A Look Back At

Born in 1967

What Was Life Like in 1967?

Who Was in Charge?

Taoiseach

Jack Lynch

What Things Cost

Petrol (per litre)

3s 4d/gal

Loaf of Bread

11d

Average House

£3,600

Weekly Wage

£8 10s

Events of 1967 in Ireland

A selection from Wikipedia's '1967 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.

  • 9 January – Demonstrations by the National Farmers' Association (NFA) caused major chaos when farm machinery blocked many roads.
  • 7 April – The American Friendship 7 mission astronaut John Glenn was interviewed by RTÉ Television during a three-day visit to Ireland.
  • 30 June – Jacqueline Kennedy arrived in Ireland for a holiday with her children, Caroline and John. She was received at the president's residence, Áras an Uachtaráin, where she was an overnight guest, by President Éamon de Valera and his wife, Sinéad.
  • 1 July – Jacqueline Kennedy attended the Irish Sweeps Derby horse race at the Curragh with the taoiseach and his wife.
  • 4 September – Ireland's free secondary-school transport scheme began. The CIÉ transport company brought 38,000 pupils to 350 schools.
  • 4 November – Taoiseach Jack Lynch returned to Dublin following talks on the European Community with President Charles de Gaulle in Paris.
  • 4 December – A mainframe system described as "one of the most sophisticated computers in the world" was switched on by the minister for transport and power Erskine Childers in Shannon, County Clare.
  • 22 December – In a pre-Christmas message to Irish people living and working in the United Kingdom, Taoiseach Jack Lynch urged them not to return to Ireland for Christmas because of the foot-and-mouth outbreak in the UK.

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Irish Chart Song in 1967

Release Me

Engelbert Humperdinck