|
1189 The town of Dundalk in the Republic of Ireland gains its charter.
1949 Éire leaves the British Commonwealth and becomes the Republic of Ireland
1949 Éire formally became the Republic of Ireland.
1959 Sean Lemass becomes the third Taoiseach of Ireland.
1965 The Prime Ministers of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years.
1969 Jack Lynch, Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland, makes a speech to the United Nations, in which he asks them to deploy a peace-keeping mission in Northern Ireland.
1974 Irish President Childers dies suddenly of a heart attack in the Republic of Ireland, in the middle of a public speech.
1974 Irish President Childers dies suddenly of a heart attack in the Republic of Ireland, in the middle of a public speech.
1990 Mary Robinson is elected the first female president of the Republic of Ireland.
1998 Tony Blair becomes the first Prime Minister of the United Kingdom to address the Dáil, the Republic of Ireland's parliament.
2004 The Republic of Ireland bans smoking in all enclosed work places, including restaurants, pubs and bars.
2004 In Dublin, Ireland, the Dublin Port Tunnel excavation works are completed and the final tunnel boring machine breakthrough ceremony takes pla
|
