Born in 1954

A selection from Wikipedia's '1954 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.

• 1 January – 1954 was the first Marian year. There were many events and devotions to Mary, mother of Jesus, and shrines and statues were erected in public places.
• 11 January – The Irish Council of the European Movement was formed in Dublin.
• 18 May – 1954 Irish general election: The Fianna Fáil party lost four seats. The second inter-party government under John A. Costello came to power when the members of the 15th Dáil assembled on 2 June.
• 25 May – Joe 'Spud' Murphy established Tayto crisps in two rented rooms on O'Rahilly's Parade, off Moore Street, Dublin
• 12 June – An Irish Republican Army (IRA) unit carried out a successful arms raid on Gough Barracks in Armagh, signalling the renewal of IRA activity following a long hiatus.
• 28 June – Alfie Byrne was elected Lord Mayor of Dublin for the tenth time.
• 5 July – Dublin Corporation decided that Nelson's Pillar on O'Connell Street in Dublin would not be removed.
• 8 September – Marian College, Dublin opened for the first time.

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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