A Look Back At
Born in 2024
What Was Life Like in 2024?
Who Was in Charge?
Taoiseach
Simon Harris
What Things Cost
Petrol (per litre)
€1.68/L
Loaf of Bread
€2.05
Average House
€440,000
Weekly Wage
€700
Events of 2024 in Ireland
A selection from Wikipedia's '2024 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.
- 8 March – Constitutional referendums on family matters took place on International Women's Day. Voters rejected both Government proposals to change the constitution, with 67.7% voting No in the Family referendum, while 73.9% voted No in the Care referendum.
- 13 May – The New York–Dublin Portal connecting the two cities via video screens was temporarily turned off, following reports that participants were behaving inappropriately.
- 7 June – A series of elections was held: the European Parliament election, local elections, and a Limerick mayoral election.
- 13 July – Taoiseach Simon Harris met Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy at Shannon Airport as the latter briefly visited Ireland on his way back to Kyiv from the 2024 Washington summit, and announced he would visit Kyiv later in the year.
- 19 July – Ryanair flights and National Car Test centres were disrupted due to a global computer outage.
- 1 September – A newly-built bike shed at Leinster House, Dublin which stores 18/36 bicycles was revealed to have cost €336,051.
- 7 December – More than 400,000 homes and businesses were without power after Storm Darragh brought strong northwest winds to the country with gusts of up to 141 km/h.
- 18 December – Post-election sitting of the new Dáil: Taoiseach Simon Harris visited Áras an Uachtaráin to tender his resignation to President Higgins; he will continue to serve until a successor is appointed.
Popular Toys & Games
- Bluey Toys
- Squishmallows
- LEGO Fortnite
Irish Chart Song in 2024
Espresso
Sabrina Carpenter