On January 10,1922 ; Arthur Griffith is elected President of the Dáil Éireann. source
On January 10,1922 ; Arthur Griffith is elected President of the Dáil Éireann.
On February 26.1960 ;A New York-bound Alitalia airliner crashes into a cemetery in Shannon, Ireland, shortly after takeoff, killing 34 of the 52 persons on board. source
On February 26.1960 ;A New York-bound Alitalia airliner crashes into a cemetery in Shannon, Ireland, shortly after takeoff, killing 34 of the 52 persons on board.
On March 20.1993 ; The Troubles: A Provisional IRA bomb kills two children in Warrington, England. It leads to mass protests in both Britain and Ireland. source
On March 20.1993 ; The Troubles: A Provisional IRA bomb kills two children in Warrington, England. It leads to mass protests in both Britain and Ireland.
On April 8.1904 ; The French Third Republic and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland sign the Entente cordiale. source
On April 8.1904 ; The French Third Republic and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland sign the Entente cordiale.
On April 18.1949 ; Ireland leaves the British Commonwealth and becomes the Republic of Ireland. source
On April 18.1949 ; Ireland leaves the British Commonwealth and becomes the Republic of Ireland.
On April 25.1916 ; Easter Rising: The United Kingdom declares martial law in Ireland. source
On April 25.1916 ; Easter Rising: The United Kingdom declares martial law in Ireland.
On May 6.1882 ; Thomas Henry Burke and Lord Frederick Cavendish are stabbed to death in Dublin in the Phoenix Park Murders. source
On May 6.1882 ; Thomas Henry Burke and Lord Frederick Cavendish are stabbed to death in Dublin in the Phoenix Park Murders.
On May 20.1932 ; Amelia Earhart takes off from Newfoundland to begin the world's first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean by a female pilot, landing in Ireland the next day. source
On May 20.1932 ; Amelia Earhart takes off from Newfoundland to begin the world's first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean by a female pilot, landing in Ireland the next day.
On May 24.1798 ; The Irish Rebellion of 1798 led by the United Irishmen against British rule begins. source
On May 24.1798 ; The Irish Rebellion of 1798 led by the United Irishmen against British rule begins.
On June 1.1922 ; The Royal Ulster Constabulary is founded. source
On June 1.1922 ; The Royal Ulster Constabulary is founded.
On 1 January 1801, the kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland were merged to form the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. source
On 1 January 1801, the kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland were merged to form the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
On June 12.1889 ; Eighty people are killed in the Armagh rail disaster near Armagh in what is now Northern Ireland. source
On June 12.1889 ; Eighty people are killed in the Armagh rail disaster near Armagh in what is now Northern Ireland.
On June 14.1919 ; John Alcock and Arthur Whitten Brown depart from St. John's, Newfoundland on the first nonstop transatlantic flight. source
On June 14.1919 ; John Alcock and Arthur Whitten Brown depart from St. John's, Newfoundland on the first nonstop transatlantic flight.
On July 27. 1866 ; The first permanent transatlantic telegraph cable is successfully completed, stretching from Valentia Island, Ireland, to Heart's Content, Newfoundland. source
On July 27. 1866 ; The first permanent transatlantic telegraph cable is successfully completed, stretching from Valentia Island, Ireland, to Heart's Content, Newfoundland.
On July 29. 1848 ; Irish Potato Famine: Tipperary Revolt: In Tipperary, Ireland, then in the United Kingdom, an unsuccessful nationalist revolt against British rule is put down by police. source
On July 29. 1848 ; Irish Potato Famine: Tipperary Revolt: In Tipperary, Ireland, then in the United Kingdom, an unsuccessful nationalist revolt against British rule is put down by police.
On August 1.1800 ; The Acts of Union 1800 are passed which merge the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland into the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. source
On August 1.1800 ; The Acts of Union 1800 are passed which merge the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland into the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
On August 1.1980 ; A train crash kills 18 people in County Cork, Ireland. source
On August 1.1980 ; A train crash kills 18 people in County Cork, Ireland.
On August 9.1902 ; Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark are crowned King and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. source
On August 9.1902 ; Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark are crowned King and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
On August 9.1971 ; The Troubles: The British Army in Northern Ireland launches Operation Demetrius. Hundreds of people are arrested and interned, thousands are displaced, and twenty are killed in the violence that followed. source
On August 9.1971 ; The Troubles: The British Army in Northern Ireland launches Operation Demetrius. Hundreds of people are arrested and interned, thousands are displaced, and twenty are killed in the violence that followed.
On October 9.1834 ; Opening of the Dublin and Kingstown Railway, the first public railway on the island of Ireland. source
On October 9.1834 ; Opening of the Dublin and Kingstown Railway, the first public railway on the island of Ireland.
On November 7.1990 ; Mary Robinson becomes the first woman to be elected President of the Republic of Ireland. source
On November 7.1990 ; Mary Robinson becomes the first woman to be elected President of the Republic of Ireland.
On November 9.1791 ; Foundation of the Dublin Society of United Irishmen. source
On November 9.1791 ; Foundation of the Dublin Society of United Irishmen.
On November 10.1847 ; The passenger ship Stephen Whitney is wrecked in thick fog off the southern coast of Ireland, killing 92 of the 110 on board. The disaster results in the construction of the Fastnet Rock lighthouse. source
On November 10.1847 ; The passenger ship Stephen Whitney is wrecked in thick fog off the southern coast of Ireland, killing 92 of the 110 on board. The disaster results in the construction of the Fastnet Rock lighthouse.
On November 24.1922 ; Nine Irish Republican Army members are executed by an Irish Free State firing squad. Among them is author Robert Erskine Childers, who had been arrested for illegally carrying a revolver. source
On November 24.1922 ; Nine Irish Republican Army members are executed by an Irish Free State firing squad. Among them is author Robert Erskine Childers, who had been arrested for illegally carrying a revolver.
On November 26.1998 ; Tony Blair becomes the first Prime Minister of the United Kingdom to address the Oireachtas, the parliament of the Republic of Ireland. source
On November 26.1998 ; Tony Blair becomes the first Prime Minister of the United Kingdom to address the Oireachtas, the parliament of the Republic of Ireland.
On November 30.1995 ; U.S. President Bill Clinton visits Northern Ireland and speaks in favour of the "Northern Ireland peace process" to a huge rally at Belfast City Hall; he calls terrorists "yesterday's men". source
On November 30.1995 ; U.S. President Bill Clinton visits Northern Ireland and speaks in favour of the "Northern Ireland peace process" to a huge rally at Belfast City Hall; he calls terrorists "yesterday's men".
On December 2.1999 ; The United Kingdom devolves political power in Northern Ireland to the Northern Ireland Executive following the Good Friday Agreement. source
On December 2.1999 ; The United Kingdom devolves political power in Northern Ireland to the Northern Ireland Executive following the Good Friday Agreement.
On December 6.1922 ; One year to the day after the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty, the Irish Free State comes into existence. source
On December 6.1922 ; One year to the day after the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty, the Irish Free State comes into existence.
On December 20.2004 ; A gang of thieves steal £26.5 million worth of currency from the Donegall Square West headquarters of Northern Bank in Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, one of the largest bank robberies in British history. source
On December 20.2004 ; A gang of thieves steal £26.5 million worth of currency from the Donegall Square West headquarters of Northern Bank in Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, one of the largest bank robberies in British history.
On December 31.1961 ; RTÉ, Ireland's state broadcaster, launches its first national television service. source
On December 31.1961 ; RTÉ, Ireland's state broadcaster, launches its first national television service.