A Look Back At
Born in 1987
What Was Life Like in 1987?
Who Was in Charge?
Taoiseach
Charles Haughey
What Things Cost
Petrol (per litre)
£1.18/gal
Loaf of Bread
£0.49
Average House
£29,000
Weekly Wage
£72
Events of 1987 in Ireland
A selection from Wikipedia's '1987 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.
- 1 January – The halfpenny coin was withdrawn from circulation.
- 20 January – Labour Party ministers resigned from the government because of disagreement over budget proposals.
- 19 February – A general election returned a Fianna Fáil minority government after the Fine Gael–Labour Party coalition collapsed. Charles Haughey became taoiseach by one Dáil vote. The new Progressive Democrats party won 14 seats.
- 11 March – Former taoiseach Garret FitzGerald resigned as leader of the Fine Gael party and was succeeded by Alan Dukes.
- 9 May – Johnny Logan won the Eurovision Song Contest for Ireland with his own composition Hold Me Now, making him the only person to win the competition twice as a performer.
- 26 May – A referendum was held on the Single European Act. Nearly 70% voted in favour of the tenth amendment to the Constitution.
- 29 November – Beaumont Hospital opened in Dublin.
- 5 December – Downpatrick and Ardglass Railway began public operation, the first Irish gauge heritage railway in Ireland.
Popular Toys & Games
- Koosh Ball
- Nintendo NES
- Sylvanian Families
Irish Chart Song in 1987
Never Gonna Give You Up
Rick Astley