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Events during the year 2024 in Ireland.
Incumbents
Events
January
- 1 January – 184 people were killed on Irish roads in 2023, the highest number of fatalities in almost a decade.[1]
- 4 January – A second man died in hospital following a shooting at a Dublin restaurant on Christmas Eve.[2]
- 5 January – Focus Ireland and the Simon Community describe newly released record figures for homelessness (from November 2023) as "shocking", with 9,409 adults and 4,105 children now homeless.[3]
- 7 January – Irish actor Cillian Murphy won the best actor award at the Golden Globes ceremony in Beverly Hills, California for his leading performance in the film Oppenheimer.[4]
- 9 January
- 14 migrants were found hidden in a refrigerated trailer at Rosslare Europort in County Wexford.[5]
- A coroner's inquest held in London found that Sinéad O'Connor died from natural causes.[6]
- 10 January – Gardaí began an investigation into human trafficking after ten Kurdish people from Iran and Iraq, three people from Vietnam, and one from Turkey were discovered in a refrigerated container that arrived at Rosslare Europort.[7]
- 12 January – 17-year-old fifth year student Seán O'Sullivan from Coláiste Chiaráin, County Limerick won the 60th BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition with his project 'VerifyMe: A new approach to authors attribution in the post-ChatGPT era'.[8]
- 14 January – Minister of State Jack Chambers came out as gay.[9]
- 17 January – A convent in Lanesborough, County Longford which had been designated as accommodation for Ukrainian refugees was set on fire.[10]
Forthcoming events
Sport
Association football
Mens Under-17 European Championship qualification, Elite round Group 5
Mens Under-21 Friendlies
- 22 March – San Marino v Ireland.[15]
Deaths
January
- 1 January
- John Kinsella, 76, hurler (Bennettsbridge, Kilkenny senior team).[16]
- James Herbert Brennan, 83, lecturer and author. Born in Northern Ireland.[17]
- 2 January – Seán Donnelly, 83, Gaelic footballer and manager (Longford Slashers, Longford senior team).[18]
- 5 January – William Lee, 82, Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Waterford and Lismore (1993–2013).[19]
References
- ↑ O'Sullivan, Joan (1 January 2024). "Highest road deaths for almost a decade with 184 killed". RTÉ News. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ↑ "Dublin restaurant shooting: Second man dies after gun attack". BBC News. BBC. 4 January 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ↑ McFadden, Mary (5 January 2024). "Charities furious as 'shocking' new report reveals worsening Irish homeless crisis". Clare Live. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ↑ "Cillian Murphy wins Best Actor at Golden Globes". RTÉ News. 7 January 2024.
- ↑ O'Brien, Fergal (9 January 2024). "14 migrants found in refrigerated trailer at Rosslare Europort". RTÉ News. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ↑ Saunders, Emma (9 January 2024). "Sinéad O'Connor died of natural causes, coroner rules". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ↑ Reynolds, Paul (10 January 2024). "Human trafficking investigation after migrants found in refrigerated trailer". RTÉ News. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ↑ Nolan, Darragh (12 January 2024). "Seán O'Sullivan from Co Limerick crowned winner of BT Young Scientist Exhibition 2024". Irish Independent. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ↑ "Cabinet minister Jack Chambers announces he is gay". RTÉ News. 14 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ↑ "Longford convent earmarked for Ukrainians set on fire". RTÉ News. 17 January 2024.
- ↑ "Referendums on family and care to be held in March 2024". RTÉ News. 5 December 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ↑ "Portugal v Ireland". UEFA. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- ↑ "Germany v Ireland". UEFA. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- ↑ "Ireland v Croatia". UEFA. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- ↑ "International News". Football Association of Ireland. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- ↑ "Kilkenny All-Ireland winner John 'Jack' Kinsella passes away". Hogan Stand. 3 January 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
- ↑ "BRENNAN, James Herbert (Herbie)". Irish Times. 2 January 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
- ↑ "Longford mourns passing of Seán Donnelly". Irish Independent. 3 January 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ↑ "Tributes paid to 'beloved' Bishop William Lee, of Waterford and Tipperary". Irish Independent. 5 January 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
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