1955 in Ireland

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Incumbents

January 6 – The National Farmers' Association was formed during a meeting of 1,200 people in Dublin.
January 14 – Tony O'Reilly was named in the Irish rugby squad for his first cap in an international against France.
March 17 (Saint Patrick's Day) – The Church of Ireland hallowed Trim Cathedral.
July 4 – Denis Larkin was elected Lord Mayor of Dublin defeating 73-year-old Alfie Byrne.
July 21 – The BBC brought its Divis transmitter into service, its first permanent facility serving Northern Ireland, marking the launch of a television service for Northern Ireland; the 35-kilowatt transmissions could also be readily received in much of Ireland.^[1]
September – United States Senator John F. Kennedy and his wife Jacqueline visited Dublin for two days.^[2]^[3]
November 29 – Publication of the Greyhound Industry Bill paved the way for the establishment of the greyhound board, Bord na gCon.
December 12 – Cork Opera House at Emmet Palace was destroyed by fire.
December 14 – Ireland was admitted to the United Nations. Frederick Boland was appointed as its first ambassador.
Michael Sheehy's modern history Divided We Stand: A Study In Partition was published.

March – English language publication of Beckett's novel Molloy (in Paris and New York).
August 3 – English language première of Samuel Beckett's play Waiting for Godot, directed by Peter Hall, at the Arts Theatre in London.
October 28 – Irish première of Waiting for Godot at the Pike Theatre in Dublin.
Sigerson Clifford published his poetry collection, Ballads of a Bogman.

Winners: St Patrick's Athletic

Winners: Shamrock Rovers 1–0 Drumcondra.

1 April
- Bobby Aylward, Fianna Fáil TD for Carlow–Kilkenny.
- Joe O'Reilly, Fine Gael Senator.
14 April – Simon Crowe, drummer with The Boomtown Rats.
17 April – Austin Brady, footballer.
24 April – Eamon Gilmore, Labour Party TD for Dún Laoghaire, leader of the Labour Party.
28 April – Mae Sexton, Progressive Democrats TD.
16 May – Páidí Ó Sé, Kerry Gaelic footballer and manager.
23 May – Mary Black, folk singer.
30 May – Colm Tóibín, novelist and critic.

5 July – Sebastian Barry, playwright, novelist and poet.
6 July – William Wall, novelist, poet and short story writer.
20 July – Jem Finer, musician and composer.
16 August – James Reilly, Fine Gael TD for Dublin North and Minister for Health.
15 September – Brendan O'Carroll, comedian.
1 December – Pat Spillane, Kerry Gaelic footballer.
2 December – Joachim Kelly, Offaly hurler.
29 December – Pat Loughrey, Controller of BBC Northern Ireland, Director of BBC Nations and Regions and academic.

22 January – Moira O'Neill, poet (born in 1864).
12 February – Thomas J. Moore, actor (born in 1883).
13 March – Evie Hone, painter and stained glass artist (born in 1894).
26 March – Thomas Farren, elected to Seanad Éireann in 1922 and 1931, member of the Labour Party.
4 May – Michael Colivet, manager Shannon Foundry, member of 1st Dáil (Anti Treaty), representing Limerick (born in 1882).
14 May – Robert Quigg, soldier, recipient of the Victoria Cross for gallantry in 1916 at the Battle of the Somme (born in 1885).
16 June – Stanislaus Joyce, scholar and writer, brother of James Joyce (born in 1884).
11 July – Frank Duffy, labour leader in the United States (born in 1861).
15 July – James Dolan, merchant, member of 1st Dáil (Pro Treaty), representing Leitrim (born in 1882).
18 July – Billy McCandless, footballer and football manager (born in 1894).
14 September – Kathleen Lynn, physician and politician (born in 1874).
26 October – Michael Staines, Sinn Féin TD, member of 1st Dáil, first Commissioner of the Garda Síochána (born in 1885).

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