11 August – Irish Rose rescues seven survivors from the American ship Wawaloam in the Atlantic.[2]
13 August – Irish Pine rescues nineteen survivors from the British ship Richmond Castle in the Atlantic.[2]
26 August – Irish Willow rescues 47 survivors from the British ship Empire Breeze in the Atlantic.[2]
17 September – Irish Larch rescues forty survivors from the Panamanian ship Stone Street in the Atlantic.[2]
2 October – British cruiserCuracoa(D41) collides with the liner Queen Mary (serving as a troopship) off the coast of Donegal and sinks: 338 die.
15 November – Irish Pine torpedoed and sunk by U-608, in the North Atlantic: 33 die.
12 December – Irish Poplar collides with the launch Eileen and the Cork Harbour pilot during a force eight gale: five die.
22 December – there are reports of a split in the Labour Party due to the selection of candidates for the forthcoming general election.
December – Government prohibits direct newspaper advertising in Ireland of jobs in the U.K. During the year £4.5M is remitted to Ireland from Irish workers already in Britain through the Post Office.[3]
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^ abcdForde, Frank (2000). "Appendix 4: Rescues by Irish Ships during World War II". The Long Watch: World War Two and the Irish Mercantile Marine (rev ed.). Dublin: New Island. ISBN1-902602-42-0.
^ abWills, Clair (2007). That Neutral Island. London: Faber. ISBN9780571221059.