See also: 1906 in Ireland, other events of 1907, 1908 in Ireland and the list of 'years in Ireland'.

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Contents

1 Events 2 Arts and literature 3 Sports 4 Births 5 Deaths

Events

• January 2 - A new system of rail cars running from Amien Street in Dublin to Howth is inaugurated.
• January 5 - The first motor show, under the auspices of the Irish Automobile Club, opens in the RDS Dublin.
• January 6 - The Sunday provisions of the new Licensing Act come into operation in Dublin and four other cities. Sunday opening hours will be from 2 to 5pm.
• January 26 - Large sections of the audience boo a performance of The Playboy of the Western World at the Abbey Theatre.
• January 28 - Another performance of The Playboy of the Western World at the Abbey Theatre is interrupted by the audience who continue to boo, hiss and shout.
• February 4 - In a public debate at the Abbey Theatre the poet William Butler Yeats denies trying to suppress audience distaste during a performance of The Playboy of the Western World.
• July 6 - Irish State Jewels, valued at £50,000, are stolen from the safe in Dublin Castle.
• September 4 - An Irish Parliamentary Party meeting in the Mansion House is disrupted by Sinn Féin who hold a demonstration outside.
• October 17 - The Marconi transatlantic wireless telegraphy service between Galway and Canada is opened. Messages are exchanges without a hitch.
• November 9 - The Irish International Exhibition ends after six months. An estimated 3 million people visited it, including a large number from abroad.

Arts and literature

Sports

Births

Deaths