1968 in Ireland

none February 2021 February 2021 January 2022 1968 Events in the year 1968 in Ireland. Incumbents President: Éamon de Valera Taoiseach: Jack Lynch (FF) Tánaiste: Frank Aiken (FF) Minister for Finance: Charles Haughey (FF) Chief Justice: Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh Dáil: 18th Seanad: 11th Events January 8 January – Taoiseach Jack Lynch and Northern Ireland Prime Minister Terence O'Neill met for talks in Dublin.A Chronology of the Conflict – 1968 Conflict Archive on the Internet (CAIN) https://cain.ulst.ac.uk/othelem/chron/ch68.htm 2009-07-11 March 10 March – Minister for Education Donogh O'Malley died while campaigning in County Clare. 17 March – A seat to commemorate the poet Patrick Kavanagh was unveiled beside the Grand Canal in Dublin. 24 March – The Aer Lingus aircraft, St Phelim, plunged into the Irish Sea near the Tuskar Rock lighthouse killing all 57 passengers. May 14 May – King Baudouin and Queen Fabiola of Belgium began a state visit to Ireland.http://irishphotoarchive.photoshelter.com/image?&_bqG=60&_bqH=eJwrr6oyKauoCIkvzQ63zHcy0tV1MkoMMHTPCc22MjOyMjI1sDI0AAIrz3iXYGdb78y8dG2nxNKU_NLMPDWwWLyjn4ttCZAdGuwaFO_pYhsKUp9RkGReluSRXxCarxbv6BxiW5yaWJScAQCJkiLL&GI_ID= King Badouin and Queen Fabiola arrived at Dublin Airport Irish Photo Archive 1968-05-14 23 June 2013 27 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201127231352/https://irishphotoarchive.photoshelter.com/image?&_bqG=60&_bqH=eJwrr6oyKauoCIkvzQ63zHcy0tV1MkoMMHTPCc22MjOyMjI1sDI0AAIrz3iXYGdb78y8dG2nxNKU_NLMPDWwWLyjn4ttCZAdGuwaFO_pYhsKUp9RkGReluSRXxCarxbv6BxiW5yaWJScAQCJkiLL&GI_ID= dead A state dinner was held in their honour at Áras an Uachtaráin this evening.http://irishphotoarchive.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/1968-14-05-Belgian-Royals-at-Aras/G0000m5xTgWeNJME/I00001LWVYsO.KDE Belgian Royals at Áras Irish Photo Archive 1968-05-14 23 June 2013 4 March 2016 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Dublin Irish Photo Archive 1968-05-15 23 June 2013 30 June 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160630033426/http://irishphotoarchive.photoshelter.com/image/I0000fHT25F972D4 dead and the National Museum.http://irishphotoarchive.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/1968-14-05-Belgian-Royals-at-Aras/G0000m5xTgWeNJME/I00008yi0C.vR6wk King Baudouin and Queen Fabiola of Belgium visit the National Museum Irish Photo Archive 1968-05-15 23 June 2013 4 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304041319/http://irishphotoarchive.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/1968-14-05-Belgian-Royals-at-Aras/G0000m5xTgWeNJME/I00008yi0C.vR6wk dead They also visited the Lord Mayor of Dublin, Frank Cluskey, at the Mansion House,http://irishphotoarchive.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/1968-14-05-Belgian-Royals-at-Aras/G0000m5xTgWeNJME/I0000I9UvISt7VYo Belgian Royals King Baudouin and Queen Fabiola visit the Lord Mayor of Dublin, Frank Cluskey Irish Photo Archive 1968-05-15 23 June 2013 4 March 2016 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June 2013 30 June 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160630033828/http://irishphotoarchive.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/1968-14-05-Belgian-Royals-at-Aras/G0000m5xTgWeNJME/I0000jU9b.52VXiY dead 17 May – The King and Queen of Belgium paid a second visit to Áras an Uachtaráin where Baudouin played hurling with President Éamon de Valera and Taoiseach Jack Lynch.http://www.rte.ie/archives/exhibitions/924-visits-of-the-sixties/288385-king-baudouin-plays-hurling/ King of Belgium Plays Hurling RTÉ Archives 1968-05-17http://irishphotoarchive.photoshelter.com/image?&_bqG=9&_bqH=eJwrr6oyKauoCIkvzQ63zHcy0tV1MkoMMHTPCc22MjOyMjI1sDI0AAIrz3iXYGdb78y8dG2nxNKU_NLMPDWwWLyjn4ttCZAdGuwaFO_pYhsKUp9RkGReluSRXxCarxbv6BxiW5yaWJScAQCJkiLL&GI_ID= King Baudouin takes a puck at the sliotar in the grounds of the Aras Irish Photo Archive 1968-05-17 23 June 2013 4 March 2016 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residence.http://irishphotoarchive.photoshelter.com/image?&_bqG=7&_bqH=eJwrr6oyKauoCIkvzQ63zHcy0tV1MkoMMHTPCc22MjOyMjI1sDI0AAIrz3iXYGdb78y8dG2nxNKU_NLMPDWwWLyjn4ttCZAdGuwaFO_pYhsKUp9RkGReluSRXxCarxbv6BxiW5yaWJScAQCJkiLL&GI_ID= King Baudouin plants a tree in the grounds of Aras an Uachtarain Irish Photo Archive 1968-05-17July 2026 InternetArchiveBot http://irishphotoarchive.photoshelter.com/image?&_bqG=6&_bqH=eJwrr6oyKauoCIkvzQ63zHcy0tV1MkoMMHTPCc22MjOyMjI1sDI0AAIrz3iXYGdb78y8dG2nxNKU_NLMPDWwWLyjn4ttCZAdGuwaFO_pYhsKUp9RkGReluSRXxCarxbv6BxiW5yaWJScAQCJkiLL&GI_ID= Queen Fabiola plants a tree in the grounds of Aras an Uachtarain Irish Photo Archive 1968-05-17 23 June 2013 4 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304060619/http://irishphotoarchive.photoshelter.com/image?&_bqG=6&_bqH=eJwrr6oyKauoCIkvzQ63zHcy0tV1MkoMMHTPCc22MjOyMjI1sDI0AAIrz3iXYGdb78y8dG2nxNKU_NLMPDWwWLyjn4ttCZAdGuwaFO_pYhsKUp9RkGReluSRXxCarxbv6BxiW5yaWJScAQCJkiLL&GI_ID= dead The President, the Taoiseach, and Minister for External Affairs, Frank Aiken later accompanied the king and queen to a farewell ceremony at Dublin Airport.http://irishphotoarchive.photoshelter.com/img-show?&_bqG=13&_bqH=eJzTrcxMcQzxzgxIDE6pjIrUDTULykkODHFJyrCwMjOyMjI1sDI0AAIrz3iXYGfbwNLU1Dxtt8SkzPycRDWwWLyjn4ttCZAdGuwaFO_pYhsKUp9RkGReluSRXxCarxbv6BxiW5yaWJScAQBz6SKd&GI_ID= King Baudouin and Queen Fabiola depart from Dublin Airport after their three-day state visit to Ireland Irish Photo Archive 1968-05-17 23 June 2013 4 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304043019/http://irishphotoarchive.photoshelter.com/img-show?&_bqG=13&_bqH=eJzTrcxMcQzxzgxIDE6pjIrUDTULykkODHFJyrCwMjOyMjI1sDI0AAIrz3iXYGfbwNLU1Dxtt8SkzPycRDWwWLyjn4ttCZAdGuwaFO_pYhsKUp9RkGReluSRXxCarxbv6BxiW5yaWJScAQBz6SKd&GI_ID= deadhttp://irishphotoarchive.photoshelter.com/image?&_bqG=15&_bqH=eJwrr6oyKauoCIkvzQ63zHcy0tV1MkoMMHTPCc22MjOyMjI1sDI0AAIrz3iXYGdb78y8dG2nxNKU_NLMPDWwWLyjn4ttCZAdGuwaFO_pYhsKUp9RkGReluSRXxCarxbv6BxiW5yaWJScAQCJkiLL&GI_ID= King Baudouin and Queen Fabiola depart from Dublin Airport Irish Photo Archive 1968-05-17 23 June 2013 4 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304091832/http://irishphotoarchive.photoshelter.com/image?&_bqG=15&_bqH=eJwrr6oyKauoCIkvzQ63zHcy0tV1MkoMMHTPCc22MjOyMjI1sDI0AAIrz3iXYGdb78y8dG2nxNKU_NLMPDWwWLyjn4ttCZAdGuwaFO_pYhsKUp9RkGReluSRXxCarxbv6BxiW5yaWJScAQCJkiLL&GI_ID= dead 29 May – President de Valera opened the John F. Kennedy Arboretum and Memorial Park in New Ross, County Wexford. June 6 June – Ireland mourned the loss of assassinated United States Senator Robert F. Kennedy. Dáil Éireann paid tribute and a book of condolence was opened. October 5 October – Police in Derry baton-charged a Northern Ireland civil rights march. 8 October – Twenty new traffic wardens were introduced on Dublin's streets. 16 October – The 1968 Irish constitutional referendum was held proposing changes to the electoral system. The proposals were rejected. 25 October – The New University of Ulster opened in Coleraine, County Londonderry. 27 October – The Standard Time Act 1968https://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1968/en/act/pub/0023/index.html Irish Standard Time Act, 1968 stipulated that Irish Standard Time is UTC+1 (Central European Time) and clocks were not to be turned back one hour during winter. November 2 November – An anti-Vietnam War protest organised by the Irish Voice on Vietnam and consisting of over 250 people took place in Dublin. The protestors marched from Parnell Square to the United States Embassy in Ballsbridge, and to the Department of External Affairs. March Against Vietnam War 1968-11-02 RTÉ Archives https://www.rte.ie/archives/2018/1017/1004773-anti-vietnam-war-protest-dublin/ December 13 December – According to the Economic and Social Research Institute 60 percent of undergraduates in Ireland would emigrate upon graduation. Full date unknown County Hall, Cork was opened; at the time it was the tallest storeyed building in Ireland. Arts and literature 28 February – The first English-language production of Samuel Beckett's Come and Go was performed at the Peacock Theatre in Dublin.Playography Ireland https://www.irishplayography.com/ Irish Theatre Institute Dublin 2015-04-08 Tom Murphy's plays Famine (21 March) and The Orphans (7 October) were first produced in Dublin (at the Abbey and Gate Theatres respectively). February - The record label Dolphin Records was established in Dublin.1974-12-17 Dolphin Records Recent Releases Cork Examiner en 10 Smith Andrea 2018-08-20 How the best man won this woman's heart https://www.independent.ie/life/how-the-best-man-won-this-womans-heart/37226773.html 2025-03-05 Irish Independent en Sport 29 May – Tony Dunne and George Best became the first Irish footballers to collect European Cup winner's medals as Manchester United F.C. defeated Benfica in the final at Wembley Stadium. 1 September – Wexford beat Tipperary 5–8 to 3–12 in the All Ireland Senior Hurling Final at Croke Park, Dublin. 18 September – George Best was the star attraction as Manchester United beat Waterford City 3–1 at the Lansdowne Road stadium in Dublin. 22 September – Down defeated Kerry 2–12 to 1–13 in the All Ireland Senior Football Final. Births 12 January – Michael Moynihan, Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) for Cork North-West . 15 January – Tom Murphy, actor (died 2007). 19 January – Fiona O'Malley, Progressive Democrats TD, Senator. 20 January - Charlie Swan, jockey and trainer. 23 January – Simon Cumbers, journalist (murdered 2004 in Saudi Arabia). 21 February – Michael Duignan, Offaly hurler and Gaelic footballer, manager. 24 March – Conor Hoey, cricketer. 26 March – Nick Sweeney, discus thrower. 24 April – Aidan Gillen, born Murphy, actor. May – Linda Doyle, electrical engineer, provost of Trinity College Dublin. 22 May – Graham Linehan, television writer and director. 31 May – John Connolly, novelist. 7 June – Robbie Horgan, association football player. 28 July – Eoin Collins, tennis player. 11 August – Alan Kelly, Jr., English-born Irish international footballer. 24 August – Keelin Shanley, television news presenter (died 2020). 10 September – Mark Little, journalist and television presenter. 15 September – James O'Higgins Norman, academic and author. 23 October – Eddie Gormley, association football player and manager. 24 October – Tom McEllistrim, Fianna Fáil party TD for Kerry North. 12 November – Sharon Shannon, accordion player and musician. 20 December – Paul Gogarty, Green Party TD. 16 November – Panti (Rory O'Neill), drag queen. 27 November – Cecilia Keaveney, Fianna Fáil party TD, Senator. Full date unknown Patrick Chapman, poet and screenwriter. Fergus Feehily, artist. Justin Quinn, poet and literary critic. Colin Teevan, playwright, radio dramatist, translator and academic. Deaths 1 January – Donagh MacDonagh, writer and judge (born 1912). 19 January – Sir Alfred Chester Beatty, mining magnate and benefactor (born 1875). February – Joan de Sales La Terriere, socialite, equestrienne and divorcée (born 1889). 8 February – Louise McIlroy, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the London School of Medicine for Women (born 1874). 10 March – Donogh O'Malley, Fianna Fáil TD and Cabinet minister (born 1921). 24 March – Gladys Wynne, artist (born 1876). 16 July – William John Leech, painter (born 1881). 11 September – Denis McCullough, member of the Irish Volunteers elected to the fourth Dáil (born 1883). 31 October – William O'Brien, politician and trade unionist (born 1881). 2 November Don Davern, Fianna Fáil TD for Tipperary South from 1965 until his death (born 1935). Estella Solomons, painter (born 1882). 7 November – Margaret Mary Pearse, Fianna Fáil TD and Seanad Éireann member, sister of Patrick Pearse (born 1878). 24 December – Eamon Bulfin, Irish republican (born 1892). Full date unknown William Conor, artist (born 1881). Harry Duggan, soccer player (born 1903). See also 1968 in Irish television References 1968 Category:1960s in Ireland Ireland Category:Years of the 20th century in Ireland