2012 in Ireland

none Northern Ireland 2012 in Northern Ireland August 2022 October 2020 2012 Events during the year 2012 in Ireland. Incumbents thumb|120px|upright|right|President Michael D. Higgins President: Michael D. Higgins Taoiseach: Enda Kenny (FG) Tánaiste: Eamon Gilmore (Lab) Minister for Finance: Michael Noonan (FG) Chief Justice: Susan Denham Dáil: 31st Seanad: 24th Events January The occupation of the Vita Cortex plant in Cork, which closed in December, continued into the new year.http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0102/cortex.html Solidarity protest at Vita Cortex plant RTÉ News Raidió Teilifís Éireann 2 January 2012 2 January 2012 1 January – The Government stopped paying expenses to former taoisigh (prime ministers), while sweeping price increases for goods and services, and in value added tax (VAT), affected consumers when decisions announced in Budget 2012 came into effect. A controversial €100 household charge was applied, as were large increases in transport fares, motor taxation, and health insurance costs."Government withdraws expenses for former taoisigh". The Irish Times, 1 January 2012."Prices and fares rise as VAT increases take effect". The Irish Times, 1 January 2012. 3 January A large fireball was seen across Ireland. Astronomy Ireland calculated that it landed as a meteorite in the Irish Sea off County Louth.Meteorite hunt is on http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-276974812.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150924153453/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-276974812.html usurped 24 September 2015 Dundalk Democrat HighBeam Research subscription Dundalk, Northern Ireland 12 January 2012 A new €2 coin was issued by the Central Bank of Ireland as it celebrated ten years of the euro.http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0103/euro.html New coin issued to mark ten years of euro RTÉ News Raidió Teilifís Éireann 2 January 2012 2 January 2012 Occupy Cork: The NAMA-listed Stapleton House on Oliver Plunkett Street was occupied in the city.http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0103/occupy.html Occupy movement takes over Cork building RTÉ News Raidió Teilifís Éireann 3 January 2012 3 January 2012 8 January – Fine Gael politician and RTÉ broadcaster Barry O'Neill was involved in controversy when photographs appeared on Facebook of his new wife giving Nazi salutes beside models of Adolf Hitler and other Nazis during their European honeymoon. http://www.donegaldaily.com/2012/01/08/fine-gael-councillor-and-new-wife-criticised-over-hitler-nazi-salute/ Fine Gael councillor and new wife criticised over Hitler Nazi salute 8 January 2012 8 January 2012 Donegal Daily https://web.archive.org/web/20120111052309/http://www.donegaldaily.com/2012/01/08/fine-gael-councillor-and-new-wife-criticised-over-hitler-nazi-salute/ 11 January 2012 dead http://www.joe.ie/news-politics/current-affairs/photo-of-fine-gael-councillors-wife-using-nazi-salute-draws-facebook-flak-0019303-1 Photo of Fine Gael councillor's wife using Nazi salute draws Facebook flak 9 January 2012 9 January 2012 Emmet Purcell JOE.ie https://web.archive.org/web/20150309185305/http://www.joe.ie/uncategorized/photo-of-fine-gael-councillors-wife-using-nazi-salute-draws-facebook-flak/30901?shortlink=1 9 March 2015 dead http://www.herald.ie/news/jewish-community-calls-for-rte-producer-and-wife-to-apologise-2983048.html https://archive.today/20120801054416/http://www.herald.ie/news/jewish-community-calls-for-rte-producer-and-wife-to-apologise-2983048.html dead 1 August 2012 Jewish community calls for RTÉ producer and wife to apologise 9 January 2012 9 January 2012 Greg Harkin Evening Herald Independent News & Media 12 January – Ulster Bank announced plans to cut 950 jobs from its Irish operations by the end of the year, with around 600 to be cut in the Republic of Ireland.http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0112/ulsterbank.html 950 Ulster Bank jobs to go by end of year RTÉ News Raidió Teilifís Éireann 12 January 2012 12 January 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120114235540/http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0112/ulsterbank.html 14 January 2012 13 January – The Criminal Law (Defence and the Dwelling) Act 2012, drafted after the 2004 death of John Ward, came into effect. The new home defence law allowed householders to defend their homes against intruders using reasonable force, including deadly force. http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0113/home.html Law allows 'reasonable force' defending home RTÉ News Raidió Teilifís Éireann 13 January 2012 13 January 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120115020924/http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0113/home.html 15 January 2012 Criminal Law (Defence and the Dwelling) Act 2012 Department of Justice. Retrieved: 23 November 2013. 'Reasonable force' does not mean a licence to injure or kill Irish Independent, 17 February 2012. 15 January – A fatal fishing disaster occurred off the south west coast.http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0115/search.html One dead, four missing off the Cork coast RTÉ News Raidió Teilifís Éireann 15 January 2012 15 January 2012 Three bodies were later found; two others remain missing.http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0122/glandore.html Third body found in Cork trawler search RTÉ News Raidió Teilifís Éireann 23 January 2012 23 January 2012 16 January Seán Quinn, Ireland's richest person as recently as 2008, was declared bankrupt at the High Court.http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0116/quinns.html Seán Quinn declared bankrupt at High Court RTÉ News Raidió Teilifís Éireann 16 January 2012 16 January 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120117210525/http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0116/quinns.html 17 January 2012 Proinsias De Rossa resigned as Member of the European Parliament for the Dublin constituency, to be replaced by Emer Costello.http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0116/derossap.html Prionsias De Rossa to step down as MEP RTÉ News Raidió Teilifís Éireann 16 January 2012 16 January 2012 22–3 January – A strong solar proton storm created a rare display of the aurora borealis in Ireland that was observed by thousands of people in north County Donegal,McGreevy, Ronan. "Northern lights display: Donegal skies transformed". Irish Times, 24 January 2012. and as far south as Charlestown, County Mayo.Aurora Borealis over Ireland RTÉ News. 25 January 2012. 24 January – Debt campaigners dressed as zombies converged on the Irish embassy in Britain to highlight the presence of zombie banks such as the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation (formerly Anglo Irish Bank).https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2012/jan/24/zombie-banks-ireland-debts-cancelled Zombie banks drag Ireland into the ground The Guardian 24 January 2012 24 January 2012 25 January Ireland paid another €1.25 billion to Anglo Irish Bank bondholders against the wishes of Irish people.http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0125/anglo.html Ireland pays €1.25bn to Anglo Irish Bank bondholders RTÉ News Raidió Teilifís Éireann 25 January 2012 25 January 2012https://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/24/business/global/bank-bondholders-to-be-paid-while-irish-public-howls.html Bank Bondholders to Be Paid While Irish Public Howls The New York Times 23 January 2012 23 January 2012 Protesters travelled from Galway to Dublin to rally outside Leinster House against the septic tank charge being brought in by the Fine Gael/Labour coalition.http://www.independent.ie/national-news/around-500-protestors-outside-leinster-house-in-objection-to-septic-tank-charges-3000149.html https://archive.today/20120802145308/http://www.independent.ie/national-news/around-500-protestors-outside-leinster-house-in-objection-to-septic-tank-charges-3000149.html dead 2 August 2012 Around 500 protestors outside Leinster House in objection to septic tank charges Irish Independent Independent News & Media 25 January 2012 25 January 2012 The websites of the Departments of Justice and Finance were disabled by a denial-of-service attack.http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0125/hackers.html Anonymous targets Government websites RTÉ News Raidió Teilifís Éireann 25 January 2012 25 January 2012 The Office of the Data Protection Commission wrote to Dublin City Council about its giving the personal details of 140,000 customers to a private waste company called Greyhound.http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0126/bins.html Council quizzed over transfer of bin data RTÉ News Raidió Teilifís Éireann 26 January 2012 26 January 2012 26 January An earthquake classified as minor (magnitude 2.2) struck County Donegal.http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0126/donegal.html Earthquake hits north Donegal RTÉ News Raidió Teilifís Éireann 26 January 2012 26 January 2012https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16742711 Donegal earthquake registers 2.2 on Richter scale BBC News BBC 26 January 2012 26 January 2012 Dublin officially began its term as the European City of Science 2012.http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0126/science.html Dublin begins its term as 'City of Science' RTÉ News Raidió Teilifís Éireann 26 January 2012 26 January 2012 Dáil Éireann passed the Water Services Amendment Bill, allowing the government to charge rural dwellers for their septic tanks, as well as to inspect them.http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0126/septictank.html Dáil passes septic tank legislation RTÉ News Raidió Teilifís Éireann 26 January 2012 26 January 2012 Taoiseach Enda Kenny, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, told the world that Irish people "went mad borrowing" from a banking system that spawned greed.http://www.tv3.ie/article.php?article_id=66581&locID=1.2&pagename=news Irish 'went mad borrowing' – Taoiseach TV3 News TV3 26 January 2012 26 January 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131203000230/http://www.tv3.ie/article.php?article_id=66581&locID=1.2&pagename=news 3 December 2013 The High Court was told that 11 gardaí were investigating sinister goings-on at Anglo Irish Bank;March 2012 Mr. Justice Peter Kelly called the revelation "extraordinary".http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0126/anglo.html Court told 11 gardaí involved in Anglo probe RTÉ News Raidió Teilifís Éireann 26 January 2012 26 January 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120129025308/http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0126/anglo.html 29 January 2012 http://www.independent.ie/national-news/judge-shocked-that-only-11-gardai-working-on-anglo-investigation-3001752.html Judge shocked that only 11 Gardaí working on Anglo investigation Irish Independent Independent News & Media 26 January 2012 26 January 2012 February 1 and 2 February – Jimmy Harte, a Labour Senator, was involved in controversy over contributions to a misleading story in the Irish Independent on a Polish woman's account of living in Ireland, and subsequent comments on Twitter, which he later withdrew. http://www.highlandradio.com/2012/02/02/senator-harte-says-sorry-for-twitter-outburst-in-wake-of-magda-story/ Senator Harte says sorry for Twitter outburst in wake of Magda story Highland Radio 2 February 2012 2 February 2012 http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/labour-senator-apologises-for-twitter-comments-538286.html Labour Senator apologises for Twitter comments Irish Examiner 2 February 2012 2 February 2012 http://www.thejournal.ie/labour-senator-apologises-over-twitter-insults-following-magda-controversy-344341-Feb2012/ Labour Senator apologises over Twitter insults following 'Magda' controversy The Journal.ie 2 February 2012 2 February 2012 6 February – Workers at Galway Airport staged a sit-in to protest at the failure by management to guarantee that they will receive redundancy payments when their contracts expire.http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0206/galwayairport.html Staff stage sit-in at Galway Airport RTÉ News Raidió Teilifís Éireann 6 February 2012 6 February 2012 10 February – Eircom admitted that personal details of thousands of eMobile and Meteor customers and hundreds of Meteor staff were contained on three laptops stolen in December 2011.http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0210/eircom.html Meteor and eMobile customer data stolen RTÉ News Raidió Teilifís Éireann 10 February 2012 10 February 2012 11 February – One of the largest protest marches in Cork city in recent years took place in solidarity with the Vita Cortex sit-in.http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0211/vitacortex.html Vita Cortex protest takes place in Cork RTÉ News Raidió Teilifís Éireann 11 February 2012 11 February 2012 16 February – Barry Doyle was convicted of the November 2008 murder of Shane Geoghegan.http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0215/geoghegans.html Barry Doyle guilty of Shane Geoghegan murder RTÉ News RTÉ 16 February 2012 16 February 2012 18 February – Chinese vice-president Xi Jinping began a three-day trip to Ireland.http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0217/amnesty.html Tánaiste to raise human rights with China VP RTÉ News RTÉ 16 February 2012 16 February 2012 20 February – In "scenes reminiscent of the land wars of the 18th century", a group of housing activists and Joan Collins TD successfully prevented an attempted eviction by the deputy sheriff of a man from his home on Mountrath, County Laois. http://www.irishexaminer.com/features/spreading-the-word-to-stop-repossessions-184767.html Spreading the word to stop repossessions Jennifer Hough Irish Examiner 23 February 2012 23 February 2012 http://www.thejournal.ie/i-stopped-the-sheriff-activists-prevent-eviction-of-man-from-laois-home-362020-Feb2012/ I stopped the sheriff: Activists prevent eviction of man from Laois home The Journal.ie 21 February 2012 21 February 2012 http://www.irishcentral.com/news/Activists-and-politician-stop-the-sheriff-in-Irish-eviction-attempt-139959143.html Activists and politician stop the sheriff in Irish eviction attempt: Bank fails to repossess house in County Laois after local activists intervene Irish Central 22 February 2012 22 February 2012 21 February – President Michael D. Higgins began his first official trip abroad when he went to London for three days, accompanied by his wife, Sabina.http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0209/312136-president/ President Higgins to make official London trip 9 February 2012 RTÉ News 9 February 2012 He met members of the Irish community and Irish emigrant welfare workers at the London Irish Centre in Camden,President Higgins praises Irish in Britain RTÉ News, 21 February 2012. and later met London-based Irish business and cultural leaders. He toured the Olympic Stadium, undergoing construction, addressed the London School of Economics in a speech entitled, Of Public Intellectuals, Universities, and a Democratic Crisis, and attended a production of Seán O'Casey's play Juno and the Paycock by Dublin's Abbey Theatre and the Royal National Theatre of Great Britain (Lyttelton Theatre).http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0222/313729-president/ President Higgins tours Olympic site 22 February 2012 RTÉ News 22 February 2012https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-17119253 Irish President Michael D Higgins visits London 21 February 2012 BBC News 21 February 2012 He also attended a reception at the Irish Embassy. 28 February – The taoiseach announced a referendum to be held on the Fiscal Compact.March 2012http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0228/referendum.html Referendum to be held on Fiscal Treaty RTÉ News RTÉ 28 February 2012 28 February 2012http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2012/0228/breaking41.html Referendum to be held on European fiscal compact Marie O'Halloran Michael O'Regan The Irish Times Irish Times Trust 28 February 2012 28 February 2012 29 February Dozens of community groups from counties Donegal, Tipperary, Galway, Limerick and Kerry went to Leinster House to protest against austerity.http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2012/0229/breaking42.html Protest in Dublin over rural austerity Eoin Burke-Kennedy The Irish Times Irish Times Trust 29 February 2012 29 February 2012 Éamon Ó Cuív was sacked as Deputy Leader of Fianna Fáil and Communications Spokesperson of the party after a row with leader Micheál Martin over the Fiscal Compact referendum.http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0229/ocuive.html Éamon Ó Cuív resigns as FF Deputy Leader 29 February 2012 29 February 2012 RTÉ News Raidió Teilifís Éireannhttp://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2012/0229/breaking1.html Ó Cuív quits as FF deputy leader over EU referendum The Irish Times Irish Times Trust 29 February 2012 29 February 2012 Minister of State Seán Sherlock signed into law a statutory instrument to amend Ireland's copyright legislation in spite of 80,000 signatures being gathered to oppose the move.http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0229/copyright.html Sherlock signs copyright amendment law 29 February 2012 29 February 2012 RTÉ News Raidió Teilifís Éireannhttp://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2012/0229/breaking53.html Internet copyright law signed Genevieve Carbery The Irish Times Irish Times Trust 29 February 2012 29 February 2012 March 7 March – The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland upheld a complaint against broadcaster RTÉ made by Seán Gallagher relating to the broadcast of an erroneous tweet that unbalanced a television debate during his presidential campaign.http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0307/gallaghers.html BAI upholds complaint against Frontline tweet RTÉ News Raidió Teilifís Éireann 7 March 2012 7 March 2012 8 March The Garda Síochána destroyed the Occupy Dame Street camp in an overnight raid.http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0308/occupy.html Occupy Dame Street camp is cleared RTÉ News Raidió Teilifís Éireann 8 March 2012 8 March 2012 Allied Irish Banks (AIB) confirmed a plan to cut 2,500 jobs.http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0308/aib.html AIB confirms plan to cut 2,500 jobs RTÉ News Raidió Teilifís Éireann 8 March 2012 8 March 2012 9 March – Waterford City Council dismantled the Occupy Waterford campsite.http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0309/occupy.html Occupy Waterford camp is dismantled RTÉ News Raidió Teilifís Éireann 9 March 2012 9 March 2012 13 March – County Donegal was struck by a magnitude 1.1 earthquake.http://www.donegaldaily.com/2012/03/14/its-official-donegal-was-hit-by-another-mini-quake-last-night/ It's official – Donegal was hit by another quake last night! Donegal Daily 14 March 2012 14 March 2012 14 March – The Government was defeated in a vote taken at a meeting of the Oireachtas finance committee after numerous Fine Gael TDs went missing. The motion, tabled by Peter Mathews who was then forced to vote against it following threats from his colleagues, proposed that Central Bank Governor Patrick Honohan be forced to appear before the Oireachtas finance committee by the end of the month. http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2012/0314/breaking124.html Government loses Oireachtas vote Mary Minihan The Irish Times Irish Times Trust 14 March 2012 14 March 2012 http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/red-faces-for-govt-over-committee-vote-defeat-543589.html Red faces for Govt over committee vote defeat Irish Examiner Thomas Crosbie Holdings 15 March 2012 15 March 2012 http://www.independent.ie/national-news/red-faces-for-fine-gael-as-vote-lost-over-missing-tds-3051193.html Red faces for Fine Gael as vote lost over 'missing' TDs Fiach Kelly Irish Independent Independent News & Media 15 March 2012 15 March 2012 http://www.thejournal.ie/government-lost-committee-vote-because-tds-were-locked-out-of-the-room-384976-Mar2012/ Government lost committee vote 'because TDs were locked out of the room' The Journal 15 March 2012 15 March 2012 15 March – A convicted Garda killer escaped from prison leading to a massive cross-border manhunt.http://www.independent.ie/national-news/ontherun-garda-killer-martin-mcdermott-caught-in-derry-3052546.html Garda killer on the run after prison escape Greg Harkin Mark Hilliard Brendan Farrelly Irish Independent Independent News & Media 16 March 2012 16 March 2012 18 March – Environment Minister Phil Hogan was involved in controversy over media reports on a crude sexual insult he admitted delivering to ex-Taoiseach John Bruton's former administrator at an Oireachtas golf outing in August 2011.http://www.independent.ie/national-news/minister-apologises-for-crude-sexual-insult-3053882.html Minister apologises for crude sexual insult Willie Kealy Sunday Independent Independent News & Media 18 March 2012 18 March 2012http://www.independent.ie/national-news/phil-hogan-sorry-for-lewd-remark-3053881.html Phil Hogan sorry for lewd remark Willie Kealy Sunday Independent Independent News & Media 18 March 2012 18 March 2012 22 March The Mahon Tribunal published it findings after 15 years of investigations.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17473762 Mahon Tribunal : Bertie Ahern says he 'told truth' BBC News BBC 22 March 2012 22 March 2012http://www.irishtimes.com/topics/mahon-report/ Mahon Report The Irish Times Irish Times Trust The Central Statistics Office published figures that showed Ireland had fallen back into recession in the final quarter of 2011, following an even larger contraction in the previous one.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17474799 Ireland falls back into recession BBC News BBC 22 March 2012 22 March 2012 24 March Thousands of people packed to capacity the National Stadium in Dublin for a national rally to protest the household charge payment introduced in the last Budget. Crowds of people unable to get in gathered outside.http://www.thejournal.ie/in-pictures-household-charge-protesters-rally-in-campaign-against-payment-395286-Mar2012/ In pictures: Household charge protesters rally in campaign against payment The Journal 24 March 2012 24 March 2012 Facing expulsion from the Fianna Fáil party, Bertie Ahern resigned before he could be ousted.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17484110 Fianna Fáil moves to expel former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern BBC News BBC 22 March 2012 22 March 2012https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17500449 Bertie Ahern to resign from Fianna Fáil BBC News BBC 24 March 2012 24 March 2012 25 March – Taoiseach Enda Kenny began a four-day trade mission in China.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17504052 Irish PM says Ireland and China 'surprisingly similar' BBC News BBC 25 March 2012 25 March 2012http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0325/ireland.html Taoiseach begins trade mission in China RTÉ News Raidió Teilifís Éireann 25 March 2012 25 March 2012 26 March – Facing expulsion, Pádraig Flynn resigned from Fianna Fáil before he could be ousted.http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0326/mahon.html Pádraig Flynn resigns from Fianna Fáil RTÉ News Raidió Teilifís Éireann 26 March 2012 26 March 2012 27 March Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore announced the date of the referendum on the fiscal compact as Thursday 31 May.http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0327/referendum.html Fiscal treaty referendum to be held on 31 May RTÉ News Raidió Teilifís Éireann 27 March 2012 27 March 2012 Video games retail company Game closed 277 shops with the loss of 2,104 jobs.http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0326/game.html 2,104 jobs lost as Game closes 277 stores RTÉ News Raidió Teilifís Éireann 27 March 2012 27 March 2012 Staff began a sit-in.http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0328/game.html Game workers in Ireland continue protests in pursuit of redundancy entitlements RTÉ News Raidió Teilifís Éireann 28 March 2012 28 March 2012 29 March – The latest census results report from the 2011 Census were released by the Central Statistics Office Ireland.http://www.independent.ie/national-news/census-2011-read-the-highlights-of-the-csos-latest-report-3066035.html Census 2011: Read the highlights of the CSO's latest report Irish Independent Independent News & Media 29 March 2012 29 March 2012 31 March – Ireland was reported by international media to be facing a popular revolt after government figures indicated less than half of the country's households had paid the new property tax by that day's deadline as thousands of people from across the country marched on the governing Fine Gael party's annual conference at the Convention Centre Dublin.http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-501714_162-57407573/ireland-faces-popular-revolt-over-new-property-tax/ Ireland faces popular revolt over new property tax CBS News 31 March 2012 31 March 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120401050917/http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-501714_162-57407573/ireland-faces-popular-revolt-over-new-property-tax/ 1 April 2012http://www.thejournal.ie/gallery-5000-attend-anti-household-charge-demo-in-dublin-402790-Mar2012/ GALLERY: Anti-Household Charge demo in Dublin The Journal 31 March 2012 31 March 2012 April 2 April – Female genital mutilation was made illegal by the enactment by President Higgins of the Criminal Justice (Female Genital Mutilation) Act 2012. Over 1,600 girls at risk of female genital mutilation in Ireland Ryan Órla 2024-06-10 The Journal https://www.thejournal.ie/how-many-girls-are-at-risk-of-fgm-in-ireland-6403265-Jun2024/ Criminal Justice (Female Genital Mutilation) Act 2012 2012-04-02 Irish Statute Book https://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2012/act/11/enacted/en/index.html 3 April It emerged that six people had died at a private nursing home in County Donegal over the previous ten days.http://www.independent.ie/national-news/probe-as-six-die-27-taken-ill-at-donegal-nursing-home-3068677.html Probe as six die, 27 taken ill at Donegal nursing home Eilish O'Regan Stephen Maguire Irish Independent Independent News & Media 3 April 2012 3 April 2012 RTÉ's defamation of Father Kevin Reynolds: RTÉ head of current affairs Ed Mulhall retired, Ken O'Shea resigned from Prime Time and the programme was terminated. http://www.independent.ie/national-news/rte-axes-prime-time-following-watchdog-report-3069870.html RTÉ axes Prime Time following watchdog report Irish Independent Independent News & Media 3 April 2012 3 April 2012 http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2012/0403/breaking38.html?via=rel RTÉ's head of news steps down over Reynolds case Ronan McGreevy The Irish Times Irish Times Trust 3 April 2012 3 April 2012 5 April – The majority of shareholders in support services company Siteserv voted to accept a takeover proposal from the Denis O'Brien-controlled Millington, worth €45 million. The controversial deal came after French company Altrad claimed it had tried to buy Siteserv for a higher price.http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0405/siteserv-confirms-offer-from-altrad.html Siteserv EGM approves Millington sale RTÉ News Raidió Teilifís Éireann 5 April 2012 5 April 2012 11 April – Environment Minister Phil Hogan sought sanctuary in a Carlow cathedral after running away from protesters against his property tax in his own constituency. https://www.independent.ie/regionals/herald/minister-flees-to-church-as-house-tax-demo-rages/28005366.html https://archive.today/20120909082435/http://www.herald.ie/news/minister-flees-to-church-as-house-tax-demo-rages-3079497.html live 9 September 2012 Minister flees to church as house tax demo rages Evening Herald Independent News & Media 11 April 2012 11 April 2012 Amy Wall http://www.joe.ie/news-politics/current-affairs/phil-hogan-seeks-sanctuary-in-church-as-protestors-hold-rally-outside-0023356-1 Phil Hogan seeks sanctuary in church as protestors hold rally outside JOE.ie 12 April 2012 12 April 2012 Mairead Wilmot http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2012/0412/1224314641148.html Protesters heckle Hogan over household charge The Irish Times Irish Times Trust 12 April 2012 12 April 2012 http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0411/protesters-confront-hogan-over-household-charge.html Protesters confront Phil Hogan over Household Charge RTÉ News Raidió Teilifís Éireann 12 April 2012 12 April 2012 14 April – As the Labour Party held its centenary conference at the National University of Ireland, Galway, gardaí used pepper spray to hold back anti-austerity demonstrators protesting against government cuts on the grounds, with reports of a 13-year-old child being threatened with the spray as the building was locked down amid chants of "Revolution, revolution!" and a coffin draped in the Irish tricolour. http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/republic-of-ireland/protesters-picket-labour-conference-16145013.html https://archive.today/20120729085501/http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/republic-of-ireland/protesters-picket-labour-conference-16145013.html dead 29 July 2012 Protesters picket Labour conference The Belfast Telegraph Independent News & Media 14 April 2012 14 April 2012 Deaglán de Breádún http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2012/0414/breaking3.html Anti-austerity protestors disrupt Labour conference The Irish Times Irish Times Trust 14 April 2012 14 April 2012 http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/protesters-break-through-garda-lines-at-labour-conference-547506.html Protesters break through Garda lines at Labour conference Irish Examiner Thomas Crosbie Holdings 14 April 2012 14 April 2012 17 April – Environment Minister Phil Hogan announced the establishment of Irish Water, as a subsidiary of Bord Gáis.http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0417/body-to-oversee-water-services-to-be-decided-today.html Phil Hogan announces that Irish Water is to be subsidiary of Bord Gáis RTÉ News Raidió Teilifís Éireann 17 April 2012 17 April 2012 19 April Gavin O'Reilly, chief executive of Independent News & Media, resigned after a long-running dispute with Denis O'Brien, the company's biggest shareholder.Lisa O'Carroll https://www.theguardian.com/media/2012/apr/19/gavin-oreilly-steps-down-inm Gavin O'Reilly steps down from INM The Guardian 19 April 2012 19 April 2012 Sinn Féin's Pearse Doherty was expelled from the Dáil after trying to question the appointment of a new Secretary General at the Department of Finance.http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0308/finance.html Doherty expelled from Dáil over Sec Gen remark RTÉ News Raidió Teilifís Éireann 8 March 2012 8 March 2012 A report commissioned by the Department of Health found significant increase in narcolepsy among individuals given the GlaxoSmithKline developed swine flu vaccine Pandemrix compared to those who did not receive the vaccine. Carl O'Brien http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2012/0419/breaking44.html Report links vaccine to narcolepsy The Irish Times Irish Times Trust 19 April 2012 19 April 2012 http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/flu-vaccine-linked-to-narcolepsy-548238.html Flu vaccine 'linked to narcolepsy' Irish Examiner Thomas Crosbie Holdings 19 April 2012 19 April 2012 http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0419/narcolepsy.html Risk of narcolepsy 13 times higher after swine flu vaccine Pandemrix RTÉ News Raidió Teilifís Éireann 19 April 2012 19 April 2012 24 April The Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission ruled that there were no grounds for any criminal case against any of five officers involved in an incident on 31 March 2011 known as the "rape tape" controversy, resulting from the inadvertent video recording of a sergeant in a patrol car joking about the rape of two women.http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/watchdog-no-grounds-for-criminal-case-in-corrib-gas-rape-tape-furore-548792.html Watchdog: 'No grounds' for criminal case in Corrib gas 'rape-tape' furore Irish Examiner Thomas Crosbie Holdings 24 April 2012 24 April 2012 The aurora borealis returned to County Donegal, having already made a rare Irish appearance in January.Northern Lights return – better and brighter than ever https://web.archive.org/web/20120430074959/http://www.donegaldemocrat.ie/news/local/northern-lights-return-better-and-brighter-than-ever-1-3766147 30 April 2012 Donegal Democrat, 25 April 2012. 25 April – A tornado was observed near Fintown in County Donegal.500ft tornado adds twist to Donegal commuters' journeys Irish Independent, 25 April 2012. May 2 May – Cardinal Seán Brady was embroiled in controversy over a BBC television programme which contained allegations that he failed to act after one sex abuse survivor gave him a list in 1975 of other children being abused by Father Brendan Smyth.Henry McDonald https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/may/02/cardinal-sean-brady-abuse-list?newsfeed=true Cardinal Seán Brady under pressure over abuse list: Ireland's Catholic leader urged to resign over claims he failed to act on list given to him in 1975 by victim of paedophile priest The Guardian 2 May 2012 2 May 2012 4 May – RTÉ's defamation of Father Kevin Reynolds: RTÉ was fined €2,000,000 by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI).https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17957915 Report criticises RTÉ journalism standards BBC News BBC 4 May 2012 4 May 2012 Reporter Aoife Kavanagh resigned from RTÉ over her role in the scandal.http://www.thejournal.ie/mission-to-prey-reporter-aoife-kavanagh-resigns-from-rte-440672-May2012/ Mission to Prey reporter Aoife Kavanagh resigns from RTÉ The Journal 4 May 2012 4 May 2012 9 May The Abbey Theatre announced a nine-week closure when asbestos was discovered in the building.http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0509/abbey-theatre-asbestos.html Abbey Theatre announces closure RTÉ News Raidió Teilifís Éireann 9 May 2012 9 May 2012 Archaeologists announced discovery in the Burren of evidence of settlement from 6000BCE.6,000-year-old settlement poses tsunami mystery Andrew Hamilton 9 May 2012 http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/6000-year-old-settlement-poses-tsunami-mystery-193230.html Irish Examiner Cork 29 June 2012 11 May – President Higgins received the Freedom of Galway from Mayor Hildegarde Naughton.http://www.galwaycity.ie/GeneralNews/110512_01.html Freedom of Galway City Conferred on President Michael D. Higgins Galway City Council 11 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20130209165025/http://www.galwaycity.ie/GeneralNews/110512_01.html 9 February 2013 dead 14 May – While canvassing for votes in Athlone, Taoiseach Enda Kenny told an unemployed bus driver to "get a job". The man later requested an apology and retraction, calling Kenny "a smug, arrogant git". In the same town, Kenny had an angry exchange with a man who said his son had been forced to emigrate. Niall O'Connor http://www.herald.ie/news/kenny-is-so-arrogant-for-telling-me-to-get-a-job-3109176.html https://archive.today/20120802162459/http://www.herald.ie/news/kenny-is-so-arrogant-for-telling-me-to-get-a-job-3109176.html dead 2 August 2012 Kenny is so arrogant for telling me to get a job Evening Herald Independent News & Media 15 May 2012 15 May 2012 http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2012/05/14/4010403-taoiseachs-jibe-at-athlone-protester Taoiseach's jibe at Athlone protester The Westmeath Independent 14 May 2012 14 May 2012 http://www.thejournal.ie/video-audio-kenny-tells-protester-you-could-do-with-a-days-work-id-say-451330-May2012/ Video, audio: Kenny tells protester 'You could do with a day's work, I'd say': Enda Kenny met with anger from protesters on a visit to a shopping centre in Westmeath The Journal.ie 15 May 2012 15 May 2012 16 May – The Garda Síochána destroyed the Occupy Galway camp in an overnight raid.http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0516/occupy-galway-protest-camp-is-being-removed.html Occupy Galway protest camp removed from Eyre Square RTÉ News Raidió Teilifís Éireann 16 May 2012 16 May 2012 17 May Taoiseach Enda Kenny was heckled and booed by anti-austerity treaty protesters in Galway as he attended a breakfast briefing.Caroline Crawford Elaine Keogh http://www.independent.ie/national-news/kenny-accuses-protesters-of-bullying-and-intimidation-3111542.html Kenny accuses protesters of bullying and intimidation Irish Independent Independent News & Media 18 May 2012 18 May 2012 Financial irregularities were revealed at Bloxham Stockbrokers.http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0528/bloxham-transfers-business-to-davy.html Financial irregularities found at Bloxham stockbrokers RTÉ News Raidió Teilifís Éireann 28 May 2012 28 May 2012 Following the UN Committee Against Torture's condemnation of the Irish government's failure to acknowledge and assist former detainees of the ten Catholic-run Magdalene laundries, the Justice for Magdalenes campaign group announced its discovery that women were transferred from State-funded mother and baby homes to Magdalene laundries, where they were held against their will and without their children.http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0528/group-claims-state-worked-with-magdalene-laundries.html Group submits evidence of State's co-operation with Magdalene laundries RTÉ News Raidió Teilifís Éireann 28 May 2012 28 May 2012 31 May – Voters passed the constitutional referendum to permit Ireland to ratify the 2012 European Fiscal Compact.http://www.independent.ie/national-news/fiscal-stability-treaty-poll-set-for-thursday-may-31-3062876.html Fiscal Stability Treaty poll set for Thursday, May 31 Irish Independent 27 March 2012 June 5 June – Hundreds of Bord na Móna workers went on strike in a dispute over pay.http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0605/24-hour-strike-action-underway-at-bord-na-mona.html Over 1,000 Bord na Móna workers take part in strike over pay RTÉ News Raidió Teilifís Éireann 5 June 2012 5 June 2012 6 June – The second-largest earthquake on record in Britain or Ireland, an offshore magnitude4 tremor west of Belmullet, shook the counties of Mayo, Sligo, and Galway. https://www.irishtimes.com/news/mayo-earthquake-surprises-geologists-1.1064372 Mayo earthquake surprises geologists 2012-06-07 The Irish Times https://www.rte.ie/archives/2017/0524/877583-mayo-earthquake/ Seismic Shift Recorded Off Mayo Coast 2012-06-06 RTÉ Archives http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0606/earthquake-reported-off-coast-of-mayo.html Magnitude 4 earthquake recorded off coast of Mayo 2012-06-06 RTÉ News 7 June – Former members of the Defence Forces demonstrated in Dublin over malaria medication they were given on overseas peacekeeping duties which they say has caused them chronic health problems.http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0607/dublin-protest-over-army-overseas-medication.html Action Lariam for Irish Soldiers protest outside travel medicine conference RTÉ News Raidió Teilifís Éireann 7 June 2012 7 June 2012 10–17 June – The 50th International Eucharistic Congress took place at the RDS and Croke Park in Dublin.Congress Week Programme https://web.archive.org/web/20120202075845/http://www.iec2012.ie/index.jsp?p=108&n=141 2 February 2012 50th International Eucharistic Congress. retrieved: 5 March 2012. Protesters picketed.http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0610/groups-protest-against-eucharistic-congress.html Groups protest against staging of International Eucharistic Congress in Dublin RTÉ News Raidió Teilifís Éireann 10 June 2012 10 June 2012 11 June – A tornado 700 metres high was seen near Buncrana in County Donegal, one of the biggest ever recorded in Ireland.http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0611/donegal.html Reports of tornado in Co Donegal RTÉ News Raidió Teilifís Éireann 12 June 2012 12 June 2012http://www.independent.ie/video/video-irish-news/700metrehigh-twister-in-co-donegal-3137213.html 700-metre-high twister in Co Donegal! Irish Independent Independent News & Media 13 June 2012 13 June 2012 13 June – Justice Minister Alan Shatter spoke of "Londonderry" in a Dáil debate.http://www.independent.ie/national-news/alan-shatter-shocks-dail-by-calling-derry-londonderry-3137969.html Alan Shatter shocks Dáil by calling Derry Londonderry Irish Independent Independent News & Media 13 June 2012 13 June 2012 There were calls for him to resign his office amid the ensuing controversy.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18434708 Alan Shatter explains Dáil Londonderry reference BBC News BBC 13 June 2012 13 June 2012 17 June – Pope Benedict XVI delivered a pre-recorded address about the sex abuse scandal on the final day of the 50th Eucharistic Congress.http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0617/iec-2012-congress.html Legacy of Church in Ireland shaken by appalling abuse – Pope RTÉ News Raidió Teilifís Éireann 17 June 2012 17 June 2012 18 June – Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi paid a six-hour flying visit to Dublin on the day before her 67th birthday. She was received by President Higgins during a 20-minute visit to Áras an Uachtaráin and was awarded an honorary degree from Trinity College Dublin. She also received the Freedom of the City of Dublin, which was awarded in 2000. At an "Electric Burma" concert at the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, she was presented with the Amnesty Ambassador of Conscience Award which had been awarded to her in 2009, and a large crowd sang the birthday song to her at a free open-air concert at Grand Canal Dock. Statement from Áras an Uachtaráin on the occasion of the visit of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi https://web.archive.org/web/20131020075033/http://www.president.ie/statement-on-the-occassion-of-the-visit-of-daw-aung-san-suu-kyi-18th-june-2012/ 20 October 2013 Áras an Uachtaráin, 18 June 2012. Burma's Aung San Suu Kyi leaves Ireland after awards RTÉ News, 2012-06-18. Aung San Suu Kyi gets freedom of Dublin BBC News, 2012-06-18. Thousands pay tribute to Burma's 'last great hope' The Irish Times 19 June 2012 http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-31584959.html https://web.archive.org/web/20131105221830/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-31584959.html November 5, 2013 HighBeam Research subscription usurped 20 June – An independent review into the deaths of children who were in the care of, or who were known to the Health Service Executive (HSE), was published.http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0620/report-says-deaths-of-children-in-care-preventable.html Minister expresses sympathy to families of children who died under the care of HSE RTÉ News Raidió Teilifís Éireann 21 June 2012 21 June 2012http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0620/childdeath_report.pdf Child Death Report RTÉ News Raidió Teilifís Éireann 21 June 2012 21 June 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120704052218/http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0620/childdeath_report.pdf 4 July 2012 The following day, Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore stated in the Dáil that a referendum on the rights of the child would be held in the autumn.http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0621/death-of-children-in-state-care.html Tánaiste says referendum on the rights of the child to be held in Autumn RTÉ News Raidió Teilifís Éireann 21 June 2012 21 June 2012 21 June – Turf cutters staged an overnight protest on a bog in County Galway.http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0621/turf-cutters-protest-continues-at-a-protected-bog.html Turf cutters end stand-off at protected bog in Co Galway RTÉ News Raidió Teilifís Éireann 21 June 2012 21 June 2012 Crisis at Ulster Bank: 21 June – More than 100,000 people, including social welfare recipients, were left impoverished after being affected by an Ulster Bank delay in processing money.http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0621/ulster-bank-technology.html Over 100,000 affected by Ulster Bank payments delay RTÉ News Raidió Teilifís Éireann 21 June 2012 21 June 2012 24 June – Ulster Bank opened branches on a Sunday for the first time as the payments crisis affecting the institution continued unabated.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18568705 Ulster Bank opens 20 branches on Sunday BBC News BBC 24 June 2012 24 June 2012 25 June – Ulster Bank announced its money problems would not now be solved this week, with monthly salaries now in danger of being infected.David Labanyi http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2012/0625/1224318625113.html Ulster Bank backlog until end of week The Irish Times Irish Times Trust 25 June 2012 25 June 2012Vincent Ryan Fiachra Ó Cionnaith Shaun Connolly http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/ulster-bank-fiasco-to-continue-until-at-least-end-of-week-198653.html Ulster Bank fiasco to continue until at least end of week Irish Examiner Thomas Crosbie Holdings 25 June 2012 25 June 2012 23 June – President Higgins made his second official visit to London with his wife, Sabina. They met members of the Irish community at a Gaelic Athletic Association club in Ruislip and later attended the official opening of three plays by Tom Murphy on the theme of Irish emigration (Conversations on a Homecoming, A Whistle in the Dark, and Famine) in a Druid Theatre Company production at Hampstead Theatre.London calling: Michael D Higgins makes second trip to London TheJournal.ie, 23 June 2012. 27 June – President and Mrs. Higgins attended a Co-operation Ireland event at the Lyric Theatre in Belfast. There, they met Queen Elizabeth for the first time and were present to witness the first meeting and handshake between the Queen and former IRA commander, Martin McGuinness.The Queen and Martin McGuinness shake hands and make history The Guardian, 27 June 2012.http://www.president.ie/en/media-library/news-releases/statement-by-president-michael-d.-higgins-following-cooperation-ireland-eve Statement by President Michael D. Higgins following Cooperation Ireland event at Belfast's Lyric Theatre President of Ireland 27 June 2012 July 10 July – Health Minister James Reilly was named on a debt defaulters' list to the tune of €1.9 million.http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/reilly-to-be-named-on-debt-defaulters-list-558501.html Reilly 'to be named on debt defaulters' list' Irish Examiner Thomas Crosbie Holdings 10 July 2012 10 July 2012http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0710/james-reilly-debt-default.html Health Minister James Reilly named on Stubbs' list over €1.9m debt RTÉ News Raidió Teilifís Éireann 10 July 2012 10 July 2012 This was described as "unprecedented" for a government minister.Paul Cullen http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2012/0710/breaking21.html Reilly default-list statement sought The Irish Times Irish Times Trust 10 July 2012 10 July 2012 13 July – It was revealed that Fine Gael Senator Fidelma Healy Eames boarded the Galway to Dublin train without a ticket. A fellow passenger alleged that Healy Eames said "she is a Senator and that she makes the law" when an inspector asked her to produce her ticket.Genevieve Carbery http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/frontpage/2012/0714/1224320064809.html Healy Eames to appeal fine for boarding train without ticket The Irish Times Irish Times Trust 14 July 2012 14 July 2012 18 July – Former TV3 News Western Correspondent Jenny McCudden was named as the new editor of The Sligo Champion, becoming the first female to fill the position in the newspaper's 176-year history.https://www.independent.ie/regionals/sligo/news/jenny-mccudden-is-the-new-editor-at-the-sligo-champion/27593378.html Jenny Mccudden is the new editor at The Sligo Champion The Sligo Champion Independent News and Media 18 July 2012 1 August 2012 26 July – Galway Circuit Civil Court ordered the husband of Fidelma Healy Eames to pay more than €12,000 in unpaid fees to a tradesman employed to carry out renovations at the Healy Eames residence in County Galway. The tradesman launched a lawsuit in 2010 against the Healy Eameses for thousands of euros in unpaid fees.http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0726/senator-to-pay-12-000-to-plumber-in-unpaid-fees.html Court orders payment of €12,000 to plumber in unpaid fees RTÉ News Raidió Teilifís Éireann 26 July 2012 26 July 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120728230503/http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0726/senator-to-pay-12-000-to-plumber-in-unpaid-fees.html 28 July 2012 27 July – During a case at Claremorris District Court Judge Mary Devins, wife of former Fianna Fáil TD Jimmy Devins, described social welfare as a Polish charity, sparking national outrage and a formal complaint to the police over "the possibility that she is in breach of the prohibition in the Incitement to Hatred Act from 1989".http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0802/group-to-complain-judges-polish-remarks-to-gardai.html District Court judge apologises 'unreservedly' over Polish comments RTÉ News Raidió Teilifís Éireann 2 August 2012 2 August 2012http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/centre-to-report-judge-for-borderline-racist-comments-561565.html Centre to report judge for 'borderline racist' comments Irish Examiner Thomas Crosbie Holdings 2 August 2012 2 August 2012 August 2 August – It was confirmed that a car belonging to Fidelma Healy Eames was seized in July for not having a current tax disc.http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0802/fidelma-healy-eames-tax.html Senator Fidelma Healy Eames' car seized for not having valid tax disc RTÉ News Raidió Teilifís Éireann 2 August 2012 2 August 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120803221807/http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0802/fidelma-healy-eames-tax.html 3 August 2012 15 August – Geraldine Kennedy and Justine McCarthy were appointed Adjunct Professors of Journalism at the University of Limerick.Roy Greenslade https://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2012/aug/15/journalism-education-ireland Irish journalists become professors The Guardian 15 August 2012 15 August 2012 17 August – Staff at Letterkenny General Hospital were informed of the closure of County Donegal's only gynaecology ward. Nursing unions, patients and staff reacted with shock to the news.http://www.donegaldaily.com/2012/08/20/campaign-launched-to-save-gynae-ward-at-letterkenny-general/ Campaign launched to save Gynae Ward at Letterkenny General Donegal Daily 20 August 2012 20 August 2012 20 August Three investigations into a nursing home in Oughterard, County Galway, found most residents had not washed for at least a month, were being starved and lived in squalid conditions.http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0820/own-riff-home-galway.html Poor quality of life for Owenriff nursing home residents – HIQA report RTÉ News Raidió Teilifís Éireann 20 August 2012 20 August 2012 Fidelma Healy Eames was involved in controversy over her decision to charge a state agency the cost of a plane ticket for her husband to accompany her on a hotel break to Kenya. When news of this was reported in the Irish media, Healy Eames said she would pay back the money within "a couple of weeks".Fiach Kelly http://www.independent.ie/national-news/fidelma-healy-eames-to-repay-cost-of-africa-flights-paid-for-by-state-3203960.html Fidelma Healy Eames to repay cost of Africa flights paid for by State Irish Independent Independent News & Media 20 August 2012 20 August 2012 22 August – On the 90th anniversary of the death of revolutionary Michael Collins, the Taoiseach Enda Kenny gave the commemoration speech at Béal na Bláth, the first serving head of government to do so. He also erroneously credited Collins with bringing Vladimir Lenin to Ireland.Michael Brennan http://www.independent.ie/national-news/enda-kenny-redfaced-over-wrong-claim-that-lenin-visited-ireland-3208286.html Enda Kenny red-faced over wrong claim that Lenin visited Ireland Irish Independent Independent News & Media 23 August 2012 23 August 2012 24 August – Journalist Charlie Bird informed RTÉ management of his retirement.Kevin Doyle http://www.herald.ie/news/charlie-bird-quits-rte-but-could-net-200k-3209947.html https://archive.today/20130217173604/http://www.herald.ie/news/charlie-bird-quits-rte-but-could-net-200k-3209947.html dead 17 February 2013 Charlie Bird quits RTÉ ... but could net €200k – EXIT: Veteran reporter takes deal Evening Herald Independent News & Media 25 August 2012 25 August 2012 http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0824/charlie-bird-rte.html Charlie Bird to retire from RTÉ after 38 years RTÉ News Raidió Teilifís Éireann 24 August 2012 24 August 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120825153106/http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0824/charlie-bird-rte.html 25 August 2012 27 August – The board of Independent News & Media elected Cork businessman Leslie Buckley, a close associate of Denis O'Brien, as its new chairman, replacing James Osborne who was ousted in April.http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0827/leslie-buckley-inm.html Leslie Buckley elected Independent News and Media chairman RTÉ News Raidió Teilifís Éireann 27 August 2012 27 August 2012 28 August Amateur astronomer David Grennan discovered his second supernova from his observatory in Raheny two years after he discovered his first one. He is the only one ever to have discovered supernovae from Ireland.http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0828/supernova-discovered-from-ireland.html Supernova discovered from Ireland RTÉ News Raidió Teilifís Éireann 28 August 2012 28 August 2012 Hundreds of jobs were lost when College Freight, operating as Target Express, the country's largest privately owned transport company, announced it had ceased trading. Workers began sit-ins in Carlow, Cork and Limerick.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-19395078 Target Express: 390 jobs to go as firm ceases trading BBC News BBC 28 August 2012 28 August 2012 September 3 September The Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin parties tabled a motion of no confidence in the Minister for Health James Reilly after further cuts in the health service.http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0903/health-cuts.html Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin to table no-confidence motion in Health Minister James Reilly RTÉ News Raidió Teilifís Éireann 3 September 2012 3 September 2012 Dublin City Council voted overwhelmingly in favour of full marriage rights for same-sex couples. Bill Tormey, a Fine Gael councillor, caused an uproar after claiming it was impossible to equate homosexual unions with heterosexual ones, as well as claiming that only heterosexual couples were capable of producing children.http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0903/dublin-city-council-vote-in-favour-of-gay-marriage.html Dublin City Council votes in favour of gay marriage RTÉ News Raidió Teilifís Éireann 3 September 2012 3 September 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120904234544/http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0903/dublin-city-council-vote-in-favour-of-gay-marriage.html 4 September 2012 4 September – The Health Service Executive (HSE) confirmed it was cutting 16,000 requests per month for the gluten-free products that are required by sufferers of coeliac disease.http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0904/state-coeliac-cuts.html 16,000 coeliac claims hit by HSE cuts RTÉ News Raidió Teilifís Éireann 4 September 2012 4 September 2012 7 September – Stephen Rae was appointed as editor of the Irish Independent newspaper.http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0907/irish-independent-appoint-new-editor.html Irish Independent appoints new editor RTÉ News Raidió Teilifís Éireann 7 September 2012 7 September 2012 8 September – A volley of shots was fired as hundreds of people attended the funeral in Dublin of Real IRA dissident Alan Ryan.Jim Cusack http://www.independent.ie/national-news/dissidents-put-on-show-of-strength-for-ryan-funeral-3223681.html Dissidents put on show of strength for Ryan funeral: Three shots fired in salute outside home of murdered Real IRA man Sunday Independent Independent News & Media 9 September 2012 9 September 2012http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0909/events-around-ryan-funeral-unacceptable-shatter.html Shatter says some events around Ryan funeral "reprehensible and absolutely unacceptable" RTÉ News Raidió Teilifís Éireann 9 September 2012 9 September 2012http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0910/alan-shatter-alan-ryan.html Alan Ryan funeral agreement not kept – Garda Commissioner RTÉ News Raidió Teilifís Éireann 10 September 2012 10 September 2012 11 September District Court judge Séamus Hughes was criticised and asked to resign over comments on the ethnic backgrounds of those before him in court, having described some as "neanderthals".http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/pavee-point-judge-should-quit-over-laws-of-jungle-traveller-comment-566525.html Pavee Point: Judge should quit over 'laws of jungle' Traveller comment Irish Examiner Thomas Crosbie Holdings 11 September 2012 11 September 2012http://www.newstalk.ie/2012/news/top55-traveller-rights-group-calls-for-judge-to-resign/ Traveller rights group calls for judge to resign Newstalk Communicorp 11 September 2012 11 September 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120915084056/http://www.newstalk.ie/2012/news/top55-traveller-rights-group-calls-for-judge-to-resign/ 15 September 2012 dead Michael Hegarty, a Fine Gael councillor, resigned as chairman of County Cork's Joint Policing Committee and as leader of Fine Gael on Cork County Council due to a drink-driving charge related to a road traffic incident.http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0911/fine-gael-councillor.html Fine Gael councillor resigns as chair of policing committee over drink-driving charge RTÉ News Raidió Teilifís Éireann 11 September 2012 11 September 2012 15 September – The Irish Daily Star newspaper published topless photographs of Kate Middleton. The editor Michael O'Kane defended the publication. Media boss Richard Desmond announced his intention to close down the tabloid.http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0915/kate-middleton-irish-daily-star.html Irish Daily Star owners 'to close down joint venture' over Middleton pictures RTÉ News Raidió Teilifís Éireann 15 September 2012 15 September 2012 O'Kane was later suspended.http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2012/0917/breaking31.html Star editor suspended over Kate Middleton photographs The Irish Times Irish Times Trust 17 September 2012 17 September 2012 17 September – Clerys, one of Ireland's best known department stores, was put into receivership.http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2012/0917/breaking52.html Clerys put into receivership The Irish Times Irish Times Trust 17 September 2012 17 September 2012 21 September – A spectacular breaking fireball strewed a trail of burning fragments across the night sky in Ireland, and was seen also in Britain and the Netherlands.Huge fireball seen in sky over Ireland http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2012/0922/1224324270462.html Irish Times 22 September 2012 22 September – Taoiseach Enda Kenny met Pope Benedict XVI for the first time since criticising him in the Dáil. The meeting occurred at the Papal residence, Castel Gandolfo.http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0922/kenny-pope-rome.html Taoiseach declines to comment after meeting Pope Benedict at Castel Gandolofo RTÉ News Raidió Teilifís Éireann 22 September 2012 22 September 2012 26 September – Róisín Shortall resigned as Minister of State for Primary Care due to a dispute with Minister for Health James Reilly, the deputy leader of Fine Gael. She also resigned from the Labour Party.http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0926/reilly-and-shortall-meeting-tense-and-difficult.html Roisin Shortall resigns as junior health minister RTÉ News Raidió Teilifís Éireann 26 September 2012 26 September 2012 30 September – Dolphin Discs, a record shop on Talbot Street in Dublin that had existed since the early 1970s, closed as a result of the loss of business due to the rise of digital downloads; "as much as (a) 40% (loss) in the past three years".O'Driscoll Des 2012-09-28 Scene and Heard https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/arid-20209066.html 2025-02-26 The Irish Examiner en October 9 October Thousands of farmers marched through Dublin city in protest at government cuts.http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/1009/farmers-dublin-demonstration.html 20,000 farmers demonstrate in Dublin over funding concerns RTÉ News Raidió Teilifís Éireann 9 October 2012 9 October 2012 A walkout occurred during a Public Accounts Committee meeting with the Health Service Executive when health officials were told they were not fit for office.http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/1009/pac-hse-meeting.html Committee member says HSE delegation a disgrace RTÉ News Raidió Teilifís Éireann 9 October 2012 9 October 2012 16 October – A report on St. Patrick's Institution found a culture of human rights abuse.http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/1016/human-rights-of-st-pats-prisoners-violated.html Human rights of St Patrick's prisoners 'ignored or violated' RTÉ News Raidió Teilifís Éireann 16 October 2012 16 October 2012 November 5 November – Students marched against austerity in Cork.http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/1105/cork-students-march-fees-budget.html Cork students march against possible fee hikes in Budget RTÉ News Raidió Teilifís Éireann 5 November 2012 5 November 2012 8 November Two days ahead of the children's referendum, the Supreme Court – ruling against the government's distribution of information on the referendum – found the government had breached the 1995 McKenna judgement requiring that referendums be explained to the public in an unbiased manner. The referendum's website was immediately taken down.Dearbhail McDonald http://www.independent.ie/national-news/website-taken-down-as-court-rules-government-information-on-childrens-referendum-is-biased-3287409.html Website taken down as court rules Government information on children's referendum is biased Irish Independent Independent News & Media 8 November 2012 8 November 2012 Barry Andrews, the former Fianna Fáil Minister of State for Children, was appointed chief executive of aid charity GOAL, replacing John O'Shea.http://www.thejournal.ie/barry-andrews-new-ceo-of-goal-666897-Nov2012/ Former junior minister Barry Andrews appointed CEO of Goal: The former Fianna Fáil TD and Barrister will succeed John O'Shea as the head of the charity he founded The Journal 8 November 2012 8 November 2012 10 November The Irish children's rights referendum was passed by a majority of 58 percent, with a turnout of 33.5 percent.=Children's Referendum amendment passed by 58% of voters RTÉ News, 11 November 2012. Thousands of people marched against austerity in Waterford, the largest such event in the city for decades. http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2012/1110/breaking21.html Thousands join Waterford rally The Irish Times Irish Times Trust 10 November 2012 10 November 2012 http://www.independent.ie/national-news/thousands-rally-in-waterford-against-downgrading-of-regional-hospital-3290438.html https://archive.today/20130217192140/http://www.independent.ie/national-news/thousands-rally-in-waterford-against-downgrading-of-regional-hospital-3290438.html dead 17 February 2013 Thousands rally in Waterford against downgrading of regional hospital Irish Independent Independent News & Media 10 November 2012 10 November 2012 http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/1110/waterford-protest.html Thousands take part in Waterford protest over possible downgrade of Waterford Regional Hospital RTÉ News Raidió Teilifís Éireann 10 November 2012 10 November 2012 13 November – The death of Savita Halappanavar on 28 October at a Galway hospital became public.https://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2012/1117/1224326702387.html Savita story resonates around the world 17 November 2012 17 November 2012 Mullally Una The Irish Times 17 November 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121117094548/http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2012/1117/1224326702387.html dead 14 November Students in Galway marched against college fee increases and carried a coffin to the constituency office of Labour TD Derek Nolan.http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/1114/protest-third-level-galway.html Galway students protest over college fee hikes RTÉ News Raidió Teilifís Éireann 14 November 2012 14 November 2012 Union of Students in Ireland President John Logue was arrested and charged with breach of the peace for standing with his back to deputies in Dáil Éireann.http://www.donegaldaily.com/2012/11/14/picture-drama-donegal-student-leader-arrested-by-gardai-in-dail/ Donegal student leader arrested by Gardaí in Dáil Donegal Daily 14 November 2012 14 November 2012 24 November Ten thousand people marched against austerity in Dublin, amid calls for a general strike to shut down the country.http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2012/1124/breaking4.html Up to 10,000 march on cuts Irish Times 24 November 2012 Irish Daily Star editor Michael O'Kane resigned over his role in the publication of topless photographs of Kate Middleton. http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/1124/irish-daily-star-editor-.html Editor of Irish Daily Star Michael O'Kane resigns RTÉ News Raidió Teilifís Éireann 24 November 2012 24 November 2012 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-20476767 Irish Daily Star editor resigns over topless Duchess of Cambridge photos BBC News BBC 24 November 2012 24 November 2012 28 November Students marched through Letterkenny, and distributed a thousand letters of protest to the office of their local government (Fine Gael) TD, Joe McHugh.http://www.donegaldaily.com/2012/11/28/donegaldailytv-video-of-students-marching-through-letterkenny-in-cuts-protest/ DonegalDailyTV: Video of students marching through Letterkenny in cuts protest Donegal Daily 28 November 2012 28 November 2012 An X Case Bill, which proposed legislating for abortion in the event of risk to a woman's life, was defeated by 101–27 in the Dáil.http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/1128/x-case-bill.html X Case Bill is defeated by 101–27 in the Dáil RTÉ News Raidió Teilifís Éireann 28 November 2012 28 November 2012 December 4 December – Independent politician Mattie McGrath took part in a sit-in at the offices of Friends First Finance in support of a farmer being pursued by the financial institution.http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/independent-td-mcgrath-occupying-friends-first-hq-576637.html Independent TD McGrath occupying Friends First HQ Irish Examiner Thomas Crosbie Holdings 4 December 2012 4 December 2012http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/1204/friends-first-wexford-ifa.html Friends First office after heated incident in Wexford RTÉ News RTÉ 4 December 2012 4 December 2012 TDs Michael McCarthy (Labour), Tom Hayes and Patrick O'Donovan (both of Fine Gael) and Michael Moynihan and Dara Calleary (both of Fianna Fáil), while seated in the Dáil bar, made a hoax call to Mattie McGrath pretending they were a pizza restaurant, offering free pizza to those partaking in the sit-in.Jerome Reilly https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/you-no-like-bank-we-no-like-bank-tds-pizza-prank-backfires/28945149.html 'You no like bank . . . we no like bank,' TDs' pizza prank backfires Sunday Independent Independent News & Media 9 December 2012 5 March 2025 5 December – The Budget was announced for 2013.http://www.irishexaminer.com/budget/news/noonan-and-howlin-get-the-excuses-in-early-216187.html Noonan and Howlin get the excuses in early Irish Examiner Thomas Crosbie Holdings 6 December 2012 6 December 2012 13 December – Labour Party chairman Colm Keaveney voted against the Social Welfare Bill and was expelled from the parliamentary party.http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/1213/dail-child-benefit.html Labour TD Colm Keaveney votes against Social Welfare Bill RTÉ News Raidió Teilifís Éireann 13 December 2012 13 December 2012 The arts Architecture 20 April – Belfast Metropolitan Arts Centre (MAC), designed by Hackett Hall McKnight, was opened in Northern Ireland.Belfast's new arts venue the MAC prepares to open BBC News 2012-04-19 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-17770503 2014-10-27 3 July – Giant's Causeway Visitors' Centre, designed by Heneghan Peng for the National Trust, was opened in Northern Ireland.Heneghan Peng's Giant's Causeway scheme finally opens doors 2012-07-04 2013-07-19 Richard Waite Architects' Journal http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/daily-news/heneghan-pengs-giants-causeway-scheme-finally-opens-doors/5215711.article University of Limerick Medical School, designed by Grafton Architects, was opened.October 2013 Film 26 January – A video on demand service called Volta was launched by Arts Minister Jimmy Deenihan.http://www.rte.ie/ten/2012/0126/volta.html New Irish VOD platform Volta launched RTÉ News Raidió Teilifís Éireann 26 January 2012 26 January 2012 February – The Guard won The Guardian'''s annual First Film award. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16979339 Brendan Gleeson's The Guard wins Guardian award BBC News BBC 10 February 2012 10 February 2012 https://www.theguardian.com/film/2012/feb/10/guard-mcdonagh-guardian-first-film-award The Guard wins Guardian First Film award The Guardian 10 February 2012 10 February 2012 11 February – 9th Irish Film and Television Awards.December 2023 5 October – What Richard Did was released.December 2023 Literature 1 January – Copyright restrictions on James Joyce's major works were lifted.http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0101/james_joyce.html EU copyright on James Joyce works lifted RTÉ News Raidió Teilifís Éireann 3 January 2012 3 January 2012 February – James Joyce's children's story The Cats of Copenhagen was published for the first time by Ithys Press in Dublin.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16982445 James Joyce children's book sparks feud BBC News BBC 10 February 2012 10 February 2012 February – A new book of poetry by President Higgins was strongly criticised by Professor Kevin Kiely, who said the President of Ireland "can be accused of crimes against literature".http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/arts/critic-says-presidents-poems-are-a-crime-against-literature-3015849.html?start=2 Critic says President's poems are a 'crime against literature' John Spain Irish Independent Independent News & Media 10 February 2012 10 February 2012 March – An Hobad, a translation of The Hobbit into Irish, went on sale.http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/books/collectors-hold-the-key-to-success-of-irish-hobbit-3054205.html Collectors hold the key to success of Irish 'Hobbit' Mark O'Regan Irish Independent Independent News & Media 19 March 2012 19 March 2012 10 April – The National Library of Ireland published its holdings of James Joyce manuscripts cost-free online. Joycean joy after library says 'yes' Terence Killeen The Irish Times 2012-05-07 2025-03-05 https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/joycean-joy-after-library-says-yes-1.516185 https://web.archive.org/web/20160620141711/https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/joycean-joy-after-library-says-yes-1.516185 2016-06-20 17 April – Anne Enright's The Forgotten Waltz was shortlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction.Mark Brown https://www.theguardian.com/books/2012/apr/17/orange-prize-cynthia-ozick-favourite Author celebrating her 84th birthday joins previous winner Ann Patchett and Booker winner Anne Enright on six-strong shortlist The Guardian 17 April 2012 17 April 2012 10 June – Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa visited Ireland. He spoke at the Dublin Writers' Festival and at the Instituto Cervantes about his novel about Roger Casement, es El sueño del celta, newly translated into English as The Dream of the Celt.Nobel Prize winning writer to speak at free event in Dublin The Journal, 3 June 2012. 21 September – On Culture Night,October 2013 a rare collection of James Joyce's poetry was displayed at the National University of Ireland, Galway.http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0910/james-joyce-culture-night-pomes-pennyeach.html Rare collection of James Joyce poems to go on display in NUI Galway RTÉ News Raidió Teilifís Éireann 10 September 2012 10 September 2012 October – Donal Ryan's novel The Spinning Heart was published.December 2023 8 November – Maeve Binchy's last novel, A Week in Winter, was published posthumously.Martin Chilton Maeve Binchy: final novel to be published in November https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/9487566/Maeve-Binchy-final-novel-to-be-published-in-November.html# The Daily Telegraph London 21 August 2012 29 November 2012 13 November – Colm Tóibín's short novel The Testament of Mary was published.December 2023 Claire Kilroy's novel The Devil I Know was published.December 2023 Music 2012 in Irish music Television 2012 in Irish television Theatre May – A new Smock Alley Theatre opened in Dublin.Smock Alley Theatre http://www.visitdublin.com/Asset/See_and_Do/Theatres_and_Venues/Smock_Alley_Theatre Visit Dublin Dublin Convention Bureau 12 November 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131230233946/http://www.visitdublin.com/Asset/See_and_Do/Theatres_and_Venues/Smock_Alley_Theatre 30 December 2013 Sport Association football 12 October – Pressure increased on Giovanni Trapattoni after Ireland lost 6–1 to Germany in 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group C, their joint worst ever competitive defeat and their worst home defeat since 1931. Mark Ogden https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/republic-of-ireland/9606878/Ireland-coach-Giovanni-Trapattoni-too-costly-to-be-sacked.html Ireland coach Giovanni Trapattoni too costly to be sacked The Daily Telegraph 13 October 2012 13 October 2012 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/19937787 Giovanni Trapattoni insists he will not quit Republic of Ireland job BBC Sport BBC 13 October 2012 13 October 2012 Euro 2012 10 June – Ireland 1–3 Croatia.Final tournament – Matches – Group stage UEFA.com. Retrieved 30 December 2011. 14 June – Spain 4–0 Ireland. 18 June – Italy 2–0 Ireland. Friendly international matches 29 February – Ireland 1–1 Czech Republic.Republic of Ireland 1-1 Czech Republic https://web.archive.org/web/20120302184428/http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2012/0229/ireland_czechrep.html 2 March 2012 RTÉ Sport, 29 February 2012. 26 May – Ireland 1–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina. 4 June – Hungary 0–0 Ireland.http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2012/0125/ireland_euro2012.html Ireland Euro 2012 warm-up fixtures confirmed Brendan Cole RTÉ Sport RTÉ 25 January 2012 25 January 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120128032401/http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2012/0125/ireland_euro2012.html 28 January 2012 15 August – Serbia 0–0 Ireland.Encouraging display gives Trapattoni cause for optimism Irish Times, 16 August 2012. 11 September – Ireland 4–1 Oman.Republic of Ireland 4-1 Oman BBC Sport https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/19564967 7 July 2021 14 November – Ireland 0–1 Greece.Ireland 0–1 Greece RTÉ Sport, 14 November 2012. League of Ireland 2 March – League begins. 6 August – Gardaí investigated the alleged throwing of bananas at Gaël Clichy in Limerick.http://www.irishtimes.com/sports/soccer/2012/0806/1224321595591.html Gardaí to investigate banana incident The Irish Times Irish Times Trust 6 August 2012 6 August 2012 28 October – League ends. 4 November – FAI Cup Final. World Cup 2014 qualifiers 7 September – Kazakhstan 1–2 Ireland.2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil – Qualifiers – Matches FIFA.com. Retrieved 30 December 2011. 12 October – Ireland 1–6 Germany.2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil – Qualifiers – Matches FIFA.com. Retrieved 30 December 2011. 16 October – Faroe Islands 1–4 Ireland.Faroe Islands 1-4 Republic of Ireland BBC Sport https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/19954418 7 July 2021 Boxing 19 May – Katie Taylor won a fourth successive World Amateur Championship, beating Russian Sofya Ochigava.http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0519/katie-taylor-claims-world-championship.html Katie Taylor claims fourth successive World Championship RTÉ News Raidió Teilifís Éireann 19 May 2012 19 May 2012 Gaelic games Camogie 9 September – Wexford Camogie teams beat Cork in the All-Ireland Final to claim a three-in-a-row title.December 2023 Football 23 September – All-Ireland football final – Donegal 2–11, Mayo 0–13.Donegal 2–11 Mayo 0–13 RTÉ Sport, 24 September 2012. Hurling All-Ireland hurling final – Galway 2–13, Kilkenny 0–19 on 9 September. All-Ireland hurling final replay – Galway 3–11, Kilkenny 3–22 on 30 September. Summer Olympics Ireland at the 2012 Summer Olympics 11 January – Kieran Behan became the second gymnast representing Ireland to qualify for an Olympic Games, despite expectation that he would never walk again.http://www.rte.ie/sport/other/2012/0111/behank.html Behan secures London 2012 place RTÉ Sport Raidió Teilifís Éireann 11 January 2012 11 January 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120113014930/http://www.rte.ie/sport/other/2012/0111/behank.html 13 January 2012 http://www.independent.ie/video/video-sport/interview-with-irelands-olympic-gymnast-kieran-behan-2988474.html Interview with Ireland's Olympic Gymnast Kieran Behan Irish Independent Independent News & Media 13 January 2012 13 January 2012Graham Clifford http://www.independent.ie/national-news/olympicsbound-behan-may-be-london-born-but-hes-irish-bred-2993696.html Olympics-bound Behan may be London born, but he's Irish bred Irish Independent Independent News & Media 19 January 2012 19 January 2012 6 June – The Olympic torch toured Dublin.http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0606/olympic-torch-is-due-to-arrive-in-dublin-today.html Thousands turn out to see Olympic torch in Dublin RTÉ News Raidió Teilifís Éireann 6 June 2012 6 June 2012 27 July – Katie Taylor bore the flag for Ireland at the 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony.http://www.independent.ie/opinion/editorial/katie-carries-flag-and-all-our-hopes-3180007.html Katie carries flag and all our hopes Irish Independent Independent News & Media 25 July 2012 25 July 2012 31 July – Glandular fever forced Gráinne Murphy out of the Olympics.http://www.rte.ie/sport/olympics/swimming/2012/0731/331349-swimming-murphy-withdraws-from-800m-freestyle/ Swimming: Grainne Murphy left with little choice but to withdraw from the Olympics RTÉ Sport Raidió Teilifís Éireann 31 July 2012 31 July 2012 5 August – Team Ireland won its first Olympic medal of the 2012 Summer Olympics as John Joe Nevin defeated Mexico's Óscar Valdez in his bantamweight division quarter-final bout, to guarantee himself at least a bronze medal.http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0805/john-joe-nevin-win-guarantees-olympic-medal.html John Joe Nevin win guarantees Olympic medal RTÉ News Raidió Teilifís Éireann 5 August 2012 5 August 2012 6 August – Katie Taylor won her quarter-final bout against Team GB's Natasha Jonas, and guaranteed herself at least a bronze medal.http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0806/katie-taylor-guaranteed-olympic-medal-after-win.html Katie Taylor guaranteed Olympic medal after win RTÉ News Raidió Teilifís Éireann 6 August 2012 6 August 2012 Fans produced record noise levels.Lise Hand http://www.independent.ie/national-news/fans-set-olympic-noise-record-for-katie-the-great-3190914.html Fans set Olympic noise record for Katie the Great Irish Independent Independent News & Media 7 August 2012 7 August 2012 6 August – Annalise Murphy missed out on a medal after finishing in fourth place in her sailing event at Weymouth, Dorset.Keith Duggan http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/2012/0807/1224321631306.html Murphy is cruelly edged out The Irish Times Irish Times Trust 7 August 2012 7 August 2012 7 August – Michael Conlan won his quarter-final bout against France's Nordine Oubaali, and guaranteed himself at least a bronze medal.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/19173282 London 2012: Boxer Michael Conlan clinches third Irish medal BBC News BBC 7 August 2012 7 August 2012 8 August – Katie Taylor won her semi-final bout against Tajikistan's Mavzuna Chorieva, and guaranteed herself at least a silver medal. Cian O'Connor won a bronze medal with his horse Blue Loyd 12 at individual jumping.http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0808/katie-taylor-olympic-final-boxing.html Cian O'Connor wins Olympic bronze in showjumping, Katie Taylor seals place in final RTÉ News Raidió Teilifís Éireann 8 August 2012 8 August 2012 Paddy Barnes won his quarter-final bout against India's Devendro Singh, and guaranteed himself at least a bronze medal. In doing so, he became the first Irish boxer to win medals at two Olympic Games. 9 August – Katie Taylor won her final bout against Russia's Sofya Ochigava, securing Olympic Gold.http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0809/katie-taylor-olympic-boxing-final.html Katie Taylor wins Olympic gold medal RTÉ News Raidió Teilifís Éireann 9 August 2012 9 August 2012 10 August – Paddy Barnes lost his semi-final bout against China's Zou Shiming.http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0810/ireland-olympics-boxing.html LIVE: Paddy Barnes loses Olympic semi-final on countback RTÉ News Raidió Teilifís Éireann 10 August 2012 10 August 2012 John Joe Nevin won his semi-final bout against Cuba's Lázaro Álvarez, and guaranteed himself at least a silver medal.http://www.irishtimes.com/sports/other/2012/0810/1224321951552.html Nevin takes silver in style The Irish Times Irish Times Trust 10 August 2012 10 August 2012 Michael Conlan lost his semi-final bout against Cuba's Robeisy Ramírez.http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0810/ireland-olympics-boxing.html Michael Conlan beaten in Olympic semi-final RTÉ News Raidió Teilifís Éireann 10 August 2012 10 August 2012 11 August – Robert Heffernan missed out on a medal after finishing the men's 50 kilometres walk in fourth place. Brendan Boyce finished in 29th place. Colin Griffin was disqualified.http://www.rte.ie/sport/olympics/athletics/2012/0811/333138-athletics-heffernan-fourth-in-50km-walk/ Rob Heffernan claims fourth in 50 km walk and sets new Irish record in the process RTÉ Sport Raidió Teilifís Éireann 11 August 2012 11 August 2012 John Joe Nevin lost his final bout against Team GB's Luke Campbell, and was deprived of a gold medal.http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0811/john-joe-nevin-on-brink-of-olympic-boxing-glory.html John Joe Nevin claims Olympic silver RTÉ News Raidió Teilifís Éireann 12 August 2012 12 August 2012 13 August – Team Ireland arrived home.http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0813/olympics-team-ireland.html Irish Olympic team arrives home RTÉ News Raidió Teilifís Éireann 13 August 2012 13 August 2012 Rugby union Heineken Cup 20 January – Connacht defeated Harlequins at the Galway Sportsgrounds to claim their first ever victory in the Heineken Cup, though they came bottom of the table in Group 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March 2012 4 March 2012 10 March – Ireland 32-14 ScotlandScott Murray https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/mar/10/six-nations-ireland-scotland-live Six Nations 2012: Ireland v Scotland – as it happened The Guardian 1 March 2012 10 March 2012 17 March – England 30-9 IrelandFordyce Tom Six Nations: England 30-9 Ireland BBC Sport https://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-union/17391486 7 July 2021 English 17 March 2012 Running 6 February – In Sydney, Richard Donovan from Galway completed seven marathons in 4 days, 22 hours, 3 minutes.http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0206/marathon.html Galway man sets world marathon record RTÉ News Raidió Teilifís Éireann 6 February 2012 6 February 2012 Deaths January right|thumb|120px|Jim Stynes right|thumb|120px|Barney McKenna 9 January – Bridie Gallagher, 87: ballad singer, from natural causes.http://www.donegaldaily.com/2012/01/09/sadness-as-the-girl-from-donegal-bridie-gallagher-dies/ Sadness as "The Girl From Donegal" Bridie Gallagher dies 9 January 2012 9 January 2012 Donegal Dailyhttp://www.rte.ie/ten/2012/0110/gallagherb.html Music legend Bridie Gallagher dies 10 January 2012 10 January 2012 RTÉ Ten 10 January John McCarthy, 61: mental health campaigner, as a result of motor neuron disease.http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0110/mccarthyj.html Death of mental health campaigner John McCarthy 10 January 2012 10 January 2012 RTÉ News Mary Raftery, 54: journalist, after an illness.http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2012/0110/breaking10.html Journalist Mary Raftery dies 10 January 2012 10 January 2012 Patsy McGarry The Irish Timeshttp://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0110/rafterym.html Journalist Mary Raftery dies aged 54 10 January 2012 10 January 2012 RTÉ News dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120415063804/http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0110/rafterym.html 15 April 2012 11 January – Colm Tucker, 59: former rugby union player, after a short illness.http://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/2012/0111/tuckerc.html Death of Munster and Ireland player Tucker 11 January 2012 11 January 2012 RTÉ Sport dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120214234032/http://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/2012/0111/tuckerc.html 14 February 2012 15 January – Pearse Hutchinson, 84: writer and broadcaster.http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0115/hutchinsonp.html Poet and broadcaster Pearse Hutchinson dies 15 January 2012 15 January 2012 RTÉ News 17 January – Aengus Fanning, 69: journalist and editor of the Sunday Independent, cancer.http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0117/fanninga.html Sunday Independent editor Aengus Fanning dies 17 January 2012 17 January 2012 RTÉ News dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120119064705/http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0117/fanninga.html 19 January 2012 22 January – Paddy Martin, 88: international boxer and father of Micheál Martin, long illness.http://www.independent.ie/obituaries/paddy-martin-3003064.html Obituaries: Paddy Martin 29 January 2012 3 March 2012 Irish Independent February 6 February – Noel Kelehan, 76: renowned conductor, jazz pianist, arranger and composer, long illness.http://www.rte.ie/ten/2012/0207/kelehann.html Music great Noel Kelehan dies 7 February 2012 7 February 2012 RTÉ Ten 7 February – Phil Shanahan, 84: former Tipperary and Dublin hurler, heart condition.http://www.sportsnewsireland.com/gaa/death-of-former-tipperary-star-phil-shanahan/ Death of former Tipperary star Phil Shanahan 7 February 2012 7 February 2012 Sports News Ireland 8 February – John Cunningham, 66: journalist and editor of the Connacht Tribune (1984–2007), illness.http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0208/cunninghamj.html Journalist John Cunningham dies aged 66 8 February 2012 8 February 2012 RTÉ News dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120615022324/http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0208/cunninghamj.html 15 June 2012 9 February Emer Í Chuív, 93: last surviving daughter of Éamon de Valera and mother of Éamon Ó Cuív.http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0209/ichuive.html Emer Í Chuív passes away aged 93 9 February 2012 9 February 2012 RTÉ News Gerry Hickey, 67: former programme adviser to Bertie Ahern, cancer.http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2012/0210/1224311576234.html Leading Ahern adviser dies 9 February 2012 12 February 2012 Irish Times 12 February – David Kelly, 82: stage, film and television actor, short illness.http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0212/kellyd.html David Kelly dies aged 82 12 February 2012 12 February 2012 RTÉ News and Current Affairs Gerry O'Sullivan, 65: consultant surgeon and founder of the Cork Cancer Research Centre, short illness.http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2012/0213/1224311685261.html Death of cancer unit founder 13 February 2012 13 February 2012 Irish Times 13 February – Eamon Deacy, 53: former Aston Villa footballer, heart attack.http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-sport/aston-villa-fc/aston-villa-news/2012/02/13/aston-villa-pay-tribute-to-former-player-eamonn-deacy-97319-30323028/ Aston Villa pay tribute to former player Eamonn Deacy 13 February 2012 13 February 2012 Birmingham Mail 14 February – Kieran Finlay: former Monaghan Gaelic footballer, long illness.http://www.hoganstand.com/Monaghan/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=162150 A tribute to the late Kieran Finlay 16 February 2012 16 February 2012 Hogan Stand website 18 February Bertie Messitt, 81: former Olympic athlete, long illness.http://www.rte.ie/sport/athletics/2012/0218/messittb.html https://archive.today/20120604044955/http://www.rte.ie/sport/athletics/2012/0218/messittb.html dead 4 June 2012 Irish Olympian Messitt passes away 18 February 2012 25 February 2012 RTÉ News Quentin Doran-O'Reilly: equestrian journalist, illness.http://www.independent.ie/obituaries/quentin-doranoreilly-3031909.html Quentin Doran-O'Reilly 26 February 2012 26 February 2012 Irish Independent 19 February – Ann Comerford-Phelan: former Cork camogie player and All-Ireland-winning captain, short illness.http://www.corkcamogie.ie/?p=2479 Death of Former Cork Camogie Star 20 February 2012 21 February 2012 Cork Camogie website dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131230232637/http://www.corkcamogie.ie/?p=2479 30 December 2013 21 February – Máirín Egan, 87: lobbyist and founding member of the Society of Autistic Children.http://www.independent.ie/obituaries/mairin-egan-3046357.html Mairin Egan 11 March 2012 11 March 2012 Irish Independent 22 February – Frank Carson, 85: comedian and actor, stomach cancer.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-17046201 Comic Frank Carson dies aged 85 22 February 2012 22 February 2012 BBC News 23 February – Florence Noonan, 68: wife of Minister for Finance Michael Noonan, pneumonia.http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0224/noonanf.html Michael Noonan's wife Flor passes away 24 February 2012 24 February 2012 RTÉ News 26 February – Jack Bourke, 80: former Mayor of Limerick, long illness.http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0227/bourkej.html Former Limerick mayor passes away 27 February 2012 27 February 2012 RTÉ News 28 February – Hal Roache, 84: comedian.http://www.rte.ie/ten/2012/0228/roachh.html Comedian Hal Roach has died 28 February 2012 28 February 2012 RTÉ Ten dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120617193238/http://www.rte.ie/ten/2012/0228/roachh.html 17 June 2012 March 2 March – Louis O'Carroll, 62: psychiatrist and balladeer, car accident.http://www.independent.ie/national-news/top-psychiatrist-and-balladeer-dies-after-car-accident-3038956.html Top psychiatrist and balladeer dies after car accident 4 March 2012 4 March 2012 RTÉ Ten 20 March – Jim Stynes, 45: Dublin minor footballer and Aussie rules star, cancer.http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/2012/0319/stynesj.html Jim Stynes dies at 45 19 March 2012 19 March 2012 RTÉ Sport dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120321174618/http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/2012/0319/stynesj.html 21 March 2012 26 March – Michael Begley, 79: former Fine Gael TD for Kerry South, long illness.http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/politics/death-of-former-td-michael-begley-188480.html Death of former TD Michael Begley 27 March 2012 27 March 2012 Irish Examiner 28 March – John Arden, 81: English playwright who lived and died in Galway.Lorna Siggins http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2012/0330/1224314099837.html Playwright and political activist John Arden dies The Irish Times Irish Times Trust 30 March 2012 30 March 2012Michael Coveney https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2012/mar/30/john-arden?CMP=twt_fd Obituary: John Arden The Guardian 30 March 2012 30 March 2012 29 March – Cyril Fitzgerald, 72: rugby union administrator, illness.http://dolphinrfc.com/rugby/cyril-fitzgerald-rip/ https://archive.today/20120711000906/http://dolphinrfc.com/rugby/cyril-fitzgerald-rip/ dead 11 July 2012 Cyril Fitzgerald RIP 29 March 2012 1 April 2012 Dolphin RFC website 31 March – Michael Diskin, 49: theatre administrator, long illness.http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2012/0402/1224314231356.html Tributes paid after Town Hall Theatre manager dies The Irish Times Irish Times Trust 2 April 2012 2 April 2012 April 1 April – Louis Kilcoyne: former president of the Football Association of Ireland.http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/irish/2012/0401/315758-former-fai-president-kilcoyne-dies/ Former FAI president Louis Kilcoyne dies 1 April 2012 1 April 2012 RTÉ Sport 5 April – Barney McKenna, 72: folk musician and founding member of the Dubliners.http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0405/barney-mckenna-dubliners.html Barney McKenna of The Dubliners dies at 72 5 April 2012 5 April 2012 RTÉ News 6 April – Dermot Hanafin, 84: former Kerry Gaelic footballer.http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/death-of-castleislands-hanafin-189790.html Death of Castleisland's Hanafin 7 April 2012 7 April 2012 Irish Examiner 7 April – John Egan, 59: former Kerry Gaelic footballer, heart condition. 25 April – Louis le Brocquy, 95: artist, following a long illness.Artists le Brocquy dies at his home The Examiner, 25 April 2012. 25 April – Jim Downing, 66: former Cork Gaelic footballer, unexpectedly.Jimmy Downing – A Tribute https://web.archive.org/web/20201127180939/http://www.urhangaa.com/news/895-jimmy-downing-a-tribute.html 27 November 2020 Urhan GAA website, 3 May 2012. May 6 May – Neilli Mulcahy, 87: fashion designer, short illness.Designer who carved a special niche in the history of Irish fashion Irish Times website, 13 May 2012. 20 May – Geoffrey Evans, 69: serial killer, illness.Cormac Murphy https://www.independent.ie/regionals/herald/serial-killer-who-pledged-to-kill-a-woman-a-week-dies/28008706.html https://archive.today/20120905140252/http://www.herald.ie/news/serial-killer-who-pledged-to-kill-a-woman-a-week-dies-3115604.html live 5 September 2012 Serial killer who pledged to kill a woman a week dies Evening Herald Independent News & Media 21 May 2012 21 May 2012 June 1 June – Pádraig Faulkner, 94: former primary school teacher, Fianna Fáil government minister and Ceann Comhairle.http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0601/former-ceann-comhairle-padraig-faulkner-dies.html Former Ceann Comhairle Pádraig Faulkner dies aged 94 RTÉ News 1 June 2012 1 June 2012 30 June – Richard Booth, 57: former chairman of both the IFA National Livestock Committee and the EU Beef Advisory Committee.http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0630/-richard-booth.html One of the country's best known beef farmers has died RTÉ News 30 June 2012 19 July 2012 July right|thumb|120px|Maeve Binchy 28 July – Peter Evans-Freke, 11th Baron Carbery, 92, Anglo-Irish peer 30 July – Maeve Binchy, 72: novelist, columnist and speaker, short illness.http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0730/writer-maeve-binchy-dies-aged-72.html Writer Maeve Binchy dies aged 72 RTÉ News 30 July 2012 30 July 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120801041515/http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0730/writer-maeve-binchy-dies-aged-72.html 1 August 2012 August 2 August – Olive Corcoran, 54: champion rower.http://www.independent.ie/obituaries/olive-corcoran-3216993.html Obituaries: Oliver Corcoran Irish Independent 2 September 2012 4 September 2012 4 August – Con Houlihan, 86: sports journalist.http://www.independent.ie/national-news/journalist-con-houlihan-dies-at-the-age-of-86-3189793.html Journalist Con Houlihan dies at the age of 86 Irish Independent 4 August 2012 4 August 2012 8 August – John O'Mahony, 75: former Cork Gaelic footballer, long illness.http://hoganstand.com/Cork/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=175072 Cork mourn John O'Mahony Hogan Stand website 10 August 2012 10 August 2012 24 August – Maureen Toal, 81: actress best known for her role as Teasy McDaid in Glenroe''.http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2012/0825/1224322964711.html 'Greatest'actor Maureen Toal dies The Irish Times 25 August 2012 25 August 2012 September 1 September – David Charlton, 48: Garda and husband of former Tánaiste Mary Coughlan, cancer.http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0901/mary-coughlan-husband-death.html Husband of former Tánaiste Mary Coughlan has died 1 September 2012 4 September 2012 RTÉ News 7 September – Gerry Culliton, 76: rugby player. 13 September – Brian Óg Maguire, 24: Fermanagh and Lisnaskea Gaelic footballer, industrial accident.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-19589916# Brian Og Maguire dies in industrial accident in Fermanagh BBC News BBC 13 September 2012 13 September 2012Michael McHugh http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-football/fermanagh-in-shock-at-death-of-gaa-player-brian-og-maguire-3228676.html Fermanagh in shock at death of GAA player Brian Og Maguire Irish Independent Independent News & Media 13 September 2012 13 September 2012 15 September – Nevin Spence, 22: rugby union player, farm accident. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-19614688 Nevin Spence killed in County Down slurry accident BBC BBC News 16 September 2012 16 September 2012 20 September – Paul O'Connor, 49: former Cork hurler and midfielder on the Fitzgibbon Cup Team of the Century, unexpectedly.http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/shock-as-fitzgibbon-cup-legend-dies-208355.html Shock as Fitzgibbon Cup legend dies 21 September 2012 Irish Examiner Thomas Crosbie Holdings 21 September 2012 21 September – Bill King, 102: sailor.https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/commander-bill-king-the-last-surviving-second-world-war-submarine-commander-8229663.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/commander-bill-king-the-last-surviving-second-world-war-submarine-commander-8229663.html 1 May 2022 subscription Anne Keleny Commander Bill King: The last surviving Second World War submarine commander The Independent London 29 October 2012 13 December 2012 28 September – Larry Cunningham, 74: showband singer, short illness.http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0929/death-of-singer-larry-cunningham-after-illness.html Showband singer Larry Cunningham dies aged 74 RTÉ News 29 September 2012 29 September 2012 30 September – P. J. Morley, 81: former Fianna Fáil politician.http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/former-fianna-fail-td-morley-dies-568844.html Former Fianna Fáil TD Morley dies Irish Examiner Thomas Crosbie Holdings 30 September 2012 1 October 2012 October 11 October – Seamus Bonner: former Donegal Gaelic footballer, short illness.http://www.donegaldemocrat.ie/news/local/regretted-death-of-a-donegal-gaa-legend-seamus-bonner-1-4359310 Regretted death of a Donegal GAA legend – Seamus Bonner Donegal Democrat Johnston Press 11 October 2012 11 October 2012 19 December 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121219075730/http://www.donegaldemocrat.ie/news/local/regretted-death-of-a-donegal-gaa-legend-seamus-bonner-1-4359310 deadhttp://www.hoganstand.com/Dublin/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=179055 Donegal legend Bonner passes away Hogan Stand 11 October 2012 11 October 2012 28 October – Savita Halappanavar, 31: pregnant dentist whose controversial death at University Hospital Galway led to an international outcry.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-20321741 Woman dies after abortion request 'refused' at Galway hospital BBC News, 14 November 2011. 30 October – Trevor West, 74: academic and politician.http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2012/1102/1224326035115.html Funeral tomorrow of former TCD academic and senator The Irish Times 2 November 2012 November 13 November – John Kelly, 83: Olympic walker.http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/2012/1122/1224326950142.html Legendary walker Kelly dies, aged 82 The Irish Times 22 November 2012 14 November Bobby Burns: former Longford Gaelic footballer.http://www.hoganstand.com/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=180929 The late Bobby Burns Hogan Stand website 14 November 2012 15 November 2012 Martin Fay, 76: fiddler and founder-member of The Chieftains.http://www.rte.ie/ten/2012/1114/faym.html Former Chieftain Martin Fay dies RTÉ Ten 14 November 2012 14 November 2012 Paddy Meegan, 90: former Meath Gaelic footballer.http://hoganstand.com/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=180933 Death of Meath legend Paddy Meegan Hogan Stand website 14 November 2012 15 November 2012 30 November – Conor O'Malley, 82: eye surgeon and inventor.http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/obituaries/2012/1222/1224328119595.html Eye surgeon who inspired minimally invasive surgery The Irish Times 22 December 2012 22 December 2012 December 4 December – Tony Sweeney, 81: racing journalist and historian of Irish racing, following an illness.http://www.irishtimes.com/sports/other/2012/1204/1224327457929.html Sweeney dies following illness The Irish Times 4 December 2012 8 December 2012 10 December – Ciarán Maher, 50: former Dublin Gaelic footballer, suddenly.http://www.hoganstand.com/dublin/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=182349 The late Kieran Maher Hogan Stand website 11 December 2012 16 December 2012 15 December – Páidí Ó Sé, 57: former Kerry Gaelic footballer and manager, suspected heart attack.http://www.independent.ie/sport/kerry-gaa-legend-paidi-o-se-57-dies-3326964.html Kerry GAA legend Paidi O Se (57) dies Irish Independent 15 December 2012 16 December 2012 16 December – Donal Nevin, 88: former chairman of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, long illness.http://www.independent.ie/breaking-news/national-news/former-trade-union-chief-nevin-dies-3327388.html Former trade union chief Nevin dies Irish Independent 16 December 2012 16 December 2012http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/obituaries/2012/1222/1224328119567.html Intellectual giant of Irish trade union movement The Irish Times 22 December 2012 22 December 2012 19 December – Pecker Dunne, 79: musician, long illness.http://www.independent.ie/national-news/tributes-paid-to-late-trad-musician-pecker-dunne-3332802.html Tributes paid to late trad musician Pecker Dunne Irish Independent 20 December 2012 20 December 2012 20 December – Niall FitzGerald, 81: former Cork Gaelic footballer, 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