3rd December
Inistioge – 1953 – Ireland and the Coronation
Kilfane – 1954 – The debate on contraception begins
Ennisnag – 1955 – Joining the UN
Kells – 1956 – Right to Irish citizenship of those born in Northern Ireland clarified
Kilmoganny – 1957 – Fethard-on-Sea
Cloydagh – 1958 – Farewell to the transatlantic liners
Killeshin – 1959 – Mr De Valera moves the Park
Mayo – 1960 – Commission on ‘itinerancy’
Castletown – 1961 – Ireland’s own television channel
4th December
Horetown – 1962 – Gay Byrne!
Taghmon – 1963 – JFK
Balloughton – 1964 – ‘Athbeochan na Gaeilge’
Mulrankin – 1965 – Women’s Lib
Kilscoran – 1966 – Nelson’s Pillar
Killinick – 1967 – The Armagh planetarium
Castlebridge – 1968 – Coal mines close at Castlecomer
Wexford – 1969 – George Simms becomes Primate
Killurin – 1970 – Murder of Garda Fallon
Templescoby – 1971 – Decimalisation
Clonmore – 1972 – Suspension of Stormont Parliament
Enniscorthy – 1973 – EEC entry
Clone – 1974 – Death of President Childers
Monart – 1975 – Death of Mr De Valera
5th December
Rathvilly – 1976 – Assassination of the British Ambassador
Baltinglass – 1977 – McDonald’s opens in Grafton Street
Ballynure – 1978 – Final poems of Seán O Riordáin published
Stratford – 1979 – Occupying Wood Quay
Kiltegan – 1980 – Life is changed by a chance meeting
Moyne – 1981 – The Stardust fire
Hacketstown – 1982 – The year of ‘GUBU’
Clonmore – 1983 – The heroism of Don Tidey
Camolin – 1984 – The death of Anne Lovett and her baby in Granard
Ballymore – 1985 – Women first admitted to train for ordinationd
Kilcormack – 1986 – Chernobyl
