At A Glance

25 May 2024 at a glance

Day of the week
25 May 2024 was a Saturday.
Irish Chart Song in 2024
The Irish chart song for 2024 was “Espresso” by Sabrina Carpenter.
Top Film of 2024
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2024 was Inside Out 2.
Star sign
The star sign for 25 May is Gemini.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 25 May 2024 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
Birthstone
The birthstone for May is Emerald.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 25 May 2024 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 25 May

  • 2009 North Korea allegedly tests its second nuclear device, after which Pyongyang also conducts several missile tests, building tensions in the international community.
  • 2011 Oprah Winfrey airs her last show, ending her 25-year run of The Oprah Winfrey Show.
  • 2012 The SpaceX Dragon 1 becomes the first commercial spacecraft to successfully rendezvous and berth with the International Space Station.
  • 2018 The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) becomes enforceable in the European Union.
  • 2018 Ireland votes to repeal the Eighth Amendment of their constitution that prohibits abortion in all but a few cases, choosing to replace it with the Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland.

Famous people born on 25 May

  • Ian McKellen, English actor (born 1939)
  • Cillian Murphy, Irish actor (born 1976)
  • Anne Heche, American actress (1969–2022)
  • Rash Behari Bose, Indian soldier and activist (1886–1945)

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Events of 2024 in Ireland

A selection from Wikipedia's '2024 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.

  • 8 March – Constitutional referendums on family matters took place on International Women's Day. Voters rejected both Government proposals to change the constitution, with 67.7% voting No in the Family referendum, while 73.9% voted No in the Care referendum.
  • 13 May – The New York–Dublin Portal connecting the two cities via video screens was temporarily turned off, following reports that participants were behaving inappropriately.
  • 7 June – A series of elections was held: the European Parliament election, local elections, and a Limerick mayoral election.

Life in Ireland in 2024

Taoiseach

Simon Harris

Petrol (per litre)

€1.68/L

Loaf of Bread

€2.05

Average House

€440,000

Weekly Wage

€700

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