Born in 1980

A selection from Wikipedia's '1980 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.

• 9 January – Taoiseach Charles Haughey addressed the nation on television on the matter of worsening public finances.
• 17 February – The eighth century Derrynaflan Hoard, including the Derrynaflan Chalice, was discovered in a bog in Lurgoe, County Tipperary.
• 24 March – The first dedicated bus lane in Dublin was opened by the CIÉ bus company on Parliament Street. The 250 metre contraflow lane allowed buses and emergency service vehicles to travel in the opposite direction to other traffic.
• 19 April – Johnny Logan won the Eurovision Song Contest for Ireland with the song "What's Another Year".
• 15 August – The first section of the Wicklow Way – from Marlay Park to Luggala – was opened by Jim Tunney TD, Minister of State for Education.
• 1 September – China's first Ambassador to Ireland, Madame Gong Pusheng, arrived in Dublin.
• 27 October – Over 2,000 people took part in the first Dublin Marathon.
• 2 November – The first edition of the Sunday Tribune newspaper went on sale.

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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