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1944
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Ireland

  • 1945
  • 1946
  • 1947
  • 1948
  • 1949
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See also: Other events of 1944
List of years in Ireland

Events from the year 1944 in Ireland.

Incumbents

Events

  • 26 January – W. T. Cosgrave officially resigns as leader of Fine Gael.
  • 10 March – The United States alleges that Ireland's neutrality is operating in favour of the Axis Powers.
  • 13 March – The British government bans all travel between Great Britain and Ireland.
  • 22 March – Cymric (Capt. C. Cassidy) lost between Ardrossan and Lisbon: 11 dead.
  • 30 March – first Dunnes Stores opens.
  • 1 June – 1944 Irish general election: The ruling Fianna Fáil under Éamon de Valera gains a majority of 14 seats over all other parties. Members of the 12th Dáil assemble on 9 June.
  • 7 June – The Minister for Supplies, Seán Lemass, announces further rationing of electricity.
  • 21 July – Irish Fir (Capt, J.P. Kelly) reports a 'near miss' torpedo attack in North Atlantic.
  • 22 August – Men from Tyrone and Fermanagh form an Anti-Partition League in Dublin.
  • 29 November – The Chief Genealogical Officer issues County Dublin with a coat of arms, the first county to receive such a distinction.
  • 30 November – General Eoin O'Duffy, former leader of the Blueshirts, dies aged 52 in Dublin.
  • Dr. John Dignan, Roman Catholic Bishop of Clonfert, publishes Social Security: Outlines of a Scheme of National Health Insurance.
  • Dr. James Deeny is appointed Chief Medical Officer.

Arts and literature

  • January – The White Stag group stages an exhibition of Subjective Art in Dublin.
  • 28 August – Joseph Tomelty's play The End House (dealing with the Special Powers Act in Northern Ireland) is premièred at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin.
  • John M. Feehan founds the successful Cork-based publishing house Mercier Press.
  • John Lynch's De praesulibus Hiberniae (written 1672) is first published, in Dublin.
  • Frank O'Connor's short story collection Crab Apple Jelly is published.

Sport

Football

GAA All Ireland Football
Winners: Roscommon GAA
League of Ireland
Winners: Shelbourne
FAI Cup
Winners: Shamrock Rovers 3–2 Shelbourne.

Golf

Births

  • 2 January – Martin Drennan, Roman Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Galway and Kilmacduagh.
  • 5 January
  • 7 January – Joe McGowan, historian, folklorist and author.
  • 8 February – Brian Farrell, Roman Catholic bishop in the Roman Curia.
  • 22 February – Richard Higgins, Roman Catholic Titular Bishop of the Casae Calanae and an Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA.
  • 10 April – Leo O'Reilly, Bishop of Kilmore (1998–2018).
  • 8 May – Paddy O'Hanlon, barrister and SDLP politician (died 2009).
  • 21 May
  • 24 May
    • Ruth Dudley Edwards, historian.
    • Raymond Field, Roman Catholic Auxiliary Bishop in the Archdiocese of Dublin.
  • 25 May – Tom Munnelly, folk-song collector (died 2007).
  • 27 May – Hugh Lambert, journalist and editor (died 2005).
  • 30 May – Liam Naughten, Fine Gael politician, Cathaoirleach of Seanad Éireann from 1995 until his death (died 1996).
  • 1 June
  • 5 June – Colm Wilkinson, singer and actor.
  • 6 June – Paul Connaughton Snr, Fine Gael TD for Galway East.
  • 29 June – Seán Doherty, Fianna Fáil TD and Cabinet Minister (died 2005).
  • 3 July – Tim O'Malley, Progressive Democrats TD.
  • 17 July – Vincent Browne, journalist, RTÉ broadcaster.
  • 31 July – David Norris, member of the Seanad representing Dublin University, founder of Campaign for Homosexual Law Reform (born in Belgian Congo).
  • 3 August – Pearse Lyons, biochemist and businessman (died 2018 in the United States).
  • 7 August – Brendan McWilliams, meteorologist and science writer (died 2007).
  • 9 August – Seán Barrett, Fine Gael TD, cabinet minister and Ceann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann.
  • 17 August – Peter Kelly, Fianna Fáil TD for Longford–Roscommon, later Longford–Westmeath (died 2019).
  • 1 September
    • Pat Upton, Labour Party TD (died 1999).
    • Eamonn Walsh, Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin (1990– ).
  • 9 September – Bernard Allen, Fine Gael TD for Cork North-Central.
  • 24 September – Eavan Boland, poet (died 2020).
  • 1 October – Emmet Stagg, Labour Party TD for Kildare North.
  • 16 October – Paul Durcan, poet.
  • 19 October – Liam Lawlor, Fianna Fáil politician, resigned following a finding that he had failed to co-operate with a planning irregularities investigation (died 2005).
  • 30 November – John Boland, senior Fine Gael politician (died 2000).
  • 22 December – Patrick Nee, mobster and author in the United States.
  • 28 December – Noel Ahern, Fianna Fáil, TD for Dublin North-West and Minister of State at the Department of Finance with special responsibility for the Office of Public Works.
    Full date unknown
  • Dermot Gallagher, civil servant and diplomat (died 2017).
  • Tom Garvin, political scientist and historian.
  • Tom Walsh, Kilkenny hurler.

Deaths

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