1949 in Ireland
Events
Arts and literature
Sport
Football
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- Winners: Drumcondra
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- Winners: Dundalk 3 - 0 Shelbourne.
Golf
Births
January to June
- 5 January - Nuala Ahern, Green Party Member of the European Parliament representing Leinster.
- 16 January - RF Foster, historian.
- 20 January - Michael Ahern, Fianna Fáil TD and Minister of State.
- 2 February - John McAreavey, Bishop of Dromore.
- 6 February - Jim Sheridan, film director.
- 12 February - Fergus Slattery, international rugby player.
- February - Joan Burton, Labour Party Deputy Leader, TD for Dublin West.
- 3 March - Frank Chambers, former Fianna Fáil senator.
- 3 March - Ben Dunne, former chief executive of Dunnes Stores.
- 9 April - Sorcha Cusack, actress.
- 18 April - Peter Caffrey, actor (d.2008).
- 18 April - Avril Doyle, Fine Gael Member of the European Parliament representing Leinster.
- 1 May - Joe Higgins, former Socialist Party TD.
- 18 May - Pat Rabbitte, former Leader of the Labour Party.
- 23 May - Martin Cahill, Dublin criminal, shot and killed (d.1994).
July to December
- 11 July - Shane Ross, journalist, member of the 22nd Seanad representing the University of Dublin.
- 13 July - Bryan Murray, actor.
- 18 August - John O'Leary, golfer.
- 20 August - Phil Lynott, singer and songwriter (d.1986).
- 26 August - Thomas Murphy, Irish republican.
- 27 August - Ann Murray, mezzo-soprano.
- 1 September - Liam Fitzgerald, former Fianna Fáil TD and Senator.
- 4 September - Michael McKevitt, Irish republican convicted of directing terrorism as leader of the Real IRA.
- 9 September - Charlie Bird, journalist and broadcaster, Chief News Correspondent with RTÉ.
- 30 September - Charlie McCreevy, former Fianna Fáil TD and Cabinet Minister, European Commissioner.
- October - Enda Bonner, Fianna Fáil Councillor, former Senator.
- 3 October - Jim McDaid - Fianna Fáil TD representing Donegal North East, former Cabinet Minister.
- 20 October - Eddie Macken, show jumper.
Full date unknown
- Joe Callanan, former Fianna Fáil TD.
- Sean Delaney, former soccer player and coach (d.2004).
- Johnny Flaherty, Offaly hurler.
- Seán Foley, former Limerick hurler.
- Dermot Gleeson, barrister, businessman, former Attorney General.
- Pat Moylan, Cork hurler.
- Billy Roche, playwright and writer.
- Gabriel Rosenstock, poet.
- Jackie Tabick, first female rabbi in Britain.
Deaths
Full date unknown
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