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.
Popular Toys & Games
- Operation
- G.I. Joe
- Spirograph
Irish Chart Song in 1965
Ticket to Ride
The Beatles