See also: 1966 in Ireland, other events of 1967, 1968 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 9 - Demonstrations by the National Farmers Association cause major chaos as farm machinery blocks many roads.
• April 4 - The Fianna Fáil Party makes a presentation to former Taoiseach Sean Lemass.
• April 18 - The Minister for Education, Donagh O'Malley, reveals his plan for a single multi-denominational University of Dublin. This would combine University College Dublin and Trinity College Dublin.
• July 1 - Jacqueline Kennedy goes racing at the Curragh with An Taoiseach Jack Lynch and Mrs. Lynch.
• August 4 - Senator Margaret Pearse, sister of Pádraig Pearse and Willie Pearse, the executed 1916 leaders, is 89 today. She is greeted by President de Valera.
• September 4 - Ireland's free post-primary school transport scheme begins. CIÉ brings 38,000 students to 350 schools.
• November 4 - An Taoiseach Jack Lynch returns to Dublin following talks on the European Community with General Charles de Gaulle in Paris.
• December 2 - The poet Patrick Kavanagh is buried in his native Inniskeen, County Monaghan.
• December 4 - The first independent computer in this country open at Shannon Airport.
• December 29 - the Minister for Labour, Dr. Patrick Hillery, announces details of a new redundancy payments scheme which takes effect from New Years Day.

Arts and literature

Sports

Births

• May 26 - Philip Treacy, hat designer.

Deaths