See also: 1973 in Ireland, other events of 1974, 1975 in Ireland and the list of years in Ireland. Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... This is a list of years in Ireland. ...

Events

• January 2 - The Northern Ireland Executive enjoys its first day in office.
• February 15 - A 600lb bomb explodes in Dungannon.
• April 24 - The ESB announces that Carnsore Point on the Wexford coast will be the site of its nuclear power station.
• May 8 - The great hall of University College Dublin is to become a 900-seat concert hall and home of the RTÉ Symphony Orchestra.
• May 14 - Northern Ireland grinds to a halt as the Ulster Workers' Council calls a strike following the defeat of an anti-Sunningdale Agreement motion.
• May 17 - 31 people die and 150 are injured in four car bomb explosions in Dublin and Monaghan by loyalists. They are widely suspected of receiving technical assistance from British security forces.
• May 21 - In Northern Ireland the Ulster Workers' Council strike comes to an end.
• May 28 - The five-month old Northern Ireland Executive collapses.
• June 14 - Anatoli Kaplin, the first Soviet Ambassador to Ireland, visits President Childers at Áras an Uachtaráin.
• July 17 - The National Coalition's Contraceptive Bill is defeated in a vote in Dáil Éireann. The Taoiseach, Liam Cosgrave, is one of seven Fine Gael TDs who vote against their own bill.
• September 1 - Transition Year is introduced on a pilot basis in three schools.
• September 21 - Jack Lynch says that Fianna Fáil would not support any proposal to repael articles 2 and 3 of the Constitution.
• October 8 - Seán MacBride, former Minister for External Affairs, is to share in the Nobel Prize for Peace.
• November 4 - Powerscourt House in Enniskerry is destroyed by fire.
• November 17 - President Erskine H. Childers, fourth President of Ireland, dies suddenly aged 69. He had served less than 17 months of his 7 year term.
• December 10 - Seán MacBride is presented with the Nobel Prize for Peace.
• December 19 - Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh is sworn in as the fifth President of Ireland.

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Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ; Irish for Radio and Television of Ireland) is the national publicly-funded broadcaster of Ireland. ... May 14 is the 134th day of the year (135th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Northern Ireland (Irish: ) is a part of the United Kingdom lying in the northeast of the island of Ireland, covering 5,459 square miles (14,139 km², about a sixth of the islands total area). ... The Sunningdale Agreement on December 9, 1973, was an attempt to end the Northern Ireland troubles by forcing unionists to share power with nationalists. ... is the 137th day of the year (138th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Dublin (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Monaghan (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Loyalist (disambiguation). ... “UK” redirects here. ... is the 141st day of the year (142nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 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Áras an Uachtaráin (formerly the Viceregal Lodge) is the official residence of the President of Ireland, located in the Phoenix Park on the Northside of Dublin1. ... is the 198th day of the year (199th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The 20th Dáil was elected on February 28, 1973 and first met on March 14 when the 14th Government of Ireland was appointed. ... This article is about the current Irish body. ... The Taoiseach (IPA: or ) — plural: Taoisigh ( or ), also referred to as An Taoiseach[1], is the head of government of Ireland or prime minister. ... Liam Cosgrave (Irish name Liam Mac Cosgair) (born 13 April 1920), served as the fifth Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland between 1973 and 1977. ... Fine Gael – The United Ireland Party, usually referred to as Fine Gael (IPA: , though often anglicised to ; approximate English translation: Family/Tribe of the Irish, is the second largest political party in the Republic of Ireland with a membership of over 34,000, and is the largest opposition party in... A Teachta Dála (Irish for Dáil Deputy, pronounced chock-ta dawla) is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower chamber of the Irish Oireachtas or National Parliament. ... is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Transition Year (TY) is an optional one-year programme that can be taken in the year after the Junior Certificate of the Republic of Ireland and is intended to make the senior cycle a three year programme encompassing both Transition Year and Leaving Certificate[1]. Transition Year was created as... is the 264th day of the year (265th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... John (Jack) Mary Lynch (15 August 1917—20 October 1999), was the fourth Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland, serving two terms in office; 1966 to 1973 and 1977 to 1979. ... Fianna Fáil – The Republican Party (Irish: ), commonly referred to as Fianna Fáil (IPA ; traditionally translated by the party into English as Soldiers of Destiny, though the actual meaning is Soldiers [Fianna] of Ireland[1]), is currently the largest political party in Ireland with 55,000 members. ... is the 281st day of the year (282nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Minister for Foreign Affairs is the senior minister at the Department of Foreign Affairs (An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha) in the Irish Government. ... The Nobel Peace Prize (where Nobel is pronounced with the stress on the second syllable) is one of five Nobel Prizes bequested by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Alfred Nobel. ... is the 308th day of the year (309th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Irish Palladianism. ... 17 November is also the name of a Marxist group in Greece, coinciding with the anniversary of the Athens Polytechnic uprising. ... -1... Erskine Hamilton Childers (Irish: ; 11 December 1905 – 17 November 1974), the son of Robert Erskine Childers (author of The Riddle of the Sands), served as the fourth President of Ireland from 1973 until his death in 1974. ... is the 344th day of the year (345th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... 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Arts and literature

• Jennifer Johnston's novel How Many Miles to Babylon? is published .

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Sports

Births

• 12 January - Thomas FitzGerald, Earl of Offaly (d.1997).
• 29 January - Neil Blaney, Independent Teachta Dála representing Donegal North East.
• 13 March - Cillian Murphy, actor.
• 28 May - Ryan Tubridy, RTE radio and television broadcaster.
• 17 May - Andrea Corr, lead vocalist with The Corrs.
• 1 July - Olwyn Enright, Fine Gael Teachta Dála representing Laois Offaly.
• 1 October - Keith Duffy, former singer and actor.
• 15 October - Barry McCrea, novelist.
• 5 November - Gráinne Seoige, television broadcaster.
• 24 November - Peter Barry, former Kilkenny hurling star.

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Deaths

• 19 March - Austin Clarke, poet, playwright and writer (b.1896).
• 10 April - Patricia Collinge, actress and writer (b.1892).
• 28 May - Richard Belton, medical doctor, member of the 12th Seanad.
• 30 June - Frank McKelvey RHA Belfast born poster designer, artist.
• 5 July - James Young, comedian (b.1918.
• 13 August - Kate O'Brien, novelist.
• 11 November - Erskine Childers, President of Ireland.
• 23 November - Cornelius Ryan, author and journalist.
• 1 December - Dick Grace, 84, former Kilkenny hurler.
• 25 December - Harry Kernoff, artist.