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      Events from the year 1986 in Ireland.


      Incumbents


      President: Patrick Hillery
      Taoiseach: Garret FitzGerald (Fine Gael)
      Tánaiste: Dick Spring (Labour)
      Minister for Finance:
      Alan Dukes (Fine Gael) (until 14 February 1986)
      John Bruton (Fine Gael) (from 14 February 1986)
      Chief Justice: Thomas Finlay
      Dáil: 24th
      Seanad: 17th


      Events




      = January

      =
      2 January – The national offices of the Progressive Democrats were officially opened.
      4 January – Phil Lynott, the lead singer of Thin Lizzy, died aged 35.


      = February

      =
      11 February – Ireland's new football team manager, Jack Charlton, arrived in Dublin.


      = March

      =
      18 March – Irish citizenship was conferred on Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, Tip O'Neill, for inspiring constitutional nationalists to launch an initiative for a new Ireland.
      31 March – President Hillery and Mrs. Hillery started a four-day official visit to Austria. This was the first Irish state visit there.


      = April

      =
      8 April – Jennifer Guinness was kidnapped by three armed men for a IR£2 million ransom. She was the wife of banker, John Guinness, of the Guinness brewing family. She was rescued after eight days by gardaí (police) in Ballsbridge, Dublin.


      = May

      =
      4 May – Radiation from the devastated Chernobyl nuclear reactor in Ukraine reached Ireland.
      6 May – The Divorce Action Group launched its campaign for the forthcoming divorce referendum.
      21 May – Eighteen Old Master paintings from the Beit collection were stolen from Russborough House by Martin Cahill.
      30 May – Ireland West Airport in County Mayo was officially opened.


      = June

      =
      2 June – Fire destroyed Loreto Convent at St. Stephen's Green in Dublin; six nuns died in the blaze.
      6 June – John Stalker was removed from the 'shoot to kill' inquiry.
      12 June – Two giant pandas, Ming Ming and Ping Ping, arrived at Dublin Zoo.
      21 June – An anti-divorce rally took place in Dublin.
      27 June – Counting began in a Divorce Referendum. Tallymen predicted a strong 'no' vote.
      June (date unknown) – Mick Flavin became a new star of country music.


      = August

      =
      1 August – Monsignor James Horan, Parish Priest of Knock, County Mayo and builder of Ireland West Airport, died suddenly aged 75 in Lourdes, France.
      7 August – The deputy leader of the Democratic Unionist Party and member of the British parliament, Peter Robinson, was arrested and charged with illegal assembly, after a loyalist mob took over a village in County Monaghan.
      25–6 August – The remnants of Hurricane Charley struck Ireland. Dublin suffered its worst flooding since records began in 1880, and a new record for the greatest rainfall in one day was set when 200 millimetres of rain was measured at Kilcoole in County Wicklow. The River Dodder and River Dargle in County Dublin overflowed leading to flooding of 416 houses and 35 commercial premises.


      = October

      =
      23 October – Thirteen-year-old Philip Cairns disappeared on his way back to school after lunch.
      30 October – The 20 pence coin entered circulation.


      = November

      =
      November – Giant's Causeway and the Causeway Coast became the first Irish designated UNESCO World Heritage Sites.


      = December

      =
      December (date unknown) – The Government banned South African food imports, about half the total of South African imports into Ireland, in protest against apartheid.
      25 December – Dublin Airport was open for the first time on a Christmas Day.
      31 December – American visa applications at the United States Embassy in Dublin rose by 25%. Thirty thousand people emigrated during 1986.


      Arts and literature


      17 May – The Self Aid unemployment benefit concert was held in Dublin, featuring dozens of performers.
      Sigerson Clifford published the second edition of his poetry collection Ballads of a Bogman, including the first publication of "The Boys of Barr na Sráide".
      Bob Geldof published his autobiography, Is That It?
      Patrick McCabe published his novel, Music on Clinton Street.
      John Montague became the first occupant of the Ireland Chair of Poetry.
      The film Eat the Peach was released.


      Sport




      = Association football

      =
      Ireland did not qualify for the 1986 FIFA World Cup.


      = Golf

      =
      The Irish Open was won by Seve Ballesteros (Spain).


      Births




      = February

      =
      10 February – Steven Foley-Sheridan, association football player.
      17 February – Joey O'Brien, association football player.
      24 February – Claire Hennessy, author.


      = March

      =
      1 March – Shane O'Neill, Cork hurler.


      = April

      =
      4 April – Stephen Quinn, association football player.
      18 April – Conrad Logan, association football player.
      30 April – Derek Doyle, association football player.


      = May

      =
      16 May – Andy Keogh, association football player.
      19 May – Paul Byrne, association football player.
      23 May – Shane McFaul, association football player.


      = June

      =
      3 June – Donal Skehan, singer and television presenter.
      8 June – Michael Shields, Cork Gaelic footballer, Australian rules footballer.


      = July

      =
      2 July – Katie Taylor, boxer
      11 July – Gerard Nash, association football player.
      31 July
      Gary Dicker, association football player.
      Deirdre Codd, Wexford Camogie player.


      = August

      =
      22 August – Stephen Ireland, association football player.
      31 August – Colm Begley, Australian rules footballer.


      = September

      =
      10 September – Eoin Morgan, cricketer.


      = October

      =
      17 October - Simon Harris, Taoiseach
      19 October – Shaun Williams, soccer player.


      = November

      =
      20 November – Evan McMillan, association football player.


      Deaths




      = January

      =
      4 January – Phil Lynott, singer and songwriter (born 1949).


      = February

      =
      10 February – James Dillon, former leader of the Fine Gael party, teachta dála (TD) and minister (born 1902).
      12 February – James Joseph Magennis, British Royal Navy submariner awarded Victoria Cross for taking part in Operation Struggle in 1945 (born 1919).


      = March

      =
      1 March – Cahir Davitt, lawyer and judge (born 1894).
      4 March – Edward McLysaght, genealogist and writer (born 1887).
      16 March – Pat Carroll, Offaly hurler (born 1956).
      28 March – Eddie McAteer, Nationalist Party (Northern Ireland) member of parliament (born 1914).


      = May

      =
      13 May – Peadar O'Donnell, Irish Republican socialist, Marxist activist and writer (born 1893).
      22 May – James Christopher Branigan, known as "Lugs Branigan", police officer and boxer (born 1910).


      = July

      =
      20 July – Dermot Honan. licensed vintner, member of the Seanad from 1965 to 1973.


      = August

      =
      1 August – James Horan, Roman Catholic monsignor, conceived and created Ireland West Airport (born 1911).


      = October

      =
      1 October – Seán Moore, Fianna Fáil party TD (born 1913).


      = Full date unknown

      =
      Eddie Duffy, traditional Irish musician (born 1894).
      Cecil King, painter (born 1921).


      See also


      1986 in Irish television


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