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Events from the year '''1953 in Ireland'''.

==Incumbents==
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==Events== ==Events==
*] - ] decides to contest all 12 constituencies in the next ] election. * 18 January – The ] party decided to contest all twelve constituencies in the next ] in Northern Ireland.
* 31 January - The ferry '']'' sank during a storm in the ] with the loss of 135 lives.
*] - Up to 10,000 civil servants march down ], ] demanding a just wage.
* 15 March – Up to ten thousand civil servants marched on ] in ] demanding a just wage.
*] - ] asks the American Congress to support a ].
*16 March – ] asked the United States Congress to support a ].
*] - ] dies at her home in ] aged 88.
*27 April – Republican revolutionary, suffragette, and actress ] died at her home in Dublin aged 88.
*] - 500 unemployed men march at ] demanding employment not dole.
* 1 May – The first ] in Ireland was brought into service by the ] at ].<ref name=Chronology>{{cite book|editor=Moody, T. W.|title=A New History of Ireland. '''8''': A Chronology of Irish History|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=1989|isbn=978-0-19-821744-2|display-editors=etal}}</ref>
*] - 1,000 unemployed people sit on ] for 15 minutes in protest.
* 3 June – Five hundred unemployed men marched to ] in Dublin demanding employment, not dole.
*] - ] in the ] Glens is chosen as the future grave of ]. ] ] calls for the return of his remains.
* 6 July – A thousand unemployed people sat on ] in Dublin for fifteen minutes of protest.
*] - ] is to be preserved as a ].
* 2 August – ] in the ] was chosen as the future grave of executed diplomat and nationalist ]. ] ] called for the return of his remains from Britain.
*] - The Irish Ploughing Team leaves ] for the World Ploughing Championships in ].
* 29 August – ] was chosen to be preserved as a ].
*] - Three of ]'s Independent ] become members of ].
* 30 August – A new ] was dedicated at ] in Dublin, designed by Wilfrid Cantwell.<ref>{{cite web|title=A Short history of the Dublin Hebrew Congregation|url=http://www.jewishireland.org/irish-jewish-communities/dublin-hebrew-congregation/|publisher=Irish Jewish Community|access-date=2013-01-05}}</ref>
*] - The Censorship Board bans almost 100 publications on the grounds that they are indecent or obscene.
* 1 September – The ] was sold to the governments of the Republic and Northern Ireland and managed by a joint board.
* 21 September – The Irish ploughing team left Dublin for the world ploughing championships in Canada.
* 20 October – The ] bus station opened in Dublin.<ref name=Chronology/> It was designed by ] in the ].<ref>{{cite web
| title = 100 Buildings: Busáras - Michael Scott's modernist masterwork
| last = Gilleece
| first = Emma
| date = 2021-11-20
| website = RTÉ
| url = https://www.rte.ie/culture/2021/1120/1262046-100-buildings-busaras-michael-scotts-modernist-masterwork/
}}</ref>
* 28 October – Three ] ] (members of parliament) of the ] became members of the ] party.
* 30 October – ], purchased ] to restore it.
* 17 November – The ] was depopulated.
* 18 December – The Censorship Board banned almost a hundred publications after deciding they were indecent or obscene.


==Arts and literature== ==Arts and literature==
* 5 January – ]'s play '']'' had its first public stage première in French as ''En attendant Godot'' in ].<ref name=Chronology/> His novel '']'' was also published in French this year.
* 5&ndash;26 April – The first ] festivals of national culture<ref name=Chronology/> (devised by ]) were held.
* 8 August – ] in Dublin opened to the public.<ref name=Chronology/>
* Writer ] was obliged to retire from his senior post in the ].<ref>{{cite news|last=O'Toole|first=Fintan|author-link=Fintan O'Toole|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2011/1001/1224305062073.html|title=The Fantastic Flann O'Brien|newspaper=]|date=2011-01-01|access-date=2011-10-02|quote=A combination of his gradually deepening alcoholism and his habit of making derogatory remarks about senior politicians in his newspaper columns led to his forced retirement from the civil service in 1953. (He departed, recalled a colleague, "in a final fanfare of f***s".)}}</ref>

==Sport== ==Sport==
===Football===
*''']'''
::'''Winners:''' ]


===Association football===
*''']'''
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::'''Winners:''' ] 2 - 2, 2 - 1 ].
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:Winners: ]

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:Winners: ] 2–2, 2–1 ].


===Golf=== ===Golf===
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==Births== ==Births==
* 6 January – ], ] ] for ] and ].
===January to June===
*] - ], ] ] for ] and Cabinet Minister. *b27 January – ], ] hurler, manager of ] hurling team.
* 28 January – ], writer.
*] - ], golfer.
* 4 February – ], physicist and academic.
*] - ], ] ] for ] and former ].
* 12 February – ], golfer.
*] - ], soccer manager, former ] manager.
* 15 February – ], Irish-American screenwriter and producer (d. ])
*] - ], former ], ] ] for ].
* 24 February – ], ] TD, ] for ].
*] - ], motor racing driver.
*] - ], former ] and leader of the ]. * 5 March – ], manager of the ].
*] - ], Deputy-Leader of ], ] for ]. * 6 March – ], ], ] TD for ].
* 11 March
*] - ], former ] ].
** ], motor racing driver.
*] - ], showjumper (d.]).
** ], ] and leader of the ].
*] - ], actor.
** ], ] hurler.
*] - ], actor.
*] - ], ] ] for ]. * 15 March – ], Deputy Leader of ], TD for ].
* 31 March – ], ] TD.
*] - ], ] ] for ].
* 28 April – ], showjumper (died 2005).
*] - ], ] ].
* 16 May – ], actor.
* 17 May – ], ] TD and junior minister.
* 30 May – ], actor.
* 31 May – ], long-distance runner
* 7 June – ], ] TD for ].
* 12 June – ], ] TD for ].
* 18 June – ], ] ].
* 7 July – ], ] politician and TD.
* 29 July – ], playwright, translator and poet.
* 14 August – ], Scottish actress.
* 19 August – ], President of the Irish Farmers Association (1997–2001), ] TD representing ].
* 1 September – ], Independent TD.
* 18 September – ], bank official, ] TD representing ].
* 20 September – ], soccer player.
* 23 September
** ], independent TD.
** ], ] Dublin City councillor, IRA prisoner, first person extradited to the United Kingdom under the 1987 Extradition Act.
* 26 September – ], singer and musician.
* 3 November – ], journalist (died 2024)
* 11 November – ], soccer player.
* 26 November – ], ] representing ], Independent TD representing ].
* 3 December – ], ] hurler, ] of the ].
*;Full date unknown
:* ], poet.
:* ], poet.
:* ], architect.


==Deaths==
===July to December===
* 11 February – ], ] ] (MP) in the United Kingdom (born 1871).
*] - ], former ] politician and ].
* 22 February – ], recipient of the ] for gallantry in 1915 near La Brique, France (born 1891).
*] - ], playwright, translator and poet.
* March – ], writer and lecturer, died in the United States (born 1883)
*] - ], President of the IFA (1997 - 2001), ] ] representing ].
* 13 April – ], nationalist poet and author (born 1865).
*] - ], former Independent ].
* 15 April – ], Roman Catholic Bishop of Clonfert (born 1880).
*] - ], bank official, ] ] representing ].
*] - ], former soccer player. * 17 April – ], boxer (born 1873).
*] - ], singer and musician. * 3 June – ], journalist and writer (born 1876).
* 14 July – ], ] MP and later ] TD, member of ], ] (born 1880).
*] - ], soccer player.
* 23 July – ], marine biologist (born 1866).
*] - ], ] representing ], Independent ] representing ].
* 12 September – ], ] politician and first ] (born 1869).
*] - ], former ] hurler, ] of the ].
* 3 October – Sir ], English composer (born 1883).
* 17 October – ], ] hurler (born 1882).
* 30 October – ], farmer and salesmaster, Independent member of ] (born 1879).
* 1 November – ], ] TD and cabinet minister (born 1890).
* 16 November – ], linguist and Irish language scholar (born 1882).
* 25 December – ], ] player and manager (born 1865).


==References==
===Full date unknown===
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*], ] councillor in ], former IRA prisoner, first person extradited to the ] under the 1987 Extradition Act.
*], former ] ] and junior minister.
*], writer.
*], former ] hurler, manager of ] hurling team.
*], former ] hurler.


{{Years in Ireland}}
==Deaths==
{{Year in Europe|1953}}
*] - ], ] ] in the ] (b.]).
*] - ], boxer (b.]).
*] - ], journalist and writer (b.]).
*] - ], ] ] and later ], member of ], ], ] ] (b.]).
*] - ], ] politician and first ] (b.]).
*] - ], ] hurler (b.]).
*] - ], farmer and salesmaster, Independent member of ].
*] - ], ] ] and Cabinet Minister.
*] - ], ] player and manager (b.]).
===Full date unknown===
*], linguist and Irish language scholar (b.]).


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  1. ^ Moody, T. W.; et al., eds. (1989). A New History of Ireland. 8: A Chronology of Irish History. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-821744-2.
  2. "A Short history of the Dublin Hebrew Congregation". Irish Jewish Community. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  3. Gilleece, Emma (20 November 2021). "100 Buildings: Busáras - Michael Scott's modernist masterwork". RTÉ.
  4. O'Toole, Fintan (1 January 2011). "The Fantastic Flann O'Brien". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2 October 2011. A combination of his gradually deepening alcoholism and his habit of making derogatory remarks about senior politicians in his newspaper columns led to his forced retirement from the civil service in 1953. (He departed, recalled a colleague, "in a final fanfare of f***s".)
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