31 March – Six thousand people marched through Dublin to Wood Quay to protest against the building of civic offices above an ancient Viking settlement.
May
27 May – Brittany Ferries inaugurated a regular Cork–Roscoff service.[1]
↑ "Judges shortlist 16 authors". The Irish Times. 4 September 1999. Article dates award as 1977 but other sources confirm Desmond Hogan as 1977 winner.
↑ Boylan, Henry (1998). A Dictionary of Irish Biography (3rded.). Dublin: Gill and Macmillan. p.350. ISBN0-7171-2945-4.
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