A Look Back At
Born in 1958
What Was Life Like in 1958?
Who Was in Charge?
Taoiseach
Éamon de Valera
What Things Cost
Petrol (per litre)
2s 3d/gal
Loaf of Bread
7d
Average House
£2,000
Weekly Wage
£5
Events of 1958 in Ireland
A selection from Wikipedia's '1958 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.
- 18 March – Taoiseach Éamon de Valera said he would be willing to have talks with the government of Northern Ireland on wider economic co-operation.
- 23 May – The Agricultural Institute (An Foras Talúntais) was established. Its functions would later be taken over by Teagasc in 1988
- 25 July – £100 damages were awarded to a nine-year-old boy who was beaten by his teacher in a national school.
- 8 August – The United States Embassy in Merrion Square, Dublin displayed plans for a new embassy.
- 8 September – Pan Am's Boeing 707 became the first jetliner to touch down on European soil at Shannon Airport.
- 1 October – Assets and management of the Great Northern Railway were divided between Córas Iompair Éireann and the Ulster Transport Authority.
- 4 November – In the Vatican, Taoiseach Éamon de Valera attended the four-hour coronation of Pope John XXIII.
- 31 December – The Harcourt Street railway line in Dublin closed, having served Ranelagh, Milltown, Dundrum, Stillorgan, Foxrock, Carrickmines, Shankill and Bray.
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