2008 in Ireland

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2008
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See also: 2008 in Northern Ireland
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Events from the year 2008 in Ireland.

Incumbents

Events

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Year long

Arts and literature

Sport

Association football

6 February – Ireland 0–1 Brazil
24 May – Ireland 1–1 Serbia
6 September – Georgia 1–2 Ireland
10 September – Montenegro 0–0 Ireland
15 October – Ireland 1–0 Cyprus

Athletics

Gaelic games

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship 2008 (Winners – Tyrone)
National Football League 2008 (Winners – Derry)
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 2008 (Winners – Kilkenny)
National Hurling League 2008 (Winners – Tipperary)

Golf

Rugby league

2008 Rugby League World Cup
Ireland reach the final 6 knockout stage

Rugby union

2008 Six Nations Championship
2 February – Ireland 16–11 Italy
9 February – France 26–21 Ireland
23 February – Ireland 34–13 Scotland
8 March – Ireland 12–16 Wales
15 March – England 33–0 Ireland

Ireland come fourth, their lowest finishing position since 1999

Contents

2007–08 Heineken Cup
Munster champions – Toulouse 13–16 Munster

Olympics

Beijing Olympics
Ireland at the 2008 Summer Olympics – 3 medals
Ireland at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – 5 medals

Deaths

Patrick Hillery died on 12 April Irish President Patrick Hillery in the Netherlands 1986 (cropped).jpg
Patrick Hillery died on 12 April
Ronnie Drew died on 16 August Ronnie drew 2004.jpg
Ronnie Drew died on 16 August

See also

References

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  2. RTÉ News
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  5. "Jacob Fruitfield factory to lay off 220 staff". The Irish Times . 25 January 2008. Retrieved 8 February 2008.
  6. "Criminal Foley remains critical after shooting". RTÉ News. 26 January 2008. Retrieved 8 February 2008.
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  11. "Anti-Lisbon treaty campaign was launched". RTÉ News. 12 March 2008. Archived from the original on 14 April 2009. Retrieved 1 April 2009.
  12. "20-year low in economic growth predicted". RTÉ News. RTÉ. 14 March 2008. Retrieved 1 April 2009.
  13. "Medium wave of nostalgia". The Irish Times. 29 March 2008. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
  14. "Magee reveals her winning secret". RTÉ . 9 August 2008. Archived from the original on 2 September 2008. Retrieved 9 August 2008.
  15. A star is born in a back garden Irish Independent, 2008-10-10.
  16. Dave McDonalds asteroid discovery now numbered. (281507) Irish Federation of Astronomical Societies. Retrieved: 2023-03-24.
  17. Fatal plane crash investigated RTÉ News, 2008-10-28.
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  19. "Call for Bishop of Cloyne to consider position". RTÉ. 20 December 2008. Archived from the original on 23 December 2008. Retrieved 9 January 2009.
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  24. Hypnotist Paul Goldin dies in Dublin Irish Times, 2008-02-13.
  25. Jimmy Faulkner RTÉ, 2008-03-05. Archived 8 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  26. Sideline View . . . with Martin Kiely Archived 16 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine Limerick Leader, 2008-03-12.
  27. Brendan O'Brien RTÉ, 2008-04-04. Archived 8 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  28. Former Ombudsman Michael Mills dies RTÉ News, 2008-04-14.
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  31. [ dead link ] The Times (subscription required)
  32. Cowen leads tributes to Nollaig Ó Gadhra Irish Times, 2008-08-15.
  33. Dubliners Musician Ronnie Drew Dies The Kerryman, 2008.
  34. Namibia: Former Breweries MD Passes Away All Africa, 2008-09-22.
  35. Irish Times' Paul Tansey dies suddenly RTÉ News, 2008-09-22.
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