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1976 in Ireland
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Events
January 5 - Former Taoiseach , John A. Costello , dies in Dublin aged 84.
March 18 - An Taoiseach and Mrs Cosgrave are greeted by President and Mrs Ford at the White House .
March 31 - A large quantity of money is stolen from a CIE train at Sallins , County Kildare , the "Sallins Train Robbery ".
April 3 - The last passenger train runs on the Limerick-Claremorris line ending an 80-year-north-south link along the western seaboard.
May 17 - Tim Severin in the boat Brendan sets off from Dingle to America. It is to trace the route of the legendary sixth century Irish monk.
June 29 - The highest temperature record in Ireland this century, 32.5C (90.5F) at Boora , Offaly . See 1887 for the highest on record [1] .
July 15 - Four prisoners escape when bombs explode in the Special Criminal Court, Dublin .
July 21 - Christopher Ewart-Biggs , UK ambassador, and a civil servant, Judith Cooke , are killed by a landmine at Sandyford, Co. Dublin.
September 23 - The President , Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh , consults with the Council of State for four hours on whether to refer the Emergency Powers legislation to the Supreme Court.
October 22 - President Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh resigns following the 'thundering disgrace' remark from the Minister for Defence , Paddy Donegan .
October 27 - A new £5 note is introduced with the image of the 9th-Century philosopher Johannes Scotus Eriugena .
November 20 - National Peace Day is marked with marches, church services and bell ringing.
December 3 - Dr. Patrick Hillery is inaugurated as the sixth President of Ireland in St. Patrick's Hall, Dublin Castle .
Arts and literature
Sport
Golf
Births
January to June
10 January - Jason Sherlock , Dublin Gaelic footballer.
6 February - Darragh Maguire , soccer player.
10 February - Tony McDonnell , soccer player.
13 February - Denis Hickie , rugby player.
17 March - Stephen Gately , singer and actor.
20 April - Shay Given , international soccer player.
24 April - Steve Finnan , soccer player, former international.
15 May - Mark Kennedy , soccer player.
25 May - Cillian Murphy , actor.
31 May - Colin Farrell , actor.
12 June - Tony Scully , soccer player.
29 June - Duncan O'Mahony , Canadian football punter and placekicker .
July to December
3 July - Shane Lynch , singer and actor.
8 July - David Wallace , rugby player.
14 July - Kirsten Sheridan , film director and screenwriter.
23 July - Brian Carney , rugby player.
18 August - Robbie Murray , boxer.
20 August - Tony Grant , soccer player.
4 October - Owen Heary , soccer player.
15 October - Paul Mooney , cricketer.
20 October - John Leonard , Dublin Gaelic footballer.
4 November - Stuart Byrne , soccer player.
Full date unknown
Deaths
January to June
5 January - John A. Costello , barrister, Attorney-General , Fine Gael TD and twice Taoiseach (b.1891 ).
23 January - David Sullivan , labour leader in USA (b.1904 ).
2 February - Gardner Budd , lawyer.
12 February - Frank Stagg , Provisional Irish Republican Army hunger striker for 62 days in Wakefield Prison (b.1942 ).
28 February - Pat Hone , cricketer (b.1886 ).
29 February - Liam Cunningham , Fianna Fáil TD (b.1915 ).
8 March - Edward FitzGerald, 7th Duke of Leinster , peer and gambler (b.1892 ).
13 April - Noel Lemass, Jnr , Fianna Fáil TD (b.1929 ).
4 May - Hugh Delargy , British Labour Party politician and MP (b.1908 ).
27 June - Derrick Kennedy , cricketer (b.1904 ).
July to September
October to December
Full date unknown
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