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Events during the year 2024 in Ireland.

Incumbents[edit]

President Michael D. Higgins

Events[edit]

January[edit]

  • 1 January – It was revealed that 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 described 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
  • 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]
  • 18 January – A man died following an explosion at a homeless hostel in Dublin city centre.[11]
  • 19 January – The European Court of Human Rights announced that Ireland launched legal action against the United Kingdom on 17 January over the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 that gives amnesty to British soldiers and members of paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland during the Troubles.[12][13]
  • 22 January
    • Senator David Norris retired from the Seanad after 36 years service. In his final speech, he deplored the slaughter in Gaza: "What is happening to the people of Gaza is appalling and cannot be allowed to continue."[14]
    • The Supreme Court decided unanimously that an unmarried father whose partner died is entitled to a widower's pension. The Minister for Social Protection originally refused him the pension; now, the Government must change social welfare law to comply with the Court's decision that the Department was guilty of unconstitutional discrimination. There are roughly 170,000 cohabiting couples in the State.[15]
  • 24 January – A private members bill brought by the Social Democrats that would have seen Ireland join South Africa's genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice was defeated in the Dáil.[16]
  • 26 January
    • It was reported that President Michael D. Higgins had been awarded the United Nations Agricola Medal. Higgins will be presented with the award by the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), Qu Dongyu, in a ceremony in Dublin later this year. Higgins was selected by the FAO "in recognition of [his] contribution and commitment to the welfare of all peoples, [his] extraordinary support for FAO's fundamental goal of attaining universal food security, and the pursuit of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals."[17][18]
    • Homelessness figures for December were released, showing a slight drop in numbers to 13,318 people, including more than 3,900 children, accessing homelessness services in December. This was the first drop recorded in months, but it is not expected to be sustained.[19]
    • Bambie Thug was chosen to represent Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 with the song Doomsday Blue. The winner was chosen by combined votes of the public vote, an international jury and a national jury on the Late Late Show Eurosong Special.[20]

February[edit]

  • 1 February
    • Three people (two men and a woman) in their early 20s were killed in a road crash in County Carlow.[21]
    • A murder investigation began after a post-mortem examination found that remains which were discovered in east Cork were those of a 47-year-old man who went missing in September 2023.[22]
    • The new Deposit Return Scheme became active. Henceforth, when empty and undamaged plastic, aluminium or steel containers are returned to participating shops and supermarkets, a small deposit, added to the original cost of purchase, is refunded.[23]
  • 9 February – A woman in her 30s was arrested following the death of a six-year-old boy discovered in a car in County Waterford.[24]
  • 11 February – Sinéad O'Connor was posthumously nominated for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame alongside other artists including Cher, Mariah Carey and Oasis.[25]
  • 13 February – A 37-year-old woman was charged with the murder of her six-year-old son who was found unresponsive in a car in County Waterford.[26]
  • 16 February – Gardaí seized 546 kg of crystal methamphetamine worth €32.8 million at Cork Port. The quantity seized was by far the largest ever captured in Ireland. The haul, destined for Australia, was believed to belong to the Mexican Sinaloa Cartel. Two suspects were arrested and firearms were seized.[27][28]
  • 23 February – Record homelessness figures were released by the Department of Housing, showing that in January, 13,531 people were making use of emergency accommodation, including over 4,000 children. The figures did not include more than 1,000 asylum seekers.[29]
  • 29 February – President Michael D. Higgins was taken to hospital as a precaution, after complaining of feeling unwell.[30]

March[edit]

April[edit]

  • 2 April
  • 3 April – A man in his 30s died in hospital following a serious assault in Clondalkin, Dublin over the Easter weekend.[49]
  • 4 April – The GAA defended its decision to report Supermac's to Meta over an April Fool's post which featured an altered image of Croke Park stadium, saying "the use of any registered trademark is not permitted, in jest or otherwise", resulting in their Instagram and Facebook accounts being suspended.[50]
  • 8 April – Leo Varadkar tendered his resignation as Taoiseach to President Michael D. Higgins at Áras an Uachtaráin.[51]
  • 9 April – Fine Gael leader Simon Harris became Ireland's youngest Taoiseach after a Dáil vote of 88–69 and being appointed by the President.[52]
  • 10 April – A large fire destroyed industrial units in Dublin known as the 'home of car culture in Ireland'.[53] The buildings were home to Deane Motors, Drift Games and JC Autocare.[54]
  • 18 April – An inquest into the Stardust fire returned a verdict of unlawful killing.[55]
  • 20 April – Taoiseach Simon Harris said he had "apologised unreservedly" to the families of the Stardust fire victims, and that he would "do so on behalf of the State on Tuesday next".[56]
  • 23 April
  • 28 April – Taoiseach Simon Harris said that other countries' migration policies "cannot be allowed to undermine" that of Ireland after it emerged that 80% of recent migrant arrivals in Ireland were people who crossed from the UK.[59]
  • 30 April – Cabinet approved legislation drawn up by Minister for Justice Helen McEntee that would re-designate the UK as a "safe country" to which asylum seekers can be returned.[60]

May[edit]

  • 6 May – Gardaí launched an investigation after a man was shot dead in the Drimnagh area of Dublin shortly after midnight.[61]
  • 7 May – A 26-year-old man was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of his two sisters and brother in Tallaght, Dublin in September 2022.[62]
  • 11 May – Ireland's Bambie Thug came sixth place in the Eurovision Song Contest, marking the country's first top-ten finish since 2011.[63]
  • 13 May – The New York–Dublin Portal connecting the two cities via video screens was temporarily turned off, following reports that participants were behaving inappropriately.[64][65]
  • 19 May – Dublin City Council announced that the New York–Dublin Portal would reopen, but with hours limited between 11 am and 9 pm instead of 24 hours.[66]
  • 22 May – The three leaders of the Coalition Government – Taoiseach Simon Harris, Tánaiste Micheál Martin, and Minister Eamon Ryan – held a news conference at Government Buildings to announce that Ireland, Norway, and Spain recognised the State of Palestine. This recognition will formally take effect on May 28. In response, the Israeli foreign ministry said it would reprimand the three countries' ambassadors to Israel and show them video of female hostages being held by Hamas. Israel also recalled its own ambassadors to the three countries, having argued that such recognition would encourage Hamas terrorism.[67]
  • 28 May – The government officially recognised the State of Palestine, after declaring their intention to do so on May 22. The Palestinian flag was raised outside Leinster House, the seat of government.[68]
  • 31 May
    • Former Circuit Court judge Gerard O'Brien was sent to prison for four years for sexually assaulting six boys and for the attempted rape of one of them.[69]
    • Gardaí in Dublin began wearing body cameras for the first time. It was planned to extend the practice to the whole country eventually.[70]

June[edit]

  • 5 June – Gardaí began an investigation after a young woman who had just celebrated her 23rd birthday died following a dog attack in County Limerick.[71]
  • 7 June – A series of elections was held: the European Parliament election, local elections, and a Limerick mayoral election.[72]
  • 13 June – A former scout leader, Noel Sheehan of Glenville, County Cork, was sentenced to 4½ years in prison, with the final six months suspended, for the sexual assault and psychological damage of young scouts during the late 1980s.[73]
  • 15 June – Five women swam a relay of the North Channel between Ireland and Scotland, starting in 11.8 °C water from Donaghadee and reaching Portpatrick. Afric Creedon, Jackie O'Connor, Karen Molloy, Orla Colreavy, and Siobhán O'Driscoll took half a day to swim a curved 42.2 kilometre route whose course was shaped by the tide.[74]
  • 18 June – Eamon Ryan announced his resignation as leader of the Green Party and said he would not stand in the next general election. Catherine Martin resigned as deputy party leader.[75]
  • 19 June – The date of the Green Party leadership election was set for 8 July.[76]
  • 20 June
    • A 22-year-old soldier who beat a woman unconscious in a random street attack, and boasted about it on social media, walked free from court after Judge Tom O'Donnell gave him a fully suspended sentence which the victim described as "not justice".[77]
    • Aer Lingus confirmed it would cancel between 10 and 20 percent of its flights over the first five days of planned industrial action by pilots, affecting up to 40,000 passengers.[78]
  • 21 June
    • The Defence Forces began internal proceedings in relation to the case of a soldier who beat a woman unconscious in an attack, which Tánaiste and Minister for Defence Micheál Martin "condemns unequivocally".[79]
    • The Irish Airline Pilots Association announced an official eight-hour strike on 29 June, in addition to its indefinite work-to-rule.[80]
  • 22 June – Thousands of people marched in cities around Ireland to protest against the suspended court sentence given to the soldier Cathal Crotty who beat Natasha O’Brien unconscious during a random street attack in Limerick in 2022. The taoiseach, Simon Harris, condemned the attack as part of "an epidemic of gender-based violence".[81]
  • 24 June – Minister for Finance Michael McGrath was named by the government as Ireland's nomination for European Commissioner.[82]
  • 25 June – Jack Chambers was named as the new Finance Minister to succeed Michael McGrath.[83]

Sport[edit]

Association football[edit]

Men's senior international friendly matches[edit]

Nations League[edit]

  • 13 October – Greece v Ireland.[91]
  • 14 November – Ireland v Finland.[92]
  • 17 November – England v Ireland.[93]

UEFA Europa League final[edit]

Mens Under-17 European Championship qualification[edit]

Mens Under-21 friendly matches[edit]

Women's senior international friendly matches[edit]

Women's Euro 2025 qualifiers[edit]

  • 4 June – Sweden 1–0 Ireland.[104]
  • 12 July – England v Ireland.[105]
  • 16 July – Ireland v France.[106]

Rugby[edit]

Six Nations Championship[edit]

Autumn Nations Series[edit]

Running[edit]

Swimming[edit]

Deaths[edit]

January[edit]

James Herbert Brennan

February[edit]

John Bruton

March[edit]

Charlie Bird
Emmet Stagg

April[edit]

Joe Kinnear

May[edit]

Tony O'Reilly

June[edit]

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