1929 in Ireland
See also:
1928 in Ireland ,
other events of 1929 ,
1930 in Ireland and the
list of 'years in Ireland' .
Events
January 17 - All cats from foreign countries, except Great Britain and Northern Ireland , are to be kept in quarantine for a period of six months to avoid rabies.
February 8 - A Belfast court sentences Fianna Fáil leader, Eamon de Valera , to one month in jail for illegally entering County Armagh .
February 20 - Major-General Seán MacEoin , the Blacksmith of Ballinalee, is appointed Chief of Staff of the army.
April 22 - The first talking film, The Singing Fool starring Al Jolson , opens in the Capitol Theatre in Dublin .
May 12 - After his resignation from the army Major-General Seán MacEoin receives the Cumann na nGaedhael nomination in the Sligo -Leitrim by-election.
On the same day Maud Gonne MacBride is arrested and charged with seditious libel against the State.
June 23 - 300,000 people attend the Pontifical High Mass at the Phoenix Park to mark the end of the Catholic Emancipation centenary celebrations.
July 11 - The restored General Post Office is officially opened by President W.T. Cosgrave .
July 22 - The Shannon hydro-electric scheme at Ardnacrusha, County Clare is opened.
October 21 - The Shannon Hydro-Electric Scheme is handed over to the ESB (Electricity Supply Board), bringing electricity to Galway and Dublin .
Proportional Representation is abolished in Northern Ireland .
The first Irish banknotes are issued.
Ardnacrusha Power Station opens on the Shannon Scheme.
Ireland's economy suffers due to the Wall Street Crash .
Primary Certificate - introduced, but optional, at end of primary education
Arts and literature
Sports
The All-Ireland Champions are Cork (hurling) and Kerry (football)
Births
Deaths
