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((Short description|List of events in Ireland in 1972))
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Events in the year '''1972 in Ireland'''.

==Incumbents==
* [[President of Ireland|President]]: [[Éamon de Valera]]
* [[Taoiseach]]: [[Jack Lynch]] ([[Fianna Fáil|FF]])
* [[Tánaiste]]: [[Erskine Hamilton Childers|Erskine H. Childers]] ([[Fianna Fáil|FF]])
* [[Minister for Finance (Ireland)|Minister for Finance]]: [[George Colley]] ([[Fianna Fáil|FF]])
* [[Chief Justice of Ireland|Chief Justice]]: [[Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh]] 
* [[Dáil Éireann|Dáil]]: [[19th Dáil|19th]]
* [[Seanad Éireann|Seanad]]: [[12th Seanad|12th]]

==Events==
* 1 January – The [[Central Bank of Ireland]] became the banker of the [[Government of Ireland]] in succession to the [[Bank of Ireland]] in accordance with the [http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1971/en/act/pub/0024/index.html Central Bank Act 1971], completing its transition from a [[currency board]] to a fully operating [[central bank]].
* 22 January – [[Taoiseach]], [[Jack Lynch]], and [[Minister for Foreign Affairs (Ireland)|Minister for Foreign Affairs]], [[Patrick Hillery]], signed the Treaty of Accession to the [[European Communities]].
* 29 January – The annual broadcasting [[Jacob's Award]]s took place in [[Dublin]].
* 30 January – [[Bloody Sunday (Northern Ireland 1972)|Bloody Sunday]]: Thirteen unarmed civilians were shot dead in [[Derry]] when [[British Army|British soldiers]] shot at civil rights marchers.
* 31 January – The Taoiseach announced a national day of mourning following the events in Derry the previous day.
* 1 February – Rioting took place in Dublin. The [[British Embassy]] in [[Merrion Square]] was burned.
* 9 February – A day of disruption took place in Northern Ireland as people took to the streets in protest.
* 10 February – The [[Irish Republican Army]] (IRA) announced a ceasefire.
* 12 February – [[William Craig (Northern Ireland politician)|William Craig]] launched the [[Vanguard Unionist Progressive Party|Ulster Vanguard]] movement in [[Lisburn]].
* 19 February – The National Anti-[[European Economic Community]] (EEC) Committee organised a march along [[O'Connell Street]] in Dublin.
* 26 February – Crowds turned out to see the footballer [[Pelé]] and his Brazilian club, [[Santos FC]], play at [[Dalymount Park]] in Dublin.
* 30 March – [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|UK Prime Minister]] [[Edward Heath]] dissolved the [[Parliament of Northern Ireland]] and imposed [[Direct rule (Northern Ireland)|Direct Rule over Northern Ireland]].
* 2 April – The Irish-language radio channel [[RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta]] commenced broadcasting.
* 17 April – The government launched its European Economic Community referendum campaign to persuade citizens to join the EEC.
* 5 May – The [[Regional Technical College, Carlow]] became the first [[Institutes of Technology in Ireland|Regional Technical College]] to install a computer. It was to be used for business and engineering courses; it used the [[Fortran]] and [[RPG programming language|RPG]] languages and cost [[Irish Pound|IR£]]10,000.
* 10 May – In the [[Third Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland|referendum on Ireland's membership of the EEC]] the poll was almost five-to-one in favour.
* 13 June – The [[Garda Síochána]] (police force) celebrated its 50th anniversary.
* 6 July – [[Dmitri Shostakovich]] was presented with an honorary Doctor of Music (D.Mus.) degree at a ceremony in [[Trinity College Dublin]].
* 7 July – A Provisional IRA delegation led by [[Seán Mac Stíofáin]] met secretly regarding [[The Troubles]] with members of the British government, led by Secretary of State for Northern Ireland [[William Whitelaw, 1st Viscount Whitelaw|William Whitelaw]], in London, but without an outcome.<ref>((cite book|first=Tim Pat|last=Coogan|authorlink=Tim Pat Coogan|title=The IRA|location=New York|publisher=Palgrave|year=2002|pages=392–395))</ref>
* 12 July – Over 2,000 refugees from Northern Ireland spent the [[Orange walk|marching season]] south of the [[Irish border]].
* 19 July – [[Muhammad Ali]] beat [[Alvin Lewis (boxer)|Alvin Lewis]] in a [[Knockout#Technical knockout|technical knockout]] during the 11th round of [[When Ali Came to Ireland|a boxing match]] at [[Croke Park]] in Dublin.
* 21 July – [[Bloody Friday (1972)|Bloody Friday]]: Nine people died and over 100 were injured in a series of IRA explosions in [[Belfast]] city centre.
* 31 July
** [[Operation Motorman]], 4&nbsp;am: The [[British Army]] began to regain control of the "[[no-go area]]s" established by [[Irish republicanism|Irish republican]] [[paramilitary|paramilitaries]] in Belfast, [[Derry]] (so-called "[[Free Derry]]") and [[Newry]].<ref name="CAIN1972">[http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/othelem/chron/ch72.htm CAIN: Chronology of the Conflict – 1972]</ref>
** [[Claudy bombing]] ("Bloody Monday"), 10&nbsp;am: Three [[car bombs]] in [[Claudy]], [[County Londonderry]], killed nine people. It became public knowledge only in 2010 that a local Catholic priest was an IRA member believed to be involved in the bombings but his role was covered up by the authorities.<ref>((cite web|title=Claudy bomb: conspiracy allowed IRA priest to go free|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-11061296|publisher=BBC News Northern Ireland|date=24 August 2010|access-date=2010-08-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100825014212/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-11061296|archive-date=25 August 2010|url-status=live))</ref>
* 20 August – Commemorations were held at [[Béal na Bláth]], County Cork, to mark the 50th anniversary of the death of [[Michael Collins (Irish leader)|Michael Collins]].
* 1 December – Two bombs planted in Dublin by Ulster loyalists killed two men, George Bradshaw (30), a bus driver and Thomas Duffy (23), a bus conductor.<ref>[https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/vincent-browne-cosgrave-was-not-a-great-taoiseach-but-he-wasn-t-the-worst-1.3244565 Cosgrave was not a great taoiseach but he wasn’t the worst] Irish Times, 2017-10-04.</ref>
* 25 September – The [[Darlington]] conference on the future of Northern Ireland opened.
* 19 November – [[Seán Mac Stíofáin]], chief of staff of the Provisional IRA, was arrested in Dublin after giving an interview on [[RTÉ]]'s ''[[This Week (radio series)|This Week]]'' radio programme. On 25 November he was sentenced to 6 months' imprisonment by the Republic's [[Special Criminal Court]] (during which he staged a hunger strike).<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2001/may/20/northernireland.theobserver|title=Death of the Englishman who led the Provisionals|last=Hunter|first=John|date=2001-05-20|access-date=2020-05-03|work=[[The Observer]]|location=London|archive-date=2021-04-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410191225/https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2001/may/20/northernireland.theobserver|url-status=live))</ref> [[Fianna Fáil]] Minister for Posts and Telegraphs [[Gerry Collins (politician)|Gerry Collins]] dismissed the entire RTÉ authority for permitting the broadcast.
* 13 December – President [[Éamon de Valera]] signed documents covering Ireland's entry into the EEC.
* 17 December – Police raided premises used by unlicensed station [[Radio Milinda]] in Dublin.

==Arts and literature==
* [[Hubert Butler]]'s ''Ten Thousand Saints: A Study in Irish and European Origins'' was published.
* [[Seamus Deane]]'s poetry ''Gradual Wars'' was published.
* [[Robert Dudley Edwards]]' ''A New History of Ireland'' was published.
* Poet [[Seamus Heaney]] moved from Belfast to work in Dublin and to live in [[County Wicklow]]; [[The Belfast Group]] of poets dissolved.
* [[Tom MacIntyre]]'s play ''Eye Winker-Tom Tinker'' premièred at the [[Abbey Theatre]] in Dublin, directed by [[Lelia Doolan]].
* [[John Montague (poet)|John Montague]]'s long poem ''The Rough Field'' was published.
* [[William Trevor]]'s collection of stories ''The Ballroom of Romance'' was published.
* [[Gilbert O'Sullivan]]'s song "[[Alone Again (Naturally)]]" reached number one in the U.S. singles chart.
* [[Horslips]] recorded and released their first album ''[[Happy to Meet – Sorry to Part]]''.

==Sports==
* [[1972 Summer Olympics|Olympics]] ([[Munich]]): Competing in the [[pentathlon]], [[Mary Peters (athlete)|Mary Peters]] from Belfast became the first Irish woman to win a gold medal at the [[Olympic Games]].

==Births==
* 15 January – [[Mark Carroll (athlete)|Mark Carroll]], runner.
* 17 January – [[John Byrne (cricketer)|John Byrne]], cricketer.
* 21 January – [[Derek McGrath (footballer)|Derek McGrath]], association football player.
* 27 January – [[Keith Wood]], former international rugby player.
* 28 January – [[Peter McDonald (actor)|Peter McDonald]], actor.
* 4 February 
** [[Paul Anthony McDermott]], English-born lawyer and academic (d. [[2019 in Ireland|2019]])<ref>((cite news |title=Paul Anthony McDermott obituary: Leading lawyer and academic destined for the bench |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/people/paul-anthony-mcdermott-obituary-leading-lawyer-and-academic-destined-for-the-bench-1.4111248 |accessdate=10 December 2019 |newspaper=The Irish Times |date=10 December 2019 |language=en))</ref>
** [[Dara Ó Briain]], comedian and television presenter.
* 17 February – [[Fergal Ryan]], [[Cork GAA|Cork]] hurler.
* 21 February – [[Turtle Bunbury]], historian and author.
* 27 February – [[Jason Byrne (comedian)|Jason Byrne]], comedian.
* 22 March – [[Robin Banks]], television presenter and radio disc jockey.
* 10 April – [[Ed Byrne (comedian)|Ed Byrne]], comedian.
* 17 April – [[Brian Morrisroe]], association football player.
* 20 May – [[Sharon Foley]], athlete.
* 31 May – [[Karl Geary]], actor.
* 16 June – [[Simon Coveney]], [[Fine Gael]] party [[Teachta Dála]] (TD) representing [[Cork South-Central (Dáil constituency)|Cork South-Central]] and [[Member of the European Parliament]].
* 24 June – [[Brendan Courtney]], comedian and television presenter.
* 2 July – [[Darren Shan]], author.
* 11 July – [[Cormac Battle]], radio disc jockey.
* 4 August – [[Joe Delaney (snooker player)|Joe Delaney]], snooker player.
* 6 August – [[Jason O'Mara]], actor.
* 12 August – [[Mark Kinsella]], association football player and coach.
* 15 August – [[Mikey Graham]], singer.
* 18 August – [[Barry Egan (hurler)|Barry Egan]], Cork hurler.
* 4 September – [[Willie Burke]], association football player.
* 8 September – [[Phil Laak]], professional poker player.
* 25 September – [[Emma Hannigan]], author (d. [[2018 in Ireland|2018]])
* 9 October – [[Death of John Carthy|John Carthy]], shot dead in controversial circumstances in 2000 by the Garda Síochána after a 25-hour siege at his home.
* 12 October – [[Yvonne McGuinness]], visual artist
* 15 October – [[Gary Murphy]], golfer.
* 1 December – [[David Higgins (golfer)|David Higgins]], golfer.
* 6 December – [[Seán Sherlock]], [[Labour Party (Ireland)|Labour Party]] TD for [[Cork East (Dáil constituency)|Cork East]].
* 14 December – [[Jason Barry]], actor.
* 15 December – [[Stuart Townsend]], actor.
* 30 December – [[Paul Keegan (footballer, born 1972)|Paul Keegan]], association football player.
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:* [[Duncan Campbell (artist)|Duncan Campbell]], video artist
:* [[John Carney (director)|John Carney]], film and television writer and director.
:* [[Andy Comerford]], [[Kilkenny GAA|Kilkenny]] hurler, manager.
:* [[Arlene Hunt]], novelist.
:* [[Mark Landers]], Cork hurler.
:* [[Kevin Murray (hurler)|Kevin Murray]], Cork hurler.
:* [[Jamesie O'Connor]], [[Clare GAA|Clare]] hurler.
:* [[Joe Quaid]], [[Limerick GAA|Limerick]] hurler.

==Deaths==
* 11 January – [[Padraic Colum]], poet, novelist, and dramatist (born 1881).
* 18 January – [[Harry Colley]], Fianna Fáil TD, [[Seanad]] (Senate) member (born 1891).
* 22 February – [[Eva McGown]], Official Hostess of [[Fairbanks, Alaska|Fairbanks]] and Honorary Hostess of [[Alaska]] (born 1883).
* 26 April – [[Mark Deering]], Fine Gael TD (born 1900).
* 22 May – [[Cecil Day-Lewis]], poet and writer, British [[Poet Laureate]] from 1967 to 1972, (born 1904).
* 31 May – [[Alexander McCabe]], [[Sinn Féin]] party [[member of parliament]], member of [[First Dáil]], [[Cumann na nGaedheal]] party TD (born 1886).
* c. June – [[Winifred Mary Letts]], writer (born 1882 in England).
* 19 June – [[John Blowick]], co-founder St Columban's Foreign Mission Society (born 1888).
* 1 September – [[Patricia Lynch]], children's writer (born c.1894).
* 29 September – [[Kathleen Clarke]], widow of Republican leader [[Tom Clarke (Irish republican)|Tom Clarke]], Sinn Féin party member and later a Fianna Fáil TD, [[Seanad]] member, first female [[Lord Mayor of Dublin]] (born 1878).
* 11 October – [[Wattie Dunphy]], Kilkenny hurler (b. c1895).
* 10 November – [[Charles Cuffe]], cricketer (born 1914).

==See also==
* [[1972 in Irish television]]

==References==
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