30 April – cheering crowds in
New York greet the crew of the Bremen after it has made its transatlantic flight.
19 May – the foundation stone of the new
Northern Ireland Parliament Building is laid at
Stormont.
29 May – it is suggested that the old Irish flag – that of a gold harp with a blue background – should be carried at the
Olympic Games in
Amsterdam. However, the Irish tricolour has already been registered as the national flag.
14 June – amendments to the Court of Justice bill state that certain judges cannot be appointed if they do not have a competent knowledge of the
Irish language.
30 July – the Irish Tricolour is raised for the first time at the
Olympic Games when Dr.
Pat O'Callaghan wins a gold medal for hammer throwing.
27 August – fifteen countries, including
Ireland, sign the Kellog Peace Pact in Paris. The Irish Tricolour flies at the
Quai d'Orsay amongst the flags of 50 other nations.
14 October – The
Gate Theatre in Dublin is founded by English actors and lovers
Micheál Mac Liammóir and
Hilton Edwards, initially using the
Abbey Theatre's Peacock studio theatre space to stage works by European and American dramatists.
25 February –
William O'Brien, nationalist, journalist, agrarian agitator, social revolutionary, politician, party leader, newspaper publisher and author (born
1852).
30 April – cheering crowds in
New York greet the crew of the Bremen after it has made its transatlantic flight.
19 May – the foundation stone of the new
Northern Ireland Parliament Building is laid at
Stormont.
29 May – it is suggested that the old Irish flag – that of a gold harp with a blue background – should be carried at the
Olympic Games in
Amsterdam. However, the Irish tricolour has already been registered as the national flag.
14 June – amendments to the Court of Justice bill state that certain judges cannot be appointed if they do not have a competent knowledge of the
Irish language.
30 July – the Irish Tricolour is raised for the first time at the
Olympic Games when Dr.
Pat O'Callaghan wins a gold medal for hammer throwing.
27 August – fifteen countries, including
Ireland, sign the Kellog Peace Pact in Paris. The Irish Tricolour flies at the
Quai d'Orsay amongst the flags of 50 other nations.
14 October – The
Gate Theatre in Dublin is founded by English actors and lovers
Micheál Mac Liammóir and
Hilton Edwards, initially using the
Abbey Theatre's Peacock studio theatre space to stage works by European and American dramatists.
25 February –
William O'Brien, nationalist, journalist, agrarian agitator, social revolutionary, politician, party leader, newspaper publisher and author (born
1852).