork hurler. 29 December – Pat Loughrey, Controller of BBC Northern Ireland, Director of BBC Nations and Regions and academic. Full date unknown John Allen, Cork hurler and manager. John Callinan, Clare hurler. Michael Gleeson, Tipperary hurler. Maighread Ní Dhomhnaill, traditional singer. Sean Power, Member of the States of Jersey. Deaths 22 January Rosie Garcias de Cadiz ('Jane Murphy'), suffragette and VAD nurse (born 1878 in British India). Moira O'Neill, poet (born 1864). February – John Dulanty, diplomat (born 1883).Irish Times archive search 12 February – Thomas J. Moore, actor (born 1883). 13 March – Evie Hone, painter and stained-glass artist (born 1894). 26 March – Thomas Farren, elected to Seanad Éireann in 1922 and 1931, member of the Labour Party (born 1879). 4 May – Michael Colivet, manager Shannon Foundry, member of First Dáil (Anti-Treaty), representing Limerick (born 1882). 14 May – Robert Quigg, soldier, recipient of the Victoria Cross for gallantry in 1916 at the Battle of the Somme (born 1885). 16 June – Stanislaus Joyce, scholar and writer, brother of James Joyce (born 1884). 11 July – Frank Duffy, labour leader in the United States (born 1861). 15 July – James Dolan, merchant, member of First Dáil (Pro-Treaty), representing Leitrim (born 1882). 16 July – May Guinness, painter (born 1863). 18 July – Billy McCandless, footballer and football manager (born 1893). 14 September – Kathleen Lynn, physician and politician (born 1874). 26 October – Michael Staines, Sinn Féin TD, member of First Dáil, first Commissioner of the Garda Síochána (born 1885). 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