2007 in Ireland

Incumbents

* President - Mary McAleese
* Taoiseach - Bertie Ahern
* Tánaiste - Michael McDowell (to June), Brian Cowen
* Secretary of State for Northern Ireland - Peter Hain (to June), Shaun Woodward
* First Minister - office suspended (to May), Ian Paisley
* Deputy First Minister - office suspended (to May), Martin McGuinness

Events

*7 March - Elections take place for the suspended Northern Ireland Assembly.
*12 March - Docklands railway station is opened in its temporary location, the first new station in Dublin's city centre since Tara Street Station in 1891.
*17 March - Hundreds of thousands celebrate Saint Patrick's Day throughout the country - 650,000 alone line the streets in Dublin.
*29 April - President Mary McAleese dissolves the 29th Dáil at the request of Taoiseach Bertie Ahern. The general election is fixed for 24 May.
*8 May - Direct rule from Westminster is ended as the Northern Ireland Executive takes control of the affairs of Northern Ireland.
*24 May - Irish general election, 2007
*14 June - First meeting of the 30th Dail and the formation of a FF/Green/PD government
*17 July - Meeting of the North/South Ministerial Council including the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) for the first time

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Association Football

*Internationals
*"'European Championship Qualifiers [cite web | title=Republic of Ireland | work=UEFA Euro 2008 - Republic of Ireland | url=http://www.uefa.com/competitions/euro/teams/team=64/index.html| accessdate=2008-01-27] :7 February - San Marino 1 - 2 Republic of Ireland:24 March - Republic of Ireland 1 - 0 Wales:28 March - Republic of Ireland 1 - 0 Slovakia:8 September - Slovakia 2 - 2 Republic of Ireland:12 September - Czech Republic 1 - 0 Republic of Ireland:13 October - Republic of Ireland 0 - 0 Germany:17 October - Republic of Ireland 1 - 1 Cyprus:17 November - Wales 2 - 2 Republic of Ireland:Republic of Ireland finished third in the Group and failed to qualify.
*"'European Championship Qualifiers:Liechtenstein v Northern Ireland (24 March):Northern Ireland v Sweden (28 March):Northern Ireland v Liechtenstein (22 August):Latvia v Northern Ireland (8 September):Iceland v Northern Ireland (12 September):Sweden v Northern Ireland (17 October):Northern Ireland v Denmark(17 November):Spain v Northern Ireland (21 November)

*"'Setanta Cup
**Winners: Drogheda United

* Eircom League
**Winners: Drogheda United

* FAI Ford Cup
**Winners: Cork City
*19 February - Reigning League of Ireland champions Shelbourne were demoted to the First Division by the FAI after having their Premier Division Licence revoked by the FAI's First Instance Committee . The club was issued a First Division Licence in place of the revoked licence.

Cricket

2007 Cricket World Cup: In a successful world cup debut, the Ireland cricket team qualified from the group stage for the Super 8 stage, notably defeating Pakistan cricket team in the process.

Gaelic Athletic Association

:Football All-Ireland Senior Football Championship 2007::September 16 Kerry 3-13 Cork 1-9:Hurling All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 2007::September 2 Kilkenny 2-19 Limerick 1-15

Golf

*Pádraig Harrington finishes in the top 10 at the US Masters in Augusta, Georgia. Darren Clarke missed the cut.
*Pádraig Harrington wins the British Open in Carnoustie, Scotland. Rory McIlroy wins the silver medal for leading amateur. Darren Clarke missed the cut.
*Irish Open is won by Pádraig Harrington (Ireland).

Rugby Union

* 2007 Six Nations Championship
**Wales 9 - 19 Ireland
** Ireland 17 - 20 France
** Ireland 43 - 13 England
** Scotland 18 - 19 Ireland
**Italy 24 - 51 Ireland
**Ireland finished second in the Championship, after France but claim the Triple Crown for the third time in 4 years.
* 2007 Rugby World Cup
**Ireland 32 - 17 Namibia
**Ireland 14 - 10 Georgia
**Ireland 3 - 25 France
**Ireland 15 - 30 Argentina
* "'2006-07 Heineken Cup
**Munster and Leinster both qualify for the quarter finals but fail to progress

Deaths

January to March

*3 January - Michael Yeats, Fianna Fáil Seanad member and MEP (b.1921).
*23 January - Jimmy Murray, Roscommon Gaelic footballer and All-Ireland winning captain (b.1917).
*27 January - Séamus Ó Riain, 90, former President of the Gaelic Athletic Association.
*28 January - Bertie Troy, priest and All-Ireland winning manager with Cork (b.1930).
*5 February - John S. Beckett, musician, composer and conductor (b.1927).
*8 February - Benedict Kiely, writer, broadcaster and journalist (b.1919).
*17 February - Dermot O'Reilly, musician, producer and songwriter (b.1942).
*25 February - Jackie Gilroy, former Dublin Gaelic footballer (b.1942).
*27 February - Jim Aiken, 74, promoter.
*11 March - Dave Creedon, Cork hurler (b.1919).

April to June

*2 April - Emma Groves, blinded by a rubber bullet in 1971, leading campaigner for banning the use of plastic bullets, co-founder of the United Campaign Against Plastic Bullets (b.1920).
*24 April - Kate Walsh, Progressive Democrats Senator (b.1947).
*29 April - Con Murphy, Cork hurler and former President of the Gaelic Athletic Association (b.1922).
*5 May - Michael ffrench-O'Carroll, Independent TD and Senator (b.1919).
*22 May - Dermot O'Brien, 74, former Louth Gaelic footballer and entertainer.
*30 May - Kieran Carey, Tipperary hurler (b.1933).
*1 June - John Moriarty, writer and philosopher (b.1938).

July to September

*1 July - John Egan, former Dublin GAA County Chairman (b.1951).
*9 July - John P. Wilson, Fianna Fáil TD and Cabinet Minister, former Cavan Gaelic footballer (b.1923).
*15 July - Kieron Moore, actor (b.1924).
*23 July - Joan O'Hara, actress (b.1930).
*1 August - Tommy Makem, folk singer (b.1932).
*3 August - Éamonn Young, Cork Gaelic footballer (b.1921).
*10 August - Tom Cheasty, Waterford hurler (b.1934).
*26 August - Ollie Byrne, 63, majority shareholder in Shelbourne F.C. and former music promoter.
*27 August - Tom Mulligan, Dublin Gaelic footballer (b.1977).
*30 August - Tom Munnelly, folk-song collector (b.1944).
*10 September - Joe Sherlock, Labour Party (Ireland) TD (b.1930).
*26 September - Mick Holden, Gaelic footballer and hurler (b.1955).
*28 September - Ciara Durkin, member of the Massachusetts National Guard who died under mysterious circumstances while deployed in Afghanistan (b.1977).

October to December

*2 October - Dan Keating, Ireland's oldest man and last surviving veteran of the Irish War of Independence (b.1902).
*3 October - Tony Ryan, businessman and philanthropist, founder of Guinness Peat Aviation and one of founders of Ryanair (b.1936).
*6 October - Tom Murphy, actor (b.1968.
*19 October - Johnny Clifford, Cork hurler (b.1934).
*22 October - Brendan McWilliams, meteorologist and science writer (b.1944).
*28 October - Anthony Clare, psychiatrist and broadcaster (b.1942).
*13 November - Alec Cooke, Baron Cooke of Islandreagh, businessman and politician (b.1920).
*13 November - Hugh Gibbons, Roscommon Gaelic footballer and Fianna Fáil TD (b.1916).
*15 November - Ned Power, Waterford hurler (b.1929).
*6 December - Katy French, model and socialite (b.1983).
*7 December - Mick Ryan, Tipperary hurler (b.1925).
*11 December - Christie Hennessy, folk singer songwriter (b.1945).
*14 December - Gene FitzGerald, Fianna Fáil TD and MEP (b.1932).
*15 December - Jimmy O'Neill, soccer player (b.1931).
*26 December - Joe Dolan, singer (b.1939).
*27 December - Kit Ahern, Fianna Fáil TD (b.1915).

Full date unknown

*Eamon Law, Kilkenny Irish handball player.

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