A Look Back At

Born in 1945

What Was Life Like in 1945?

Who Was in Charge?

A selection from Wikipedia's '1945 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.

1 January – Most public transport came under the control of Córas Iompair Éireann.
11 May – Government wartime censorship of the media was lifted.
22 May – The Irish Legal Terms Act was signed into law, providing support for greater use of Irish in the legal system.
14 June – In the 1945 presidential election, Fianna Fáil party candidate Seán T. O'Kelly beat Fine Gael party candidate Seán Mac Eoin and Independent candidate Patrick McCartan. O'Kelly was inaugurated on June 20 as Ireland's second president.
24 July – Following visits to England, France, and Germany, future American president John F. Kennedy arrived in Dublin for a two-day visit as a cub reporter for the Hearst newspaper group.
21 August – Two nationalist Members of Parliament took the Oath of Allegiance and entered the Parliament of the United Kingdom at Westminster.
17 October – the Johnstown Castle Agricultural College Act, 1945 was ratified. Johnstown Castle (County Wexford) and estate were formally handed over to the State by the family in lieu of death duties.
14 December – The Nuremberg Trials heard the story of German plans to create a revolution in Ireland during World War II.