23 January – The government was considering the introduction of a
pay-as-you-earn system of income tax.
10 February – Unions voted to end the 15-year split in the Irish trade union movement. The
Irish Congress of Trade Unions resulted from the merger of the TUC and the CIU.
8 April –
James Dillon of the
Fine Gael party wanted to abolish compulsory
Irish at school as he felt it was counter-productive.
22 September – At its inaugural conference the
Irish Congress of Trade Unions attacked the government of Northern Ireland for not recognising the new organisation.
4 October – Three men collapsed and died at
Croke Park during the All-Ireland Hurling Final Replay.
12 February – The first edition of the Irish Music Charts Top 10 was printed in the Evening Herald newspaper.
Elvis Presley's "
One Night" became the first song to top the charts. (The official charts were founded by
RTÉ in 1962.)