A Look Back At

Born in 1965

What Was Life Like in 1965?

Who Was in Charge?

Taoiseach

Seán Lemass

What Things Cost

Petrol (per litre)

3s/gal

Loaf of Bread

10d

Average House

£3,200

Weekly Wage

£7 10s

Events of 1965 in Ireland

A selection from Wikipedia's '1965 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.

  • 14 January – Taoiseach Seán Lemass travelled to Belfast for a historic meeting with the Prime Minister of Northern Ireland Terence O'Neill.
  • 21 January – Nationalist leader Eddie McAteer visited Seán Lemass in Dublin.
  • 20 March – Ireland made its debut at the Eurovision Song Contest. Butch Moore sang Walking the Streets in the Rain and came sixth at the final in Naples.
  • 7 April – 1965 Irish general election: The ruling Fianna Fáil party led by Seán Lemass gained a majority. This was the first Irish general election to be covered on television by state broadcaster Telefís Éireann.
  • 24 May – The first drive-on car ferry service between Rosslare Harbour in County Wexford and Fishguard in Wales officially opened.
  • 13 June – Huge crowds turned out at Drumcliff Churchyard in County Sligo to honour the poet W. B. Yeats on the centenary of his birth.
  • 26 July – Craigavon was designated as a New Town under the New Towns Act (Northern Ireland).
  • 15 August – Galway Cathedral was dedicated.

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Irish Chart Song in 1965

Ticket to Ride

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