year 1979 in Ireland. President: Patrick Hillery Taoiseach: Jack Lynch (FF) (until 11 December 1979) Charles Haughey (FF) (from 11 December 1979) Tánaiste:...

1979 in Northern Ireland. Secretary of State – Roy Mason (until 5 May), Humphrey Atkins (from 5 May) 5 January – Two members of the Provisional Irish...

August 1979). "Last of the Fastnet race yachts found". The Daily Telegraph. Siggins, Lorna (2004). "4". Mayday! Mayday! Heroic Air-Sea Rescues in Irish Waters...

The 1979–80 League of Ireland was contested by 16 teams, and Limerick United won the championship. Source: www.rsssf.com Source: [citation needed] Legend:...

to television in Ireland from 1979. January – RTÉ establishes an internal working party to investigate the representation of women in news reporting...

Ireland (/ˈaɪərlənd/ IRE-lənd; Irish: Éire [ˈeːɾʲə] ; Ulster-Scots: Airlann [ˈɑːrlən]) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in north-western Europe...

The year 1979 in film involved many significant events. The top ten 1979 released films by North American gross are as follows: March 2 – Buena Vista...

1979 January February March April May June July August September October November December Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1979. 1979 (MCMLXXIX)...

family, was assassinated on 27 August 1979 by Thomas McMahon, an Irish republican and volunteer for the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA). The IRA placed...

Ireland (Irish: Éire [ˈeːɾʲə] ), also known as the Republic of Ireland (Poblacht na hÉireann), is a country in north-western Europe consisting of 26 of...

see History of Ireland. See also the list of Lords and Kings of Ireland, alongside Irish heads of state, and the list of years in Ireland. Prehistory /...

The 1979 Irish local elections were held in all the counties, cities and towns of Ireland on Thursday, 7 June 1979, on the same day as the first direct...

The 1979 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Irish finished...

visited Ireland from Saturday, 29 September to Monday, 1 October 1979, the first trip to Ireland by a pope. Over 2.5 million people attended events in Dublin...

This is a list of singles which have reached number one on the Irish Singles Chart in 1979. 20 Number Ones Most weeks at No.1 (song): "Bright Eyes" - Art...

Glentoran Linfield The 1979–80 Irish League was the 79th edition of the Irish League, the highest level of league competition in Northern Irish football. The league...

The 1979 European Parliament election in Ireland was the Irish component of the 1979 European Parliament election. These were the first direct elections...

population of Ireland in 2021 was approximately seven million with 1,903,100 in Northern Ireland and 5,123,536 in the Republic of Ireland. In the 2022 census...

The 1979 Irish Masters was the fifth edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament, which took place from 1 to 3 February 1979. The tournament...

elections in 1979. Members of the European Parliament (1958–1979) – List by country ElectionsIreland.org – 1977 Delegation European Parliament office in Ireland...

flag of Ireland (Irish: bratach na hÉireann), frequently referred to in Ireland as 'the tricolour' (an trídhathach) and elsewhere as the Irish tricolour...

The 1979 Irish Greyhound Derby took place during June and July with the final being held at Shelbourne Park in Dublin on 28 July 1979. The winner Penny...

Northern Ireland (Irish: Tuaisceart Éireann [ˈt̪ˠuəʃcəɾˠt̪ˠ ˈeːɾʲən̪ˠ] ; Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom in the north-east...

1976 "The Book of Invasions" (Horslips) 1977 "7" (Chieftains) 1978 "8" (Chieftains) 1979 "Broken Hearted I'll Wander" (Dolores Keane & John Faulkner)...

The Troubles (Irish: Na Trioblóidí) were an ethno-nationalist conflict in Northern Ireland that lasted for about 30 years from the late 1960s to 1998....

Jill Dorothy Ireland (24 April 1936 – 18 May 1990) was an English actress and singer. Born in Hounslow South West London, Ireland was the daughter of a...

Two referendums were held together in Ireland on 5 July 1979, each on a proposed amendment of the Irish constitution. Both proposals were approved by voters...

in Ireland for about 33,000 years, and it has been continually inhabited for more than 10,000 years (see Prehistoric Ireland). For most of Ireland's recorded...

the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) from 1970 to 1979. 1970: the IRA carried out an estimated 130 bombings in Northern Ireland in 1970. 2 February:...

Ireland was represented by Cathal Dunne in the Eurovision Song Contest 1979 with the song "Happy Man". The final was held on 4 February 1979 and was broadcast...