Editing 1982 in Ireland

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Events from the year '''1982 in Ireland'''.

==Incumbents==
* [[President of Ireland|President]]: [[Patrick Hillery]]
* [[Taoiseach]]:
** [[Garret FitzGerald]] ([[Fine Gael|FG]]) (until 9 March 1982)
** [[Charles Haughey]] ([[Fianna Fáil|FF]]) (from 9 March 1982 until 14 December 1982)
** [[Garret FitzGerald]] ([[Fine Gael|FG]]) (from 14 December 1982)
* [[Tánaiste]]:
** [[Michael O'Leary (politician)|Michael O'Leary]] ([[Labour Party (Ireland)|Lab]]) (until 9 March 1982)
** [[Ray MacSharry]] ([[Fianna Fáil|FF]]) (from 9 March 1982 until 14 December 1982)
** [[Dick Spring]] ([[Labour Party (Ireland)|Lab]]) (from 14 December 1982)
* [[Minister for Finance (Ireland)|Minister for Finance]]:
** [[John Bruton]] ([[Fine Gael|FG]]) (until 9 March 1982)
** [[Ray MacSharry]] ([[Fianna Fáil|FF]]) (from 9 March 1982 until 14 December 1982)
** [[Alan Dukes]] ([[Fine Gael|FG]]) (from 14 December 1982)
* [[Chief Justice of Ireland|Chief Justice]]: [[Tom O'Higgins]]
* [[Dáil Éireann|Dáil]]:
** [[22nd Dáil|22nd]] (until 27 January 1982)
** [[23rd Dáil|23rd]] (from 9 March 1982 until 4 November 1982)
** [[24th Dáil|24th]] (from 14 December 1982)
* [[Seanad Éireann|Seanad]]:
** [[15th Seanad|15th]] (until 16 April 1982)
** [[16th Seanad|16th]] (from 13 May 1982 until 21 December 1982)

==Events==
* 21 January – Kildare TD, [[Charlie McCreevy]], was expelled from the [[Fianna Fáil]] parliamentary party for criticising [[Charles Haughey]].
* 27 January – [[Garret FitzGerald]]'s [[Fine Gael]]-[[Labour Party (Ireland)|Labour]] government was defeated 82–81 on its budget; the [[22nd Dáil]] was dissolved.
* 1 February – [[Corporal punishment]] was banned in schools.
* 18 February – [[February 1982 Irish general election|General election]]: Fianna Fáil was the largest party.
* 9 March – [[23rd Dáil]] assembled; Charles Haughey was elected [[Taoiseach]].
* 12 March – The country's first crematorium was officially opened at [[Glasnevin Cemetery]] in [[Dublin]].
* 6 April – [[James Prior]] launched 'rolling devolution' for [[Northern Ireland]].
* 28 April – Work began on the [[Cork (city)|Cork]]–[[Dublin]] natural gas pipeline.
* 2 May – The [[Government of Ireland|Government]] affirmed its neutrality in the Falklands war between the United Kingdom and Argentina, and opposed [[European Economic Community]] sanctions against Argentina (as did Italy).
* 10 May – [[Seamus Mallon]] of the [[Social Democratic and Labour Party]] was appointed to [[Seanad Éireann]].
* 24 May – Twenty thousand people across the country marched to protest against income tax and [[Taxation in the Republic of Ireland#Pay Related Social Insurance (PRSI)|Pay Related Social Insurance]] changes.
* 20 July – The [[Irish Republican Army]] killed ten servicemen in bomb attacks in Hyde Park and Regent's Park in [[London]].
* 16 August – The [[Attorney General]] [[Patrick Connolly]] resigned after a wanted double-murderer was found staying on his property; the ensuing scandal was later described as being "[[GUBU|grotesque, unbelievable, bizarre and unprecedented]]" by Taoiseach Charles Haughey.
* 6 October – Taoiseach Charles Haughey won a majority of 58 votes to 22 in an open ballot on Charlie McCreevy's motion of no confidence in his leadership.
* 15 October – [[Cork Airport]] celebrated its 21st birthday. The airport had yet to make a profit.
* 20 October – Polling took place in the [[1982 Northern Ireland Assembly election|Northern Ireland Assembly election]]. [[Sinn Féin]] won its first five seats in the [[Northern Ireland Assembly, 1982|Assembly]], with [[Gerry Adams]] representing [[Belfast West (Assembly constituency)|Belfast West]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/october/21/newsid_2489000/2489349.stm|title=1982: Sinn Féin triumph in elections|work=On This Day|date=21 October 1982|publisher=[[BBC]]|access-date=2013-04-02}}</ref>
* 27 October – Pte Michael McAleavey, an [[Irish Army]] soldier on service with [[UNIFIL]] in [[South Lebanon]], murdered three of his colleagues: Pte Peter Burke, Pte Thomas Murphy, and Cpl Gary Morrow.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thejournal.ie/lebanon-irish-army-1982-tibnin-709898-Dec2012/|title = 1982: A year of tragedy for Irish soldiers in the Lebanon}}</ref>
* 1 November - A newly-designed £50 note was launched featuring a portrait of musician [[Turlough O'Carolan]].
* 2 November – Former leader of the [[Labour Party (Ireland)|Labour Party]], [[Michael O'Leary (politician)|Michael O'Leary]], joined the Fine Gael Party.
* 4 November – The government lost a confidence motion in the Dáil by 82 votes to 80. [[Patrick Hillery|President Hillery]] dissolved the 23rd Dáil.
* 24 November – [[November 1982 Irish general election|General election]]: Fine Gael was the largest party.
* 1 December – [[Grafton Street]] in Dublin officially became a pedestrianised street.
* 6 December – [[Ballykelly disco bombing]]: The [[Irish National Liberation Army]] killed 17 people in a bomb attack at the Droppin Well Inn, Ballykelly, [[County Londonderry]].
* 14 December – The [[24th Dáil]] assembled; Garret FitzGerald was elected Taoiseach.
* Undated event: Rice Bridge replaced Redmond Bridge in [[Waterford City]].

==Arts and literature==
* 11 March – [[Frank McGuinness]]'s first play, ''[[The Factory Girls]]'', set in a Donegal shirt factory, was premiered on the [[Abbey Theatre]]'s Peacock stage in Dublin.<ref name=PI>{{cite web|title=Playography Ireland|url=http://www.irishplayography.com/|publisher=Irish Theatre Institute|location=Dublin|access-date=2015-04-08}}</ref>
* 22 April – [[Graham Reid (writer)|Graham Reid]]'s play ''[[The Hidden Curriculum]]'', set in West Belfast, was premiered on the Peacock Stage of the Abbey Theatre in Dublin.<ref name=PI/>
* 16 June ([[Bloomsday]]) – [[Ulysses (broadcast)|''Ulysses'' broadcast]]: [[RTÉ Radio]] transmitted an uninterrupted, unabridged, 30-hour dramatised performance of [[James Joyce]]'s novel ''[[Ulysses (novel)|Ulysses]]'' to mark the centenary of the author's birth. The marathon broadcast won a [[Jacob's Award]].
* 24 July – The second [[Slane Concert]] took place with [[The Rolling Stones]], [[The J. Geils Band]], [[The Chieftains]], and [[George Thorogood|George Thorogood and the Destroyers]] playing at [[Slane Castle]].
* 30 July - The second and final [[ Occasion at the Castle]] music festival takes place in Castlebar, County Mayo.<ref>{{cite web |last= |first= |date=27 April 2022 |title=Occasion, Occasion: Castlebar, 1981 |url=https://theblackpoolsentinel.com/2022/04/27/occasion-occasion-castlebar-1981/ |website= |location= |publisher= |access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Gillespie |first=Tom |date=11 February 2023 |title=Rock festival days in Mayo’s county town |url=https://www.con-telegraph.ie/2023/02/11/rock-festival-days-in-mayos-county-town/ |work=[[Connaught Telegraph]] |location= |publisher= |access-date=20 May 2025}}</ref> 
* September – [[Medbh McGuckian]] was awarded the [[Rooney Prize for Irish Literature]], with a special prize to [[Seán Ó Tuama]] and [[Thomas Kinsella]] for ''An Duanaire / Poems of the Dispossessed''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Poet wins £1,000 Rooney Prize|newspaper=[[The Irish Times]]|date=17 September 1982}}</ref> McGuckian's poetry collection ''The Flower Master'' was published this year.
* [[Maeve Binchy]]'s first novel ''[[Light a Penny Candle]]'' was published.
* Unlicensed operator [[Radio Nova (Ireland)|Radio Nova]] began broadcasting in Dublin.

==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]].

==Births==

===January to June===
*22 January – [[Alan McDermott]], soccer player.
*10 February – [[Keith Dunne]], soccer player.
*11 February – [[John Melligan]], soccer player.
*18 February – [[Damien Hayes]], [[Galway GAA|Galway]] hurler.
*6 March – [[J. J. Delaney]], [[Kilkenny GAA|Kilkenny]] hurler.
*4 April – [[Robbie Hedderman]], soccer player.
*6 April – [[Philip Byrne]], soccer player.
*27 April – [[Cliff Byrne]], soccer player.
*27 April – [[Stephen O'Flynn]], soccer player.
*5 May – [[Noel O'Leary]], [[Cork GAA|Cork]] Gaelic footballer.
*10 May – [[Alan Keely]], soccer player (d. 2021).<ref>{{cite web |website=Shelbourne F.C. Official Website |publisher=[[Shelbourne FC]] |url=http://www.shelbournefc.com/players.php?playerid=498 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208071937/http://www.shelbournefc.com/players.php?playerid=498 |archive-date=8 February 2012 |title=Player Profiles: Alan Keely |access-date=13 September 2021}}</ref>
*20 May – [[Wes Hoolahan]], soccer player.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/26015/Wes_Hoolahan.html |title=Wes Hoolahan |publisher=National Football Teams |access-date=13 September 2021}}</ref>
*19 June – [[Jackie Tyrrell]], [[Kilkenny GAA|Kilkenny]] hurler.

===July to December===
*13 July – [[James Masters (Gaelic footballer)|James Masters]], [[Cork GAA|Cork]] Gaelic footballer.
*20 July – [[Aidan Fogarty (Kilkenny hurler)|Aidan Fogarty]], [[Kilkenny GAA|Kilkenny]] hurler.
*21 July – [[Brian Murphy (hurler, born 1982)|Brian Murphy]], [[Cork GAA|Cork]] hurler.
*29 July – [[Andy Reid (Irish footballer)|Andy Reid]], soccer player.
*31 July – [[Alan O'Hare]], soccer player.
*5 August – [[John Lester (footballer)|John Lester]], soccer player.
*10 September – [[Andrew Murray (boxer)|Andrew Murray]], boxer.

===Full date unknown===
*[[Graham Callinan]], [[Cork GAA|Cork]] hurler.
*[[Sarah Flannery]], winner of the 1999 [[BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition|Esat Young Scientist Exhibition]].
*[[Peter Lawlor (hurler)|Peter Lawlor]], [[Limerick GAA|Limerick]] hurler.
*[[Kevin McMahon (Gaelic footballer)|Kevin McMahon]], [[Cork GAA|Cork]] Gaelic footballer.
*[[Damian Reale]], [[Limerick GAA|Limerick]] hurler.
*[[Pat Tobin]], [[Limerick GAA|Limerick]] hurler.

==Deaths==
*1 January – [[Michael Hilliard]], [[Fianna Fáil]] [[Teachta Dála|TD]], Cabinet Minister and [[Member of the European Parliament|MEP]] (born 1903).
*16 January – [[Sir Basil Goulding, 3rd Baronet]], cricketer, squash player and art collector (born 1909).
*5 February – [[George Crothers]], cricketer (born 1909).
*16 February – [[Vivion de Valera]], barrister, managing director of [[The Irish Press]], [[Fianna Fáil]] [[Teachta Dála|TD]] representing [[Dublin North-West (Dáil constituency)|Dublin North-West]] (born 1910).
*3 March – [[Con Cottrell]], [[Cork GAA|Cork]] hurler (born 1917).
*18 March – [[Patrick Smith (politician)|Patrick Smith]], [[Teachta Dála|TD]] and Cabinet Minister (born 1901).
*26 March – [[Sam Kydd]], actor (born 1915).
*26 May – [[Pamela Hinkson]], novelist (born 1900).<ref>{{cite book |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=spe-DAAAQBAJ&pg=PA181 |last=van de Kamp |first=Peter G. W. |chapter=Some Notes on the Literary Estate of Pamela Hinkson |title=Yeats Annual No. 4 |editor-last=Gould |editor-first=Warwick |editor-link=Warwick Gould |year=1986 |publisher=The Macmillan Press Ltd |page=181 |isbn=978-1-349-06838-8}}</ref>
*15 June – [[Johnny Callanan]], [[Fianna Fáil]] [[Teachta Dála|TD]] (born 1910).
*7 July – [[Charles Hill (cricketer)|Charles Hill]], cricketer (born 1903).
*24 August – [[Eoghan Ó Tuairisc]], poet and writer (born 1919).
*13 September – [[Mick Mackey]], [[Limerick GAA|Limerick]] hurler and first recipient of the [[All-Time All Star Award (hurling)]] (born 1912).
*5 October – [[Séamus Ennis]], [[Uilleann pipes|uilleann piper]], singer and [[folk music|folk-song]] collector (born 1919).
*18 November – [[Hilton Edwards]], actor, director, co-founder of [[Gate Theatre]] (born 1903 in London).

===Full date unknown===
*[[Mick Kennefick]], [[Cork GAA|Cork]] hurler (born 1924).
*[[Caitlín Maude]], poet, actress and traditional singer (born 1941).

==See also==
*[[1982 in Irish television]]

==References==
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