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List of events
Events from the year 1953 in Ireland .
Incumbents
Events
Arts and literature
Sport
League of Ireland
Winners:
Shelbourne
FAI Cup
Winners:
Cork Athletic 2–2, 2–1
Evergreen United .
Golf
Births
6 January –
Noel Dempsey ,
Fianna Fáil
TD for
Meath West and
Minister for Transport .
27 January –
Ger Loughnane ,
Clare hurler, manager of
Galway hurling team.
28 January –
Hugo Hamilton , writer.
4 February –
James Stirling , Irish physicist and academic.
12 February –
Des Smyth , golfer.
15 February –
Tony Adams , Irish-American screenwriter and producer (d.
2005 )
24 February –
Eoin Ryan ,
Fianna Fáil
TD ,
MEP for
Dublin .
5 March –
Brian Kerr , soccer manager,
Republic of Ireland national side manager.
6 March –
James Bannon ,
Senator ,
Fine Gael
TD for
Longford–Westmeath .
11 March
15 March –
Richard Bruton , Deputy Leader of
Fine Gael ,
TD for
Dublin North-Central .
31 March –
Breeda Moynihan-Cronin ,
Labour Party (Ireland)
TD .
28 April –
Paul Darragh , showjumper (died 2005).
16 May –
Pierce Brosnan , actor.
17 May –
Mary Flaherty ,
Fine Gael
TD and junior minister.
30 May –
Colm Meaney , actor.
31 May –
Jerry Kiernan , long-distance runner
7 June –
Kathleen Lynch ,
Labour Party
TD for
Cork North-Central .
12 June –
John Moloney ,
Fianna Fáil
TD for
Laois–Offaly .
18 June –
Neil O'Donoghue ,
American football
placekicker .
7 July –
Jim Glennon ,
Fianna Fáil politician and
TD .
29 July –
Frank McGuinness , playwright, translator and poet.
14 August –
Maureen Beattie , Scottish actress.
19 August –
Tom Parlon , President of the IFA (1997–2001),
Progressive Democrat
TD representing
Laois–Offaly .
1 September –
Catherine Murphy , Independent
TD .
18 September –
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin , bank official,
Sinn Féin
TD representing
Cavan–Monaghan .
20 September –
Joe Waters , soccer player.
23 September
26 September –
Dolores Keane , singer and musician.
3 November –
Michael O'Regan , journalist (d.
2024 in Ireland )
11 November –
Jimmy Holmes , soccer player.
26 November –
Marian Harkin ,
Member of the European Parliament representing
North-West , Independent
Teachta Dála representing
Sligo–Leitrim .
3 December –
Nickey Brennan ,
Kilkenny hurler,
President of the
Gaelic Athletic Association .
Full date unknown
Deaths
11 February –
Valentine McEntee, 1st Baron McEntee ,
Labour
MP in the United Kingdom (born 1871).
22 February –
John Caffrey , recipient of the
Victoria Cross for gallantry in 1915 near La Brique, France (born 1891).
March –
Louisa Watson Peat , writer and lecturer, died in the United States (born 1883)
13 April –
Alice Milligan , nationalist poet and author (born 1865).
15 April –
John Dignan , Roman Catholic Bishop of Clonfert (born 1880).
17 April –
Tom Sharkey , boxer (born 1873).
3 June –
Philip Graves , journalist and writer (born 1876).
14 July –
Frank Fahy ,
Sinn Féin
MP and later
Fianna Fáil
TD , member of
1st Dáil ,
Ceann Comhairle (born 1880).
23 July –
Maude Delap , marine biologist (born 1866).
12 September –
James Hamilton, 3rd Duke of Abercorn ,
Unionist politician and first
Governor of Northern Ireland (born 1869).
3 October – Sir
Arnold Bax , English composer (born 1883).
17 October –
Jack Rochford ,
Kilkenny hurler (born 1882).
30 October –
John Counihan , farmer and salesmaster, Independent member of
1922 Seanad (born 1879).
1 November –
Thomas F. O'Higgins ,
Fine Gael
TD and Cabinet Minister (born 1890).
16 November –
T. F. O'Rahilly , linguist and Irish language scholar (born 1882).
25 December –
Patsy Donovan ,
Major League Baseball player and manager (born 1865).
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