Editing 1982 in Ireland (section)

==Sport==

===Gaelic football===
*[[Kerry GAA|Kerry]] were denied a fifth consecutive [[All-Ireland Senior Football Championship]] title by [[Offaly GAA|Offaly]] in a famous final.

===Golf===
*The [[Irish Open (golf)|Irish Open]] was won by Irishman [[John O'Leary (golfer)|John O'Leary]].

===Hurling===
*[[Kilkenny GAA|Kilkenny]] won the [[All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship]].

===Rugby===
* The [[Ireland national rugby union team|Ireland rugby team]] won the Triple Crown Ireland for the first time since 1949 by beating [[Scotland national rugby union team|Scotland]] 21–12 on 21 February, having already beaten [[Wales national rugby union team|Wales]] and [[England national rugby union team|England]].