Editing 1903 in Ireland (section)

==Events==
* 3 January – The Norwegian ship ''Remittant'' was towed into quarantine in [[Cóbh|Queenstown]] with the entire crew suffering from [[beriberi]].
* 3 February – The proposed canonisation of [[Oliver Plunkett]] was discussed in [[Rome]].
* 26–27 February – "''Ulysses''" Storm: A windstorm passed across Ireland, uprooting 1–3,000 trees in [[Phoenix Park]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Exceptional weather events|url=http://www.met.ie/climate-ireland/weather-events/Feb1903_storm.pdf|publisher=Met Éireann|access-date=2023-04-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120522194356/http://www.met.ie/climate-ireland/weather-events/Feb1903_storm.pdf|archive-date=2012-05-22|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* 26 February – The [[ocean liner]] [[RMS Republic (1903)|SS ''Columbus'']] was launched by [[Harland and Wolff]] in [[Belfast]].
* 27 February – A meeting at the [[Mansion House, Dublin]], enthusiastically welcomed a movement to establish [[Saint Patrick's Day]] as a national holiday.
* 8 March – [[Charles Gavan Duffy (Australian politician)|Charles Gavan Duffy]] was buried at [[Glasnevin Cemetery]] in [[Dublin]]. He was laid to rest near others who took part in the [[Young Irelander Rebellion of 1848]].
* 9 March – The [[Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway]]'s [[Letterkenny railway station (L&LSR)|Letterkenny]] and [[Burtonport railway station|Burtonport]] Extension was opened.<ref>{{cite web|work=Railscot|title=Irish Railways|url=http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf|accessdate=2021-07-03}}</ref>
* 17 March – In [[Waterford]], Saint Patrick's Day was marked as a public holiday (to encourage [[Temperance movement|temperance]]).
* 26 March – The [[Chief Secretary for Ireland]], [[George Wyndham]], introduced his [[Land Purchase (Ireland) Act 1903|Irish Land Bill]] in the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom]].
* 31 March – The Lord-Lieutenant announced that [[Edward VII]] and [[Alexandra of Denmark|Queen Alexandra]] intended to visit Ireland within the coming year.<ref name=Jul03>{{cite journal|first1=Cóilín|last1=Owens|first2=How|last2=Joyce|title=July 1903: Edward VII, the Gordon Bennett Cup and the Emmet centennial|url=http://www.historyireland.com/20th-century-contemporary-history/july-1903-edward-vii-the-gordon-bennett-cup-and-the-emmet-centennial/|journal=History Ireland|location=Dublin|issue=3|date=May–June 2011|volume=19|access-date=20 January 2014}}</ref>
* 15 May – The Chief Secretary for Ireland, [[George Wyndham]], asked for support for his [[Land Purchase (Ireland) Act 1903|Irish Land Bill]].
* 23 May – Extracts from the annual report of the [[British Army]] showed that there were 35,717 Irishmen in its service.
* 9 June – [[Trinity College Dublin]] announced following a vote that it was to award degrees to women. The first women would be admitted in 1904.
* 1 July – The Belfast and Northern Counties Railway became the [[Northern Counties Committee]] of the [[Midland Railway]] of England.
* 19&ndash;27 July – [[Edward VII]] made his first visit to Ireland as monarch,<ref name=Jul03/> landing at [[Buncrana]].
* 14 August – The [[Land Purchase (Ireland) Act 1903]] was passed in the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom]], offering special incentives to landlords to sell their entire estates.
* 5 September – Irish painter [[Henry Jones Thaddeus]] was granted permission to paint the first portrait of [[Pope Pius X]].
* 13 November – The 2nd Battalion of The [[Royal Dublin Fusiliers]] was welcomed home after nearly 20 years of foreign service.
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** [[Independent Orange Order|Independent Orange Institution]] was formed, as a breakaway from the [[Orange Institution]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Parades and Marches – Chronology 2: Historical Dates and Events|work=Conflict Archive on the Internet (CAIN)|url=http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/issues/parade/chpa2.htm|access-date=28 January 2010}}</ref>
** The [[Pigeon House generating station]] in Dublin started producing electricity.
** The withdrawal of the last British Royal Navy [[guard ship]] to be permanently stationed at [[Dún Laoghaire|Kingstown]], the cruiser {{HMS|Melampus|1890}}, took place.<ref>{{cite journal|first=Cormac F.|last=Lowth|title=Guard-Ships at Kingstown|journal=Dun Laoghaire Journal|volume=23|year=2014|pages=10–19}}</ref>
** The [[Cork International Exhibition (1902)|Cork International Exhibition]] was re-opened.