See also: 1914 in Ireland, other events of 1915, 1916 in Ireland and the list of 'years in Ireland'.

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Contents

1 Events 2 Arts and literature 3 Sports 4 Births 5 Deaths

Events

• April 4 - 25,000 National Volunteers assemble at the Phoenix Park. John Redmond takes the salute from under the statue of Charles Stewart Parnell on Sackville Street.
• April 5 - At the National Volunteers convention at the Mansion House John Redmond praises their response to World War I.
• May 7 - The Lusitania is torpedoed by German submarines about eight miles off the coast of Kinsale, County Cork.
• May 9 - Hopes of finding Sir Hugh Lane alive have faded completely. He was a patron of Irish painting and modern art, and was one of many people who were on board the Luisitania.
• May 25 - The British Prime Minister appoints a national wartime coalition of 12 Liberals, 8 Unionists and 1 Labour member. In Dublin the Irish Parliamentary Party approves John Redmond's decision not to join.
• July 29 - Nationalists led by Pádraig Pearse take over the Gaelic League at its Dundalk conference. Douglas Hyde resigns as its President.
• August 1 - Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa is buried in Glasnevin Cemetery in Dublin. Pádraig Pearse delivers the graveside oration.

Arts and literature

Sports

Births

• September 18 - James Tully, former Labour Party TD and Cabinet Minister.
• December 20 - Noel Browne, former TD and Cabinet Minister.

Deaths

• January 20 - Lord Ardilaun