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Events during the year 2018 in Ireland.

Incumbents[edit]

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar

Events[edit]

January[edit]

  • 1 January
    • Teachtaí Dála rang in the new year with a pay increase of €3,600, with a further increase to follow in October, bringing the total increase in 2018 to €4,500, yielding an annual salary of €94,500.[1]
    • The Road Safety Authority published provisional statistics for 2017, which showed a 15% drop in road deaths compared with the previous year. A total of 158 people lost their lives on Ireland's roads compared to 186 lives lost in 2016. It represented 28 fewer fatalities on the previous year and was the lowest figure for annual road deaths since they were first officially recorded in 1959.[2]
  • 2 January
    • A record 656 patients were on trolleys or on wards waiting for admission to a bed, according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation.[3]
    • Met Éireann issued two Status Orange warnings as Storm Eleanor swept across the country bringing gusts of up to 130km/h and flooding in some areas. Up to 55,000 ESB customers in the west and north west of the country were left without power.[4]
  • 3 January – The level of hospital overcrowding increased to a national record of 677 patients, according to the latest figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation.[5]
  • 4 January – Taoiseach Leo Varadkar apologised to patients who have experienced long delays and waits on trolleys in emergency departments as the Health Service Executive revealed that there were 12 children on trolleys in the three children's hospitals in Dublin. [6]
  • 6 January – The diocese of Down and Connor suspended the sign of peace between people at mass in response to the surge in cases of influenza.[7]
  • 7 January – Met Éireann issued a Status Orange low temperature warning for many counties, with temperatures plummeting to as low as -6C over night.[8]
  • 8 January – Sinn Féin MP Barry McElduff was suspended from all party activity for three months after he posted a video online that relatives of the victims of the 1976 Kingsmill massacre described as callous and offensive. He resigned as an MP a week later.[9]
  • 12 January – Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney met new Northern Ireland Secretary Karen Bradley for the first time. The two ministers discussed the re-establishment of power-sharing in the north.[10]
  • 14 January – The Citizens' Assembly recommendeded a ban on anonymous donations to political parties and campaign groups, weekend voting and lowering the voting age to 16.[11]
  • 15 January – Gardaí announced that they are to conduct a review into the death of a baby whose body was found on a beach at Cahersiveen in County Kerry 33 years ago.[12]
  • 16 January – Gardaí apologised to Joanne Hayes for the stress and pain she was put through as part of the original investigation into the murder of 'Baby John' in Kerry in 1984.[13]
  • 17 January
  • 18 January
  • 20 January – Mary Lou McDonald was confirmed as Sinn Féin's President-elect by Gerry Adams at a meeting of the party Ard Comhairle and its Northern region organisation in Belfast. She was he only candidate for the leadership.[18]
  • 25 January – The Dáil passed legislation to allow the sale of alcohol on Good Friday for the first time in over 90 years.[19]
  • 27 January – Taoiseach Leo Varadkar announced that he will be campaigning for more liberal abortion laws in the forthcoming referendum on the repeal of the Eighth Amendment.[20]
  • 29 January
    • It was announced that Michelle O'Neill is to be the new deputy leader of Sinn Féin after it was confirmed she was the only candidate nominated for the post.[21]
    • The Cabinet gave formal approval to the holding of a referendum on the Eighth Amendment.[22]

February[edit]

  • 3 February – Brexit supporter Nigel Farage said at a Dublin conference that there was “a gap in the political market” in Ireland for a party to push for an Irish exit from the European Union.[23]
  • 5 February – More than 30 homes in 12 counties were searched as part of an investigation into the possession and distribution of child abuse images.[24]
  • 7 February – More than 30 secondary school students and two adults were taken to hospital after a school bus and a car collided in Caherconlish, County Limerick.[25]
  • 9 February – The EU's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier said the UK's decision to leave the EU single market and customs union will mean checks at the Irish border are "unavoidable".[26]
  • 10 February – Mary Lou McDonald was formally elected as President of Sinn Féin at a special Ard Fheis at the RDS.[27]
  • 12 February – Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and British Prime Minister Theresa May held talks at Stormont in an effort to resolve the deadlock in establishing the Executive.[28]
  • 14 February – A three-year-old girl died following an alleged assault at her home in Dublin the previous Saturday.[29]
  • 16 February – The government launched a €116 billion development plan for the country. Project Ireland 2040 is aiming to spread economic development across the country which will see a population expansion of one million people over the lifetime of the plan.[30]
  • 20 February – The proposed wording that would be inserted in the Constitution should people vote to repeal the Eighth Amendment has been agreed by the Cabinet.[31]
  • 25 February – Aodhán Ó Conchúir, a 14-year-old student at Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne, died following a head injury sustained while playing in a football match in Dingle.[32]
  • 28 February – Met Éireann issued a red weather warning, its most severe alert, for all of Munster and Leinster as the Beast from the East weather event arrived.[33]

March[edit]

  • 1 March – The Status Red snow and ice warning was extended to the entire country with blizzard conditions expected. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar called on people to heed public safety warnings about the blizzard conditions that are expected and to be safe at home by 4pm on Thursday.[34]
  • 2 March
    • Two separate weather warnings were in place for the country tonight as blizzard-like conditions and exceptionally high accumulations of snow were expected with the arrival of Storm Emma.[35]
    • Taoiseach Leo Varadkar ordered a general review of the Government's Strategic Communications Unit (SCU) after a week of controversy over advertorials for Project Ireland 2040.[36]
  • 3 March – A vote in Lisdoonvarna returned a 93% rejection of plans by the Reception and Integration Agency (RIA) to house asylum seekers in the King Thomond Hotel.[37]
  • 4 March – A 27-year-old man appeared in court in Dundalk charged with the murder of Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe in County Louth just over five years earlier.[38]
  • 5 March – Thousands of people were without electricity, while water rationing was imposed in some areas as the country recovered from the recent bad weather.[39]
  • 6 March – Ryanair chief executive Michael O'Leary becomes Ireland’s latest billionaire, earning himself a place on Forbes’s annual billionaire ranking.[40]
  • 8 March
    • The Cabinet agreed to hold a referendum asking voters to repeal the Eighth Amendment and “provision be made in law for the regulation of termination of pregnancy”.[41]
    • Former President Mary McAleese criticised the Catholic Church as "an empire of misogyny".[42]
  • 10 March – Tens of thousands of people marched through Dublin in one of the country's biggest ever anti-abortion demonstrations.[43]
  • 12 March
    • The Taoiseach, speaking at an event in Oklahoma, thanked members of the Choctaw Nation for the generosity shown by their ancestors to Ireland during the Great Famine.[44]
    • There were 714 patients on trolleys or on wards awaiting admission to a hospital bed – the highest number ever recorded.[45]
  • 14 March
    • 36 people were arrested following days of Garda activity in the Kilkenny-Carlow area aimed at preventing crime and disrupting criminal activity.[46]
    • Taoiseach Leo Varadkar confirmed that an invitation to US President Donald Trump to visit Ireland extended by his predecessor Enda Kenny still stands.[47]
    • Students occupying Trinity College Dublin's dining hall in a protest over extra charges were denied access to toilets and water by security at the college, according to the students' union.[48]
  • 15 March – Taoiseach Leo Varadkar met US President Donald Trump in the White House where Trump said he would like to visit Ireland soon.[49] He later had to clarify that he had not interfered in the planning process four years previously when Trump had asked him to intervene to block the creation of a wind farm near Trump's Doonbeg golf resort.
  • 16 March – The Taoiseach met US Vice President Mike Pence at his official residence. In a break with protocol, the media were not in attendance, however, it is understood that the Taoiseach did raise the issue of gay rights.[50]
  • 17 March – The Irish rugby team beat England 24–15, winning the Grand Slam in addition to the 2018 Six Nations Championship secured a week earlier.[51]
  • 19 March – The European Union and Britain agreed that there must be a "backstop" solution to ensure that there is no hard border on the island of Ireland. A backstop agreement would fully align Northern Ireland with the rules of the EU in order to avoid a hard border.[52]
  • 20 March – Taoiseach Leo Varadkar discussed Brexit with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin during his first visit to the German capital as Taoiseach.[53]
  • 21 March
    • Pope Francis confirmed that he will make the first papal trip to Ireland in nearly 40 years, visiting Dublin for two days in August.[54]
    • The second stage of the bill to allow for a referendum on the Eighth Amendment passed by a large majority in the Dáil by 110 votes to 32.[55]
  • 27 March
    • The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Simon Coveney, informed the Russian Ambassador to Ireland that the "accreditation of a member of his staff with diplomatic status is to be terminated".[56]
    • The Minister for Health, Simon Harris, announced that the Cabinet approved the "general scheme" of the legislation on abortion that would be brought forward if the referendum on the Eighth Amendment was passed.[57]
  • 28 March
    • Ulster and Ireland rugby player Paddy Jackson was acquitted of rape and sexual assault, while his teammate Stuart Olding was acquitted of rape.[58]
    • The government announced that the referendum on repealing the Eighth Amendment will take place on 25 May.[59]
    • New figures revealed that there were 1,739 homeless families recorded in February.[60]
  • 29 March – The Save the 8th campaign was launched in Dublin. The group is campaigning for a "No" vote in May's referendum on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution.[61]
  • 30 March

April[edit]

May[edit]

  • 2 May – 2018 CervicalCheck cancer controversy: New information in the cervical cancer tests scandal revealed that up to 3,000 women may be at risk as a result of misdiagnoses.[80]
  • 3 May – It was announced that HSE director-general Tony O’Brien is to take a temporary leave of absence from the board of a U.S. medical company amid calls for him to stand aside from his position due to the continuing controversy over the CervicalCheck controversy.[81]
  • 4 May
    • A man was killed when the single-seater light aircraft he was piloting crashed near Ballina, County Mayo.[82]
    • 2018 CervicalCheck cancer controversy: The HSE agreed to pay the €150,000-a-year cost of treatment for cervical cancer victim Vicky Phelan.[83]
  • 5 May – A report revealed that the national average rent for accommodation has risen to €1,261.[84]
  • 7 May – 2018 CervicalCheck cancer controversy: A number of individuals affected by the cervical cancer tests scandal revealed that they were in the process of suing the HSE, a cervical screening laboratory and a number of doctors.[85]
  • 9 May – Transport Minister Shane Ross was accused by Mattie McGrath of picking his nose and not listening to rural Teachtaí Dála (TDs) during a debate on his Road Traffic Bill.[86]
  • 10 May – Tony O'Brien announced that he will resign as director-general of the HSE on 11 May following the CervicalCheck cancer controversy.[87]
  • 11 May
    • Gardaí announced that they are investigating photographs posted online of two men, one dressed as a priest, engaged in sex on an altar of a rural Catholic church in Kildorrery, County Cork.[88]
    • The government announced a package of supports including discretionary medical cards, travel and childcare expenses, and counselling services to women affected by the CervicalCheck scandal.[89]
  • 13 May – A 47-year-old man and a seven-year-old boy were killed in a light plane crash in County Offaly.[90]
  • 15 May – There were calls to expel the Israeli ambassador to Ireland following the killing of 58 Palestinians on the Gaza border.[91]
  • 16 May
    • The Acting Director General of the HSE, John Connaghan, apologised for the "confusion and alarm" that was created in relation to the CervicalCheck programme, as a result of the failure to communicate with the women affected.[92]
    • Galway GAA hurler Davy Glennon was given 240 hours' community service, in lieu of seven concurrent two-year sentences, after he pleaded guilty to the theft of an estimated €70,000 from his employers to fund a gambling addiction.[93]
  • 17 May – A 41-year-old man was jailed for three years for the harassment of RTÉ newsreader and journalist Sharon Ní Bheoláin. [94]
  • 20 May – A 40-year-old armed man died following a shooting in Cherrywood by Gardaí searching for missing woman Jastine Valdez.[95]
  • 21 May – A body was found in the Puck's Castle area in south County Dublin by Gardaí searching for 24-year-old Jastine Valdez, who had been missing since the previous Saturday evening.[96]
  • 25 May – A constitutional referendum on whether to repeal the ban on abortion in Ireland took place,[97] with a landslide win of 66.4% to 33.6% for the repeal side.[98]
  • 26 May – Gardaí launched a murder investigation following a post-mortem examination on the body of an 18-year old man found dead in a field in Dunleer.[99]
  • 29 May – The child and family agency Tusla said 126 people were incorrectly registered at birth between 1946 and 1969 by the former adoption society, Saint Patrick's Guild.[100]
  • 31 May – Two teenage boys died while swimming in a lake in a quarry outside Ennis, County Clare.[101]

June[edit]

  • 1 June – A 36-year-old man died after he was assaulted at a pub in Mitchelstown, County Cork.[102]
  • 3 June
    • A 27-year-old man was charged with the murder of Patrick O'Donnell at a pub in Mitchelstown two days earlier.[103]
    • Gardaí began a murder investigation into the death of Monaghan man Séamus Bell following a post-mortem examination this afternoon.[104]
    • A 20-year-old Irish tourist died after falling from an apartment block in the Mallorcan resort of Magaluf.[105]
  • 4 June – A 39-year-old man died following a collision between a van and a tractor near Buttevant, County Cork. Two teenagers were also injured in the crash.[106]
  • 5 June
  • 6 June
  • 8 June
    • Leo Varadkar became the first Taoiseach to visit the Orange Order's headquarters in Belfast.[113]
    • The EU's chief Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier rejected British Prime Minister Theresa May's proposals for a backstop customs arrangement in Northern Ireland.[114]
    • A 14-year-old boy was killed in County Donegal when the car he was driving on a dirt road crashed.[115]
  • 9 June – 2,505 women set a new Guinness World Record for the world's largest skinny-dip at a beach in County Wicklow.[116]
  • 12 June
    • A report on the CervicalCheck controversy recommended an immediate-assistance payment of €2,000 to women and their families.[117]
    • All planned Irish Ferries sailings to France on the WB Yeats vessel this summer were cancelled due to a delay in the delivery of the new ferry.[118]
  • 13 June
    • An elderly husband and wife from the United Kingdom died in a two-vehicle crash near Dromkeen in County Limerick.[119]
    • Met Éireann issued two weather warnings ahead of Storm Hector, which is expected to bring gusts of up to 125km/h in parts of the south and northwest.[120]
  • 14 June
    • Latest figures revealed that the total number of people on waiting lists to be treated, or seen by a doctor, stood at over 707,000, the highest number recorded.[121]
    • Up to 35,000 homes and businesses were left without power as a result of Storm Hector.[122]
    • Mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor appeared in court in New York on charges of assault, criminal mischief and reckless endangerment.[123]
    • Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall visited Cork for a round of engagements, which included a visit to the city's English Market.[124]
  • 15 June – James Quinn was convicted of the murder of gang criminal, Gary Hutch – but the jury ruled he was the getaway driver and not the gunman.[125]
  • 19 June
    • An investigation by the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) revealed that the Child and Family Agency, Tusla, must take urgent action to address serious shortcomings in how it manages allegations of child sexual abuse.[126]
    • Taoiseach Leo Varadkar apologised in the Dáil to members of the LGBT community who suffered as a result of the criminalisation of homosexuality.[127]
  • 20 June – Former Anglo Irish Bank chief executive David Drumm was sentenced to six years in prison for conspiracy to defraud, and false accounting.[128]
  • 21 June
  • 22 June – Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was awarded an honorary doctorate of law from Trinity College Dublin.[131]
  • 23 June – Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht Josepha Madigan stepped in to perform most elements of Mass in her local church after a priest failed to arrive.[132]
  • 24 June
  • 25 June
    • Seven people were injured following a collision between a vehicle and pedestrians in Clondalkin.[135]
    • In the first prosecution of its kind in the State, former Garda Jimell Henry was sentenced to three years in prison for passing information to criminals.[136]
  • 26 June
    • PSNI Deputy Chief Constable Drew Harris was appointed as the new Garda Commissioner following an international selection process.[137]
    • Independent TD Michael Lowry and his company Garuda were fined €25,000 after being found guilty of a tax offence and failing to keep proper books of account.[138]
    • Fianna Fáil announced that it will endorse President Higgins if he seeks a second term of office.[139]
  • 27 June – The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) backed down after a three-day standoff with the Kildare GAA team over the venue for their All-Ireland Qualifier clash with the Mayo team.[140]
  • 28 June
    • Met Éireann announced that the temperature of 32 °C recorded at Shannon Airport today was the highest in Ireland since 1976.[141]
    • Retired detective Ben O'Sullivan and murdered detective Jerry McCabe were awarded the Freedom of Limerick at a ceremony in the city.[142]
  • 29 June – Terminally ill woman Emma Mhic Mhathúna settled her case against the Health Service Executive and a US laboratory for €7.5 million.[143]

July[edit]

  • 2 July
  • 3 July – Ryanair pilots balloted by the Irish Air Line Pilots' Association voted in favour of a 24-hour strike on Thursday 12 July.[146]
  • 4 July – Irish Water announced that a nationwide hosepipe ban will be in effect from 8am on 6 July until midnight on 31 July as the dry spell continued across the country.[147]
  • 5 July – 26-year-old Hasan Bal from Waterford was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison for providing funding for the so-called Islamic State.[148]
  • 6 July – The Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill was passed after heated exchanges in the Dáil with 75 TDs voting in favour and eight TDs voting against.[149]
  • 8 July – The National Day of Commemoration service took place at Collins Barracks, honouring Irish men and women who died in past wars or on United Nations service.[150]
  • 10 July
    • Michael D. Higgins confirmed that he will seek a second term as President of Ireland as an Independent candidate.[151]
    • Prince Harry and Meghan Markle began a two-day visit to Dublin.[152]
    • Former Anglo-Irish Bank chief executive David Drumm received a 15 month suspended sentence for providing unlawful loans to a group of businessmen.[153]
  • 11 July
    • The Fine Gael parliamentary party decided that it should actively support Micheal D. Higgins’s bid for a second term as President.[154]"
    • The record dry spell was credited with the discovery of a previously unknown henge beside the Newgrange site in County Meath.[155]
  • 13 July
Wildfire on Bray Head, July 13th
    • The July fire season resumed when an uncontrolled campfire at Bray Head began at 01:00 and spread over the hill, consuming gorse. Homes were evacuated and train service halted while an Air Corps AW 139 helicopter lifted tonnes of water from the sea to drown the blaze. Aerial operations were then suspended at 16:45 for some hours because of the danger posed to the helicopter by people flying drones near the fire. Wicklow County Fire Service worked overnight and contained the fire. Before this operation, the Air Corps had already performed about 500 water drops over wildfires in the previous fortnight, dropping more than 620,000 litres of water around the drought-ridden country.[159]
  • 14 July
    • Sinn Féin announced that it is to contest the Presidential election, following a meeting of the party's Ard Comhairle.[160]
    • Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney and DUP leader Arlene Foster visited Derry following six successive nights of violence in the city.[161]
  • 16 July – A megalithic passage tomb dating back some 5,500 years was discovered at the 18th century Dowth Hall in County Meath.[162]
  • 17 July
  • 18 July – The Cabinet held a meeting at Derrynane House, County Kerry where they discussed Brexit contingency plans.[165]
  • 20 July
    • Ryanair was forced to cancel 24 flights as the airline's Irish-based pilots conducted their second 24-hour strike.[166]
    • The High Court refused permission to two people seeking to challenge the abortion referendum result.[167]
  • 22 July – A number of flights at Cork Airport were cancelled after the nose wheel of a private jet burst on the runway.[168]
  • 23 July – Independent Senator Gerard Craughwell announced that he will not be contesting the Presidential Election in the autumn.[169]
  • 25 July – On the third day of strike action by its pilots, Ryanair announced the possibility of further job cuts on top of the possible 300 announced on Wednesday.[170]
  • 26 July
    • Thirty-one homes around the country were searched by Gardaí as part of an investigation into the possession and distribution of child abuse images.[171]
    • MMA fighter Conor McGregor was sentenced to five days community service and is to undergo an anger management programme as part of a plea deal.[172]
  • 27 July – Irish Water confirmed that the countrywide hosepipe ban introduced earlier this month will remain in place until the end of August.[173]
  • 30 July – The Minister for Finance agreed to pay Aidan Flanagan - a Garda and former Tipperary hurling captain - €1.16m for injuries he suffered when making an arrest.[174]
  • 31 July – A dispute over a €3.3m winning Lotto ticket was resolved when the Court of Appeal ruled that Mary Walsh must pay €560,000 to her stepson David Walsh plus his legal costs after finding her stepson was part owner of and entitled to a one-sixth share of the winning ticket.[175]

August[edit]

  • 1 August
    • Cork's English Market, one of the oldest municipal markets of its kind in the world, celebrated its 230th birthday.[176]
    • Organisers of the Papal visit delayed issuing tickets over concerns about the number of people travelling to the event by car.[177]
  • 2 August – An Post stated that up to 161 post offices might close after they confirmed the same number of postmasters applied for the company's voluntary retirement package.[178]
  • 3 August – A post-mortem examination was to take place following the death of a transgender woman living in the male wing of a Direct Provision Centre in Galway.[179]
  • 4 August
    • The family of an Irishman who disappeared in 1985 were told that DNA analysis confirmed a match with a body that has remained unidentified in Wales since then.[180]
    • A recent gorse fire on Bray Head in County Wicklow has revealed an ÉIRE sign which dates from the Second World War.[181]
  • 5 August – CEO of Sport Ireland John Treacy said the Ireland women's hockey players did not have to each pay a levy of €550 to represent Ireland at the World Cup, despite reports that they had to because of a shortfall in funding.[182]
  • 6 August – Thousands of people gathered in Dublin city centre to welcome home Ireland's women's hockey team following their success at the Hockey World Cup.[183]
  • 8 August – The Policing Authority identified fundamental flaws in the reform process of An Garda Síochána, which it said were barriers to effective progress.[184]
  • 9 August – Oscar-winning screenwriter and director Neil Jordan donated his archive to the National Library of Ireland.[185]
  • 10 August – The HSE confirmed that the number of measles cases in an outbreak in Dublin had risen to 11.[186]
  • 15 August
  • 16 August – Archbishop of Boston, Seán Patrick O'Malley, withdrew from the World Meeting of Families where he was to chair a debate on child safeguarding.[189]
  • 17 August – A new all-time high for private residential rents was reached for the ninth quarter in a row, according to a report from the property website Daft.ie.[190]
  • 18 August
  • 19 August – Journalist Gemma O'Doherty announced her intention to run for the presidency.[193]
  • 20 August – Iarnród Éireann announced the development of a new railway station on the Maynooth commuter line at Pelletstown in West Dublin.[194]
  • 21 August – A woman in her 50s was arrested after she attempted to drive a Nissan Micra through the gates of Government Buildings.[195]
  • 25 August
    • Pope Francis began a 2-day visit to Ireland. It was only the second papal visit to Ireland ever and the first since Pope John Paul II in 1979.[196]
    • In his first official engagement, the Pope held private discussions in Spanish with President Higgins on issues including climate change, inequality, poverty and migration.[197]
    • In a speech in front of the Pope at Dublin Castle, the Taoiseach said that the history of the Catholic Church in Ireland was one of "sorrow and of shame."[198]
    • At St. Mary's Pro-Cathedral, the Pope said a silent prayer at the Candle of Innocence to remember the survivors of clerical and institutional abuse.[199]
    • After a journey through the streets of Dublin, the Pope visited the Capuchin Day Centre for Homeless People.[200]
    • During a 90-minute meeting with eight Irish survivors of clerical, religious and institutional abuse, the Pope described those who covered up the abuse as "caca".[201]
    • The Pope ended his first day in Ireland by attending the World Meeting of Families concert at Croke Park.[202]
  • 25 August
    • On the second day of his visit to Ireland, the Pope began by visiting Knock Shrine in County Mayo where he spoke about the "open wound" of clerical child sexual abuse.[203]
    • 1,000 people held a silent vigil in Tuam to remember the Tuam Babies, while thousands attended the Stand4Truth event in Dublin to show solidarity with victims of abuse.[204]
    • The Pope celebrated Mass at the Phoenix Park, however, according to an official statistic supplied by the Office of Public Works, fewer than 152,000 people attended, far short of the expected 500,000.[205][206]
  • 28 August
  • 29 August – Businessman Seán Gallagher announced that he is going to seek a nomination to run for the presidency for a second time.[209]
  • 30 August
    • Virgin Media Television was officially launched, with new channel names and identities going live and replacing the old TV3 stations.[210]
    • Businessman Peter Casey announced that he is seeking a nomination to contest the Presidential Election.[211]
  • 31 August – The American White House published a statement that Donald Trump will visit Ireland around the 11th of November. Mr. Trump will visit France on the 11th as part of the commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the World War I armistice, and the Irish Government issued a statement that the Irish visit will probably follow this. Various political parties announced their intention to protest against the visit, while the Minister for Foreign Affairs stated that facilitation of the visit was not an Irish endorsement of Trump's politics. The White House cancelled the visit on September 11th (q.v.).[212][213][214]

September[edit]

  • 3 September
    • Drew Harris was sworn in as Garda Commissioner at a ceremony at Kevin Street Garda Station in the early hours of the morning.[215]
    • Gavin Duffy and Joan Freeman received endorsements from two separate county councils for nominations to run as candidates in the Presidential Election.[216]
  • 6 September
    • The inquest into the death of Dolores O'Riordan found that the singer-songwriter died by drowning due to alcohol intoxication.[217]
    • Searches were carried out in at least five counties in the east of the country by Gardaí investigating a multi-million euro fraud network.[218]
  • 10 September – Sean Gallagher and Joan Freeman secured nominations to contest the Presidential Election after receiving the support of four separate local authorities.[219]
  • 11 September
    • Minister for Health Simon Harris said he still plans to set up a Commission of Investigation into the CervicalCheck crisis, despite the author of the review into the controversy saying he did not think one was needed.[220]
    • Donald Trump cancelled his visit to Ireland, planned for November, which he announced just 11 days ago. Both the announcement of the visit and its cancellation took the Irish government by considerable surprise.[221]
    • Six people were arrested on North Frederick Street in Dublin in connection with the occupation of a house by a group of activists protesting over the housing crisis.[222]
  • 12 September
    • The Scally Report confirmed there was "a deficit of clear governance and reporting lines" between CervicalCheck, the National Screening Service and HSE management.[223]
    • 1,000 protesters demonstrating over the eviction of people from a repossessed building blocked the junction between Dublin's Parnell Street and O'Connell Street.[224]
    • The Cabinet approved the nomination of Edward F. Crawford as the new US ambassador to Ireland.[225]
  • 13 September – Mary Lou McDonald apologised to alleged sex abuse victim Máiría Cahill after a report found her case was failed by a disjointed police investigation.[226]
  • 14 September – Businessman Gavin Duffy secured a nomination to contest the Presidential Election after receiving the support of four local authorities.[227]
  • 16 September – Liadh Ní Riada was selected as the Sinn Féin candidate to contest the Presidential Election.[228]
  • 18 September
  • 19 September
    • A Status Orange wind warning was in effect due to Storm Ali. Over 186,000 homes, businesses and farms were without power as a result of the storm.[231]
    • A Swiss tourist in her 50s died after the caravan she was sleeping in blew off a cliff in Claddaghduff, County Galway due to Storm Ali.[232]
    • The second day of the National Ploughing Championships in Tullamore was cancelled due to public safety concerns following extreme weather conditions.[233]
  • 22 September
    • Protesters staged a sit-down protest on O'Connell Bridge in Dublin as part of a rally calling for an end to evictions, more social housing and affordable rent.[234]
    • Two investigations were launched after a woman drove through the gate of Áras an Uachtaráin, walked in the front door and accosted President Higgins a week earlier.[235]
  • 24 September
    • Nearly 100 children were evacuated from Drumgossatt National School near Carrickmacross when a sinkhole opened up on the grounds of the school.[236]
    • Taoiseach Leo Varadkar highlighted the 20th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement during a speech at the Nelson Mandela Peace Summit at the United Nations.[237]
  • 25 September – A Sinn Féin motion of no confidence in Minister for Housing Eoghan Murphy was defeated in the Dáil by 59 votes to 49 votes with 29 abstentions.[238]
  • 26 September
    • The deadline for nominations to contest the Presidential Election passed.[239]
    • 18-year-old student Rebecca Carter, who was in danger of losing her university place after the marks on one of her Leaving Certificate papers were incorrectly added up, won her case against the State Examinations Commission in the High Court.[240]
  • 27 September – A man who was late for a flight to Amsterdam was pinned down by Ryanair staff and police after running out of the Dublin Airport terminal onto the tarmac.[241]
  • 30 September – The bodies of three men were recovered from the water close to their upturned rib near Coonanna in South Kerry.[242]

October[edit]

  • 1 October
    • Twelve people were arrested as part of an ongoing Garda investigation into child abuse.[243]
    • Fine Gael TD Peter Fitzpatrick resigned from the party and announced his intention to run in the next election as an independent candidate.[244]
  • 2 October
    • DUP leader Arlene Foster said the Good Friday Agreement should not be considered as a sacrosanct piece of legislation in Brexit negotiations.[245]
    • Flights in and out of Cork, Shannon and Knock airports were temporarily suspended due to "significant air traffic issues" regarding the radar system at Shannon.[246]
  • 3 October
    • Thousands of people from around the country took part in the Raise the Roof protest in Dublin to highlight the housing crisis.[247]
    • Minister for Housing Eoghan Murphy acknowledged there is a "serious crisis" in housing as the Dáil debated a private members' motion on the issue.[248]
    • The Public Health (Alcohol) Bill, which was before the Oireachtas since 2015, was passed. It will mean more stringent rules around the sale of alcohol.[249]
Howth Castle sold after 840 years.

November[edit]

  • 11 November – The president-elect will be inaugurated for a seven-year term. The Labour Party leader, Brendan Howlin, requested in August that the inauguration date be changed because the event clashes with the centenary commemoration, in France, of the World War I armistice. The Government replied that the inauguration date was defined in the Constitution, but the possibility of a ceremony early in the day at Dublin Castle was being studied, to allow the president to travel to the commemoration.[269]

Sports[edit]

Gaelic games[edit]

2018 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final
2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final

Association football[edit]

International friendly matches

Rugby union[edit]

Women's hockey[edit]

Arts and literature[edit]

  • 23 February – Pálás cinema, Galway, designed by Tom de Paor, opened.[274]

Deaths[edit]

January[edit]

Peter Sutherland
Dolores O'Riordan

February[edit]

Liam Miller

March[edit]

Liam O'Flynn

April[edit]

Big Tom

May[edit]

Kevin Tierney

June[edit]

Martin Birrane's blue racing car

July[edit]

William Dunlop

August[edit]

Tommy Peoples
Margaret Heckler

September[edit]

October[edit]

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  180. ^ Unidentified body buried in Wales found be missing Irish man, RTÉ News, 2018-08-04.
  181. ^ WWII ÉIRE sign found on Bray Head following gorse fire, RTÉ News, 2018-08-04.
  182. ^ Sport Ireland denies hockey team had to pay levy to play at World Cup, RTÉ News, 2018-08-05.
  183. ^ Dublin homecoming for Ireland's hockey heroes, RTÉ News, 2018-08-06.
  184. ^ 'Significant' flaws identified in reform process of An Garda Síochána, RTÉ News, 2018-08-08.
  185. ^ Neil Jordan donates ‘vast’ archive to National Library of Ireland, Irish Times, 2018-08-09.
  186. ^ Measles outbreak in Dublin up to 11 confirmed cases, Irish Examiner, 2018-08-10.
  187. ^ Omagh bombing: Higgins urges vigilance on Belfast Agreement, Irish Times, 2018-08-15.
  188. ^ Over 57,000 students receive Leaving Certificate results, RTÉ News, 2018-08-15.
  189. ^ Prominent Cardinal cancels attendance at World Meeting of Families, Irish Independent, 2018-08-16.
  190. ^ Rents hits record-high as it's now €274 more per month than Celtic Tiger peak, Irish Independent, 2018-08-17.
  191. ^ Cardinal Wuerl withdraws from Dublin meeting, RTÉ News, 2018-08-18.
  192. ^ Varadkar wants Fianna Fáil to extend confidence and supply deal, RTÉ News, 2018-08-18.
  193. ^ Journalist Gemma O’Doherty announces intention to run for the presidency, Irish Times, 2018-08-19.
  194. ^ Planning awarded for new train station at Pelletstown for Dublin commuters, Irish Examiner, 2018-08-21.
  195. ^ Woman arrested after car crashes into Government Buildings, Irish Independent, 2018-08-21.
  196. ^ 'It touches my heart' - Pope Francis on returning to Ireland as he arrives in Dublin Airport, Irish Independent, 2018-08-25.
  197. ^ 'With gratitude for the warm welcome... may God guide you', Irish Independent, 2018-08-25.
  198. ^ Welcome to a new Ireland - Varadkar calls for ‘action’ after words of condemnation, Irish Independent, 2018-08-25.
  199. ^ Pope tells survivors those who cover-up abuse are 'filth', RTÉ News, 2018-08-25.
  200. ^ Pope pays tribute to dignity of homeless at day centre, RTÉ News, 2018-08-25.
  201. ^ Survivors stunned by 'caca' verdict on cover-up, Irish Independent, 2018-08-25.
  202. ^ Pope Francis warns families of 'threat' posed by social media at uplifting Croke Park concert, Irish Independent, 2018-08-25.
  203. ^ Pope Francis lauded at Knock for raising ‘open wound’ of sex abuse, Irish Times, 2018-08-26.
  204. ^ Thousands attend Tuam vigil and Dublin rally to coincide with Papal mass, RTÉ News, 2018-08-26.
  205. ^ Crowds for Phoenix Park Mass fall well below expected level of 500,000, Irish Independent, 2018-08-26.
  206. ^ Revealed (finally): How many people attended papal Mass in Phoenix Park Irish Independent, 2018-09-20.
  207. ^ An Post publishes locations of 159 post offices set to close, Irish Times, 2018-08-28.
  208. ^ Latest: Presidential election to take place in October, Irish Examiner, 2018-08-28.
  209. ^ Businessman Sean Gallagher launches second bid to become President of Ireland, Irish Independent, 2018-08-29.
  210. ^ Virgin Media Television launched, RTÉ News, 2018-08-30.
  211. ^ Election candidates refusing salary 'demeans the office of President', says Justice Minister, Irish Examiner, 2018-08-30.
  212. ^ Statement from the Press Secretary The White House, 2018-08-31.
  213. ^ Trump to visit Ireland in November, White House says RTÉ, 2018-09-01.
  214. ^ Call for protests during Donald Trump's visit to Ireland RTÉ, 2018-09-01.
  215. ^ Garda Commissioner and Justice Minister discuss garda reform, RTÉ News, 2018-09-03.
  216. ^ Joan Freeman secures Cork City Council presidential endorsement, RTÉ News, 2018-09-03.
  217. ^ 'We're just glad it is over' - Family of Dolores O'Riordan as coroner records her death as 'accidental', Irish Independent, 2018-08-06.
  218. ^ Searches carried out in five counties in fraud crack down, RTÉ News, 2018-08-06.
  219. ^ Freeman and Gallagher both secure nominations for Áras bids, RTÉ News, 2018-09-10.
  220. ^ Harris still plans to have CervicalCheck commission, RTÉ News, 2018-09-11.
  221. ^ Trump visit to Ireland in November will not go ahead RTÉ, 2018-09-11.
  222. ^ Six arrested during protest in Dublin city centre, RTÉ News, 2018-09-11.
  223. ^ Cervical screening system was doomed to fail at some point, Scally report finds, Irish Times, 2018-09-12.
  224. ^ Housing protesters hold demonstration on O'Connell St, RTÉ News, 2018-09-12.
  225. ^ Cabinet approves Edward F Crawford as US ambassador to Ireland, RTÉ News, 2018-09-12.
  226. ^ Cahill: PSNI failed women over IRA sex abuse claims, BBC News, 2018-09-13.
  227. ^ Duffy secures four nominations to enter Áras race, RTÉ News, 2018-09-14.
  228. ^ Liadh Ní Riada talks Troubles, HPV vaccine and apology to Mairia Cahill in wide-ranging interview, Irish Examiner, 2018-09-16.
  229. ^ Eighth Amendment repealed after bill signed into law RTÉ News, 2018-09-18.
  230. ^ Peter Casey secures nomination to contest presidency RTÉ News, 2018-09-18.
  231. ^ Over 186,000 without power as Storm Ali sweeps in RTÉ News, 2018-09-19.
  232. ^ Storm Ali: Woman (50s) dies after caravan blows off cliff in Co Galway Irish Independent, 2018-09-19.
  233. ^ National Ploughing Championship cancelled today due to extreme weather conditions Irish Independent, 2018-09-19.
  234. ^ Thousands take part in sit-down protest over housing in Dublin Irish Examiner, 2018-09-22.
  235. ^ Investigations under way after security breach at Áras, RTÉ Sport, 2018-09-22.
  236. ^ School in Monaghan evacuated after sinkhole appears on GAA pitch, Irish Examiner, 2018-09-25.
  237. ^ Taoiseach hails Good Friday Agreement in UN speech, RTÉ News, 2018-09-24.
  238. ^ Minister for Housing Eoghan Murphy survives motion of no confidence vote, Irish Examiner, 2018-09-25.
  239. ^ Deadline for Presidential nominations passes, RTÉ News, 2018-09-26.
  240. ^ Student wins case over incorrect Leaving Cert marks, RTÉ News, 2018-09-26.
  241. ^ Man tackled to the tarmac by Dublin Airport staff after storming onto apron to make Amsterdam flight, Irish Independent, 2018-09-27.
  242. ^ Update: Bodies of three men recovered from water off Kerry coast, Irish Examiner, 2018-09-30.
  243. ^ 12 arrested in child abuse investigation RTÉ News, 2018-10-01.
  244. ^ Louth TD Peter Fitzpatrick resigns from Fine Gael party Irish Times, 2018-10-01.
  245. ^ Brexit: Arlene Foster says Belfast Agreement is not untouchable Irish Times, 2018-10-02.
  246. ^ Irish airspace 'closed with immediate effect' due to 'significant radar failure' Irish Independent, 2018-10-02.
  247. ^ Government defends housing record as over 10,000 take to streets in protest Irish Examiner, 2018-10-03.
  248. ^ Minister acknowledges 'serious crisis' in housing RTÉ News, 2018-10-03.
  249. ^ Alcohol Bill passes Dáil after more than 1,000 days RTÉ News, 2018-10-03.
  250. ^ Bill to legalise abortion services introduced in Dáil RTÉ News, 2018-10-04.
  251. ^ Government loses vote on Dáil housing motion RTÉ News, 2018-10-04.
  252. ^ President to return €200,000 in unspent allowance after seven-year term Irish Examiner, 2018-10-04.
  253. ^ Tetrarch buys 470 acres in Howth including its castle and former hotel Irish Times, 2018-10-05.
  254. ^ Father-of-two (45) dead following shooting in north Dublin named locally Irish Independent, 2018-10-06.
  255. ^ Khabib Nurmagomedov taps out Conor McGregor then sparks melee in crowd The Guardian, 2018-10-07.
  256. ^ Latest: Man fatally stabbed in Cork named locally as Timmy Foley Irish Examiner, 2018-10-08.
  257. ^ "Budget19: A summary of the main points". Irish Examiner. 9 October 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  258. ^ "'She was a fighter in a ball gown': Emma Mhic Mhathúna funeral cortege passes by Dáil gates". Irish Examiner. 10 October 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  259. ^ Alcohol Bill passes all stages of Oireachtas RTÉ News, 2018-10-10.
  260. ^ "Denis Naughten resigns as Communications Minister after broadband controversy". Irish Examiner. 11 October 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  261. ^ "'Utter mystery' as to how Taylor was press officer, says Charleton". RTÉ. 11 October 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  262. ^ Irish Rail may ban alcohol on more services Breaking News, 2018-10-12.
  263. ^ Late Late Show London special: A glorified town-hall shindig Irish Times, 2018-10-12.
  264. ^ Bruton named Minister for Communications, McHugh named Minister for Education RTÉ News, 2018-10-13.
  265. ^ Disgraced Garda Supt David Taylor set to retire on full pension Irish Independent, 2018-10-14.
  266. ^ Arlene Foster and Leo Varadkar deadlocked over backstop Irish Examiner, 2018-10-15.
  267. ^ Presidential Election to be held on 26 October RTÉ, 2018-08-28.
  268. ^ Blasphemy referendum set to take place in October RTÉ, 2018-06-12.
  269. ^ Presidential Inauguration set to clash with WWI centenary RTÉ, 2018-08-29.
  270. ^ Turkey vs Republic of Ireland FAI.ie. Retrieved 2017-12-24.
  271. ^ France vs Republic of Ireland FAI.ie. Retrieved 2017-12-24.
  272. ^ "Ireland win Six Nations after England lose to France". Planet Rugby. 10 March 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  273. ^ "World Cup final heartache for Ireland as classy Netherlands end the dream". Irish Independent. 5 August 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  274. ^ Siggins, Lorna (2018-02-21). "First look: Galway's new art-house cinema, a 'beautiful tower of song'". The Irish Times. Dublin. Retrieved 2018-08-13.
  275. ^ The death has occurred of Michael (Mick) Murphy, rip.ie
  276. ^ Former Galway hurling legend Tim Sweeney dies aged 88, galwaybayfm.ie
  277. ^ Ex-judge and ‘barrister to underdog’ Donal Barrington dies, irishtimes.com
  278. ^ "Sad death of 1964 All Ireland winning Tipperary captain Michael Murphy", nationalist.ie
  279. ^ "Former attorney general Peter Sutherland dies aged 71", irishtimes.com
  280. ^ Former Donegal Fine Gael TD Paddy Harte dies at 86, rte.ie
  281. ^ Death of former Tyrone panellist Christopher Colhoun, hoganstand.com
  282. ^ "Death of former Curragh trainer Kennedy - Independent.ie".
  283. ^ Sad death of Clonmel man Jim Kennedy, one of the founding fathers of ladies football, nationalist.ie
  284. ^ "Death of Kay Crowley (née Toal), former continuity Announcer", superannrte.ie
  285. ^ Death of St Vincent de Paul's Prof John Monaghan, rte.ie
  286. ^ Cranberries lead singer Dolores O'Riordan dies suddenly, rte.ie
  287. ^ "Death of Louise McDermott - former Radio Continuity Announcer", superannrte.ie
  288. ^ "Tributes paid to late Roscommon businessman Des Whyte", shannonside.ie
  289. ^ "Laois GAA stunned by Liam's tragic death", hoganstand.com
  290. ^ "Obituary: Pat Lynch", independent.ie
  291. ^ Trainer "Peter Casey passes away", theirishfield.ie
  292. ^ "Offaly hurling legend dies aged 68", offalyindependent.ie
  293. ^ "An Anglo-Irish poet who wrote to unite his divided self and land". The Irish Times. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  294. ^ Deep sadness in Emo and beyond at the passing of Pat Brophy, laoistoday.ie
  295. ^ "Tributes paid on passing of former Ceann Comhairle Seamus Pattison", irishexaminer.com
  296. ^ Cavan All-Ireland winner John Sheridan passes away, hoganstand.com
  297. ^ "Sadness at death of Limerick and Claughaun GAA stalwart Sean O'Connor", limerickleader.ie
  298. ^ "'He served city, county and country with distinction' - Tributes pour in for ex-Ireland international Liam Miller (36)", independent.ie
  299. ^ "Former city architect for Limerick and Dublin James Barrett dies".
  300. ^ "Tributes paid to former senator John Robb", Irish Times.
  301. ^ "Irish athletics star (33) dies in car crash in South Carolina - Independent.ie".
  302. ^ "Evil 'Black Widow' Catherine Nevin dead aged 67". 20 February 2018.
  303. ^ "'I will miss him greatly' - Enda Kenny leads tributes after sudden death of political ally - Independent.ie".
  304. ^ "Frank Norberg RIP".
  305. ^ Dunn, Connor (1 March 2018). "Semi-pro footballer who scored against Manchester United found dead in car".
  306. ^ Irish writer Emma Hannigan dies after 11-year cancer battle, rte.ie
  307. ^ Sadness at death of former Boyle store owner in collision, independent.ie
  308. ^ Church bulletin announcing Carmel McSharry's death [better source needed]
  309. ^ "Alltech founder Pearse Lyons dies", independent.ie
  310. ^ "Arts patron Garech de Brún dies aged 78", rte.ie
  311. ^ "Novelist Val Mulkerns dies aged 93", irishtimes.com
  312. ^ "Renowned Uilleann piper Liam O'Flynn has passed away", irishexaminer.com
  313. ^ "Body found by crew searching for Elisha Gault", irishtimes.com
  314. ^ "Kilkenny hurling legend passes away in US", kilkennypeople.ie
  315. ^ "Obituary: Joseph Gallagher", independent.ie
  316. ^ "First Irish priest to oppose papal contraception ban dies at 94", rte.ie
  317. ^ "Former Ceann Comhairle Sean Treacy dies aged 94", thejournal.ie
  318. ^ "Tributes paid to 'committed and talented' Tipperary footballer Rachel Kenneally", hoganstand.com
  319. ^ "Taoiseach leads tributes to 'exceptional public servant' Frank Murray", independent.ie
  320. ^ Last surviving child of a 1916 Easter Rising leader dies aged 104, independent.ie
  321. ^ "RTÉ tributes to late Sligo colleague, Justin Nelson", sligotoday.ie
  322. ^ "Tributes paid to well-known Limerick poet Barney Sheehan", rte.ie
  323. ^ The death has occurred of Liam Devally, rip.ie
  324. ^ "The Overtones' Timmy Matley dies aged 36".
  325. ^ "'Sunday World' founder was 'a man of style' who blazed a trail in industry", independent.ie
  326. ^ "'We referred to him as the king' - tributes pour in as country music singer Big Tom dies aged 81", independent.ie
  327. ^ Sadness at death of Galway football stalwart Tommy Varden, tuamherald.ie
  328. ^ Tributes pour in for former Saw Doctor Tony Lambert who has died in Thailand, extra.ie
  329. ^ "Former Fine Gael TD Monica Barnes dies aged 82". 3 May 2018.
  330. ^ "Death of Derry great Seamus Lagan - HoganStand". hoganstand.com.
  331. ^ MacNamee, Garreth. "'What a privilege to have known this amazing young man': Tributes paid to popular teen who has died aged 15".
  332. ^ "Doyen of Cork culture Abigail Hennessy dies", Irish Examiner.
  333. ^ "Former Ireland international Arthur Fitzsimons (88) dies", Irish Times.
  334. ^ "Tributes pour in for Montreal filmmaker Kevin Tierney, dead at 67". 13 May 2018.
  335. ^ "One of the most successful jockeys in Ireland TP Burns has died", Irish Times.
  336. ^ "Fintan O'Toole: Tom Murphy documented ‘inner history of modern Ireland’", Irish Times.
  337. ^ "Noel Meade leads tributes after death of former champion jockey Joe Byrne - Horse Racing News - Racing Post". www.racingpost.com.
  338. ^ "Cork poet Liam Ó Muirthile has died". 18 May 2018.
  339. ^ "Former Bishop of Elphin dies aged 82". 19 May 2018.
  340. ^ "Eddie O'Leary pays tribute to a 'huge talent' after Sir Des Champs dies pointing", Racing Post.
  341. ^ "Brendan Ingle: World champion boxing trainer dies aged 77", BBC.
  342. ^ "Landscape artist McSweeney dies at age of 82". 2 June 2018.
  343. ^ "Tributes paid to John Coolahan, the ‘father of Irish education’", Irish Times.
  344. ^ "Former FF minister of state Sean Calleary dies, aged 86",Irish Times.
  345. ^ "Louth ladies mourn untimely passing of manager Mícheál McKeown - HoganStand". hoganstand.com.
  346. ^ Costello, Emma (6 June 2018). "Former Fair City star Stephen Swift dies aged 44".
  347. ^ "'A great man who will be sadly missed' - Tributes paid to Sons of Anarchy and Fair City star Alan O'Neill - Independent.ie".
  348. ^ "Martin Birrane: 1935-2018 – dailysportscar.com". www.dailysportscar.com.
  349. ^ "Ballymaloe founder Myrtle Allen dies at 94", Irish Times.
  350. ^ "President pays tribute to 'legendary' Limerick GAA figure and former senator Rory Kiely".
  351. ^ "Noted Irish poet Macdara Woods dies at age 76".
  352. ^ "BLAYNEY, Mr. Justice John : Death notice - Irish Times Family Notices". notices.irishtimes.com.
  353. ^ "Tributes paid to former Man City goalkeeper who collapsed and died while cycling", Manchester Evening News.
  354. ^ cbyrne. "Death of Jack O'Brien ( Broadcaster)". www.superannrte.ie.
  355. ^ "Love/Hate actor 'Dano' Doyle dies following apparent drug overdose - Independent.ie".
  356. ^ "Co Antrim hurling 'legend' John McCaughan dies aged 38", Irish News.
  357. ^ "Derrick O'Connor, Villain in 'Lethal Weapon 2,' Dies at 77", Hollywood Reporter.
  358. ^ "William Dunlop killed in crash at Skerries 100 road races". 7 July 2018 – via www.bbc.com.
  359. ^ "Jockey Laura Barry (25) laid to rest", Irish Examiner.
  360. ^ "Death of RTÉ GAA personality Tadhg De Brún - HoganStand". hoganstand.com.
  361. ^ "Former Fianna Fáil minister Martin O'Donoghue dies". 21 July 2018.
  362. ^ "Death Notice of Liam (Achille) BOOTHMAN". rip.ie.
  363. ^ "Death Of Bishop Fiachra Ó Ceallaigh OFM - The Diocese of Ardagh And Clonmacnois". 29 July 2018.
  364. ^ "Gaelic Park won't be the same without John Riordan - HoganStand". hoganstand.com.
  365. ^ "Renowned Donegal fiddler Tommy Peoples dies aged 70". 4 August 2018.
  366. ^ "Aosdána poet Matthew Sweeney dies at 65 of motor neurone disease".
  367. ^ "Margaret M. Heckler, former US health services chief and ambassador to Ireland, is dead at 87 - The Boston Globe".
  368. ^ "Former senior civil servant remembered at funeral mass".
  369. ^ "Sad passing of former Leitrim star Paddy Dolan - HoganStand". hoganstand.com.
  370. ^ "'She Was Our Hero'". 8 August 2018.
  371. ^ "Obituary: Michael O'Flaherty - Independent.ie".
  372. ^ "Deep sadness in Clare as former inter-county footballer Michael O'Shea passes away - HoganStand". www.hoganstand.com.
  373. ^ "Legendary Gold Cup-winning trainer Mick O'Toole dies at age of 86 - Horse Racing News - Racing Post". www.racingpost.com.
  374. ^ "Death Notice of Con Cooney". rip.ie.
  375. ^ "Death Notice of Philip Short". rip.ie.
  376. ^ Women's rights campaigner Sylvia Meehan dies aged 89, rte.ie
  377. ^ John Mulcahy, publisher of ‘the Phoenix’, dies aged 86, irishtimes.com
  378. ^ Former TV presenter Bunny Carr dies, aged 91 RTÉ News, 2018-08-20
  379. ^ "Former jump jockey and Perth legend Sam Morshead dies at 63 - Horse Racing News - Racing Post". www.racingpost.com.
  380. ^ United Pay Tribute to Joe Carolan
  381. ^ Straight-talking couturier Richard Lewis who 'hated fashion, but loved style' dies at 73 Irish Independent, 2018-08-28
  382. ^ Billy Neville 1935-2018
  383. ^ Dan McInerney 1924- 2018
  384. ^ Mother of five Emma Mhic Mhathúna dies aged 37, irishexaminer.com
  385. ^ Retired Bishop of Ossory, Laurence Forristal dies aged 87, rte.ie
  386. ^ Former Bishop of Ossory passes away
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