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Events during the year 2022 in Ireland.

Incumbents

President Michael D. Higgins

• President: Michael D. Higgins
• Taoiseach: Micheál Martin (FF)
• Tánaiste: Leo Varadkar (FG)
• Minister for Finance: Paschal Donohoe (FG)
• Chief Justice: Donal O'Donnell
• Dáil: 33rd
• Seanad: 26th

Events

January

• 1 January
  • 23,281 cases of COVID-19 were recorded, as health officials warned that the true number of cases was likely to be higher, due to increased pressure on the PCR testing system.
  • Three people died and a 12-year-old boy was seriously injured following a two-car collision in County Meath.
• 2 January – Seven people were injured in a two-car collision in County Meath.
• 3 January – An 18-year-old man drowned off Inishmore island in County Donegal.
• 4 January – Minister for Education Norma Foley confirmed that schools would reopen as planned on 6 January, despite rising COVID-19 cases.
• 6 January
  • The culture minister, Catherine Martin, began a consultation programme inviting opinions concerning the creation of a basic income plan for artists.
  • 23,817 cases of COVID-19 were recorded, as people who received a third or booster vaccine dose began receiving an updated Digital COVID Certificate.
• 7 January – The body of Shane O'Connor, 17, son of singer Sinéad O'Connor and musician Donal Lunny, was found near Bray after being reported missing by the Garda Síochána (police) the previous day. His mother announced he had taken his own life, following two suicide attempts a week before.
• 8 January – A record 26,122 cases of COVID-19 were reported.
• 9 January – Gardaí (police) began an investigation after a 49-year-old father-of-two was shot dead in Ballyfermot, Dublin.
• 10 January – The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Ireland reached 1,000,000.
• 12 January – Gardaí began a murder investigation after a 23-year-old teacher named locally as primary school teacher Ashling Murphy was attacked and killed along the canal bank in Tullamore, County Offaly. A man in his 40s was arrested.
• 14 January – Gardaí released the man arrested for the murder of Ashling Murphy, announcing he was no longer a suspect. His age and nationality had been leaked to the media. Another man was identified as a "person of interest" in the case, and gardaí renewed an appeal for information. Vigils are held nationwide.
• 15 January – A National Lottery jackpot that had been rolling over since June 2021 and worth a record was €19 million was won, with the winning ticket being sold in Castlebar.
• 18 January
  • Ashling Murphy's funeral took place and a man in his 30s was arrested on suspicion of her murder.
  • A 40-year-old man was charged with the fatal shooting of Michael Tormey in Ballyfermot on 9 January.
• 19 January
  • 31-year-old Jozef Puska, a Slovakian national, was charged with the murder of Ashling Murphy.
  • The Government agreed a plan to give frontline healthcare workers a once-off €1,000 tax free payment for their work during the COVID-19 pandemic and also agreed on an extra public holiday on 18 March in remembrance of people who died due to COVID-19.
• 20 January – A man in his 80s died, a woman in her 20s and a man in his 70s were injured following a three-car collision on the M6 motorway, outside Galway.
• 21 January – Taoiseach Micheál Martin announced the easing of almost all COVID-19 restrictions from 6am on 22 January, with the requirements of vaccine certificates and social distancing to end, restrictions on household visits and capacity limits for indoor and outdoor events to end, nightclubs to reopen and pubs and restaurants to resume normal trading times, while rules on isolation and the wearing of masks would remain.
• 23 January – A male pedestrian in his 40s was struck by a car on Drimnagh road at around 1:30am, while a 31-year-old pedestrian was struck by another car after 11pm in Tallaght.
• 25 January
  • The Taoiseach said Ireland was advising against non-essential travel to Ukraine, describing a planned Russian military exercise off the Irish coast in February as unwelcome.
  • Fishermen in the south and west of Ireland announced that they would hold peaceful protests to disrupt Russian naval exercises in February, set to take place within traditional Irish fishing areas.
  • A 17-month-old baby boy died after he was struck by a car in the driveway of his home in Skibbereen in west Cork.
• 28 January – Four adults and a baby were injured after a car struck a number of pedestrians in Malahide in Dublin.
• 29 January
  • Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney confirmed that controversial military exercises by the Russian Navy that were due to take place off the Irish coast had been relocated outside of Ireland's Exclusive Economic Zone.
  • A Garda investigation began after the discovery of human remains on Lambay Island, County Dublin.
  • A 50-year-old businessman who attempted to stop a thief stealing his car and was carried on the bonnet before being thrown onto the road in Clondalkin, Dublin died from his injuries.
  • The Novavax vaccine was approved for use as Ireland's fifth COVID-19 vaccine.
• 31 January
  • Chapters Bookstore in Parnell Street, Dublin, Ireland's largest independent bookshop, closed after trading for 40 years following the announcement of its plan to do so the previous October.
  • Gardaí began an investigation after a 17-year-old girl was assaulted by man while out running in Kilkenny.

February

• 1 February
  • The Minister for Education confirmed that the 2022 Leaving Certificate would be held with no accredited grades, while the Junior Cycle exam would be held for the first time since 2019.
  • Gardaí in Cork began an investigation after a woman in her 20s sustained serious facial injuries, including a broken jaw, following a random attack as she walked in the city centre. Separately, a woman in her 50s was attacked in St Stephen's Green in Dublin, in broad daylight.
• 4 February
  • RTÉ selected Brooke Scullion to represent Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest in Turin, Italy in May with the song "That's Rich".
  • A man in his 20s died and three more were injured in a road crash on the N4 at Ballinafid, County Westmeath.
• 6 February
  • Gardaí issued an urgent appeal for information, after a 73-year-old pensioner was placed on life support for serious head and upper body injuries following an attack by three burglars in his home in Skreen, County Sligo, on 18 January.
  • A man in his 60s died and another man was injured following a two-van crash in County Kildare, while a motorcyclist in his 50s died after colliding with a car in County Cork.
• 7 February – The FAI confirmed that it would be part of a joint bid with the football associations of Northern Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales to host UEFA Euro 2028.
• 8 February
  • The Government announced an €8 billion retrofit scheme, which aimed to bring half a million homes up to a B2 energy rating by 2030.
  • The Government approved a list of 33 visits abroad by senior and junior ministers during St Patrick's Day.
  • Two teenage boys were hailed as heroes for going to the aid of a 16-year-old girl who was the target of an assault in Fermoy, Cork. A man in his 30s was arrested.
• 9 February – Peadar Tóibín named "Soldier F", a soldier accused of murdering two people on Bloody Sunday, in the Dáil.
• 10 February – The Government agreed a €505 million package of measures to combat the rise in the cost of living, with an increase in the energy rebate to €200 including VAT, a 20% cut to public transport fares and recipients of the fuel allowance to receive an extra €125.
• 11 February
  • A 12-year-old boy died after the car he was driving was involved in a crash with a lorry in County Limerick.
  • Two people were arrested after a 36-year-old man was stabbed to death in Ballyconnell, County Wicklow.
• 12 February – The Department of Foreign Affairs urged Irish citizens to leave Ukraine "immediately by commercial means".
• 14 February – Gardaí began an investigation after an 84-year-old woman and her 79-year-old brother was robbed at knifepoint during a burglary in which a thief threatened to stab them if they did not give him money.
• 16 February – Met Éireann issued a Status Orange wind warning for seven counties, ahead of the arrival of Storm Eunice.
• 17 February
  • The National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) recommended that the requirement to wear masks in most areas, where currently regulated, should end, while Chief Medical Officer Tony Holohan proposed that the NPHET be disbanded and replaced with a smaller monitoring group.
  • Met Éireann issued a number of rain, wind and snow warnings, with a Status Red wind warning for Cork, Kerry, Clare and Waterford, as the country braced for Storm Eunice to batter Ireland with gusts expected to reach 130km/h, while the Department of Education advised schools in counties with Status Red wind and Orange snow warnings to close.
• 18 February – Up to 80,000 homes and businesses were without power nationally, as Storm Eunice battered Ireland, with the most extensive damage in west Cork and Kerry. A 59-year-old council worker was killed in County Wexford by a falling tree while out clearing debris.
• 20 February
  • Met Éireann issued several Status Orange wind warnings for western and northern counties, with strong winds, rain, sleet and localised flooding expected, as Storm Franklin was set to batter Ireland.
  • A woman in her 30s and a 19-year-old man died in two separate road crashes in County Clare and Cork, respectively.
• 21 February
  • A 22-year-old man died following an accident that occurred during a car rally in County Kerry.
  • Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly accepted recommendations from NIAC that booster vaccines be offered to children aged 12 to 15 years.
  • Over 29,000 homes and businesses were without power, as Storm Franklin battered the country overnight.
• 22 February
  • The Government agreed to end almost all remaining COVID-19 restrictions from 28 February, with mask wearing in schools, indoor retail settings and on public transport to be voluntary, restrictions in schools to end and testing to be scaled back.
  • Gardaí began an investigation after a man in his 30s suffered serious head injuries in a shooting incident on farmland outside Tallaght. A man in his early 50s was arrested.
• 24 February
  • The Taoiseach condemned Russia's attack on Ukraine as "an outrageous and moral breach of the most fundamental principles of international law."
  • 36-year-old Keith Conlon who was shot in the head on farmland in Tallaght on 22 February died in hospital.
• 28 February
  • The majority of COVID-19 restrictions were removed, including the mandatory wearing of masks in retail settings and on public transport and social distancing in schools.
  • A Garda in his early 30s was being treated in hospital after a serious assault in County Cavan, during which a gun was pointed at him and was badly beaten and doused in petrol.
  • Two firefighters were injured following a serious road traffic incident in Ashbourne, County Meath, while responding to an incident.

March

• 2 March – Alan Kelly announced his resignation as leader of the Labour Party, citing a lack of confidence in his leadership from party colleagues as the reason. He announced he would stay on as leader until a replacement was appointed, and would remain as a TD for Tipperary.
• 3 March – The Taoiseach launched this year's national population census, Census 2022, planned to take place on Sunday, 3 April.
• 4 March – President Michael D. Higgins and his wife Sabina tested positive for COVID-19.
• 5 March
  • Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly announced that the requirement for vaccination certificates and passenger locator forms for those arriving into Ireland would end from midnight, to make it easier for Ukrainian refugees to enter the country.
  • A man in his 30s was arrested following an acid attack on three men in Cork.
• 7 March – A man was arrested after driving a truck through the gates of the Russian Embassy in Dublin, in an apparent protest at Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
• 8 March
  • A convoy of 25 trucks carrying 500 tonnes of aid left Dublin Port on a long journey to the border of Ukraine.
  • 49-year-old Desmond Wisley was charged with causing criminal damage to the gates of the Russian embassy in Dublin on 7 March.
• 9 March
  • The Government announced a €320 million plan to cut the excise duty on petrol and diesel, with a cut of 20 cent per litre on petrol and 15 cent per litre of diesel.
  • Three men were arrested in connection with the aggravated burglary at the home of 73-year-old Tom Niland in Skreen, County Sligo, on 18 January.
• 11 March – Two people died, and a third person was injured, in a road crash in County Roscommon.
• 15 March – President Michael D. Higgins and Taoiseach Micheál Martin paid tribute to Irish citizen and Fox News cameraman Pierre Zakrzewski, after he was killed outside Kyiv in Ukraine.
• 17 March
  • Celebrations took place across the country to mark St Patrick's Day, following a two-year absence due to COVID-19, with around 400,000 people attending festivities in Dublin.
  • A poem written by Bono about Saint Patrick and the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine was recited by Nancy Pelosi at a White House event for Saint Patrick's Day. The poem was widely derided by the Irish public as "cringeworthy".
  • Taoiseach Micheál Martin tested positive for COVID-19 while in Washington for St Patrick's Day celebrations.
• 18 March – Rachael Blackmore became the first woman to win the Cheltenham Gold Cup.
• 20 March
  • Gardaí began a murder investigation after a 36-year-old mother of five was shot dead in Finglas, Dublin.
  • Events were held across the country to mark a national day of remembrance and reflection in honour of the more than 6,600 people who died from COVID-19.
• 22 March – The World Health Organization said Ireland was among some countries that eased COVID-19 restrictions too "brutally" and were now seeing a spike in cases as a result.
• 23 March – 27-year-old Derek Boyd was charged in connection with the fatal shooting of his sister Sandra Boyd in Finglas on 20 March.
• 24 March – Ivana Bacik became the new leader of the Labour Party following the resignation of Alan Kelly earlier in the month.
• 25 March
  • Tánaiste Leo Varadkar cancelled a number of engagements in Cork and began self-isolating after testing positive for COVID-19.
  • Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney was evacuated due to a security alert at a venue in Belfast where he had been giving a speech after an armed hijacking in the area.
  • Dr Tony Holohan announced that he would step down as Chief Medical Officer on 1 July, following his appointment as Professor of Public Health Strategy and Leadership at Trinity College Dublin.
• 26 March – Gardaí began an investigation after a 27-year-old man died and a 75-year-old man was seriously injured following a double stabbing in Cork. A 42-year-old man was arrested.
• 28 March – 42-year-old John Murphy was charged with the murder of his brother Shane (27) and the attempted murder of his father Weeshie (75) after a double stabbing in Cork on 26 March.
• 29 March
  • Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly said there were no plans for restrictions to be re-introduced, despite the number of COVID-19 cases likely to be "hundreds of thousands" per week, while he said the BA.2 variant now accounted for about 95% of cases in Ireland.
  • Minister for Education Norma Foley announced a major overhaul of the Leaving Certificate which aimed at reducing stress, with new subjects added, students starting fifth year in September 2023 to sit paper one in English and Irish and written exams to be worth no more than 60% of a student's final marks.
• 30 March – A 16-year-old boy went on trial at the Central Criminal Court, charged with the murder of a 49-year-old Mongolian woman on her way home from work in Dublin city centre on 29 January 2021.
• 31 March – Disability campaigner Tom Clonan wins the bye-election for the Seanad vacancy caused by Ivana Bacik's move to the Dáil in July 2021.

April

• 1 April – Atlantic Technological University, comprising the three institutes of technology in the northern and western regions – Letterkenny IT, Galway-Mayo IT and Sligo IT – formally came into operation, under its president Dr. Orla Flynn.
• 2 April – A man in his 20s died and three other people were injured in a single-vehicle road crash in County Tipperary.
• 3 April
  • The national population was counted during Census 2022.
  • Gardaí began a murder investigation after a 29-year-old man was shot dead in Finglas, Dublin.
• 6 April
  • The National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC) recommended a fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose for everyone aged 65 and older, and for those aged 12 and older who are immunocompromised.
  • A 45-year-old Ukrainian man who had been living in Ireland for the last 20 years and who had returned to Ukraine to fight in the war was killed, while its President Vladimir Zelenski addressed the Dáil, urging Ireland to show "more leadership" on the war.
  • The jury in the case of a 16-year-old boy accused of murdering 49-year-old Uransetseg Tserendorj who was stabbed in the neck on her way home from work last year failed to agree on a verdict.
  • Kinder products were recalled due to a link with an outbreak of Salmonella after some of the brand's chocolate eggs were recalled at the weekend.
• 8 April – Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly announced the establishment of a new COVID-19 advisory group, replacing the National Public Health Emergency Team.
• 9 April – Chief Medical Officer Tony Holohan announced that he would retire on 1 July and would not take up a planned academic position at Trinity College Dublin, following several days of controversy.
• 11 April
  • A number of hauliers and truckers protesting over spiralling fuel costs were fined for obstructing roads in the docklands area of Dublin, while some left the area mid-morning following a vote.
  • Tánaiste Leo Varadkar condemned a suspected homophobic attack after a 23-year-old man was left seriously injured with a fractured eye socket, a dislocated ankle and other injuries, following an incident in Dublin.
• 12 April
  • The US government imposed sanctions on the three most senior members of the Kinahan organised crime group and offered rewards of up to $5 million for information leading to their arrests or the financial disruption of the gang.
  • Gardaí began an investigation after the body of a man in his late 30s, named locally as Aidan Moffitt, was found in Sligo.
• 13 April
  • The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Defence Simon Coveney and Ireland's ambassador to Ukraine Thérèse Healy visited Ukraine where Coveney met his counterparts, Ukraine foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba and defence minister Oleksii Reznikov, in Kyiv and visited the site of the Bucha massacre the following day. Coveney travelled via Poland and was the first foreign minister on the UN Security Council to visit Ukraine since the Russian invasion began in February. He was also accompanied by a political adviser and a protection team.
  • A second man, 58-year-old Michael Snee, was murdered in Sligo, as two separate murder investigations were underway with Gardaí probing links to a serial killer. A 22-year-old man was arrested.
• 14 April – A 22-year-old man, Yousef Palani, was charged with the murders of Aidan Moffitt and Michael Snee in Sligo, and was also charged with assault causing serious harm, arising out of an incident on Saturday 9 April.
• 16 April
  • A 48-year-old man died following a serious assault in Limerick.
  • Parents were urgently reminded not to let their children eat any Kinder eggs that they may receive on Easter Sunday due to a significant risk of Salmonella infection.
• 17 April
  • President Michael D. Higgins and Taoiseach Micheál Martin attended a ceremony held outside the GPO in Dublin to commemorate the 1916 Rising, the first public event to mark the uprising since the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Gardaí in Dublin arrested a man in his 30s in connection with a serious assault that left a male victim in his 20s in critical condition in hospital.
  • A man in his 20s was serious injured after he was struck by a car in Navan, County Meath.
  • Five people were hospitalised after being injured in a two-car collision in County Waterford.
• 19 April – Kate Moran, a camogie player in her early 20s, died following an incident during a senior league game in Ardrahan, County Galway.
• 20 April
  • Businessman and former billionaire Seán Quinn said his home was searched by Gardaí, but that he did not know why.
  • A prison officer at Mountjoy Prison was hospitalised after she was attacked and cut with a homemade knife during a row among ten prisoners.
• 21 April – A 39-year-old man died following a serious assault in Sligo, but Gardaí believed the death was not linked in any way to the killings of Aidan Moffitt and Michael Snee.
• 23 April
  • Gardaí began an investigation after two men were seriously injured in a suspected arson attack at a house in Tallaght, Dublin in the early hours of the morning.
  • A woman in her 50s died after she got into difficulty while swimming off a beach in County Wicklow.
  • The first full-capacity concert at Croke Park since the COVID-19 pandemic took place, with Ed Sheeran kicking off his world tour singing for over 80,000 fans.
• 27 April
  • The World Health Organization said there would be surges in COVID-19 cases every three months, with Ireland expected to see another surge in four to six weeks.
  • Five members of a prolific criminal gang suspected of a burglary crime-wave across Leinster were arrested following a high-speed chase.
  • It was announced that NUI Galway would be renamed "Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway" in the summer, amid confusion over its proper title.
• 29 April – 30-year-old Gavin Murphy was sentenced to life in prison for murdering his partner, 24-year-old Jennifer Poole, at her home in Dublin on 17 April 2021.

May

• 1 May
  • Katie Taylor remained the female boxing lightweight world champion after defeating Amanda Serrano at Madison Square Garden, New York City.
  • A carbon tax increase on home heating fuels took effect, with the price of gas in every home likely to rise by €1.40 per month and home heating oil by €1.50.
• 3 May
  • Taoiseach Micheál Martin described a mock-up on Russian state television of a nuclear attack destroying Ireland and Britain as "very sinister, intimidatory-type tactics by the Russian Federation".
• 7 May – Thousands of people took part in this year's Darkness into Light event, the first time since 2019 that in-person walks took place to mark the event due to COVID-19.
• 9 May – Public transport fares were reduced nationally for the first time since 1947 as part of the Government's plans to help ease the cost of living.
• 10 May
  • The Department of Health announced that Deputy Chief Medical Officer Ronan Glynn would resign at the end of the month to take up a role with a consultancy firm.
• 12 May – Singer Brooke Scullion failed to qualify for the Eurovision Song Contest Grand Final 2022.
• 14 May – Thousands attended a protest rally outside Dáil Éireann, seeking that a new National Maternity Hospital be secular and should be built on state land.
• 17 May - The Government approved plans to proceed with locating a new National Maternity Hospital at St Vincent's Hospital, despite concerns of TDs about the term 'clinically appropriate' in the hospital's constitution, as well as ownership of the land on which it will be built, and what this means for its independence.
• 18 May – Hundreds of medical scientists took part in industrial action over pay and retention issues after negotiations with the HSE and Department of Health failed to bring about a resolution, causing significant disruption and service delays in hospitals.
• 28 May – The first case of the monkeypox virus was confirmed in the east of the country.
• 29 May – Dublin Airport "sincerely apologised" after passengers experienced significant queues for check-in, bag drop and security screening, with a number of people missing scheduled flights as a result.
• 30 May – A second case of monkeypox was confirmed in Ireland.

June

• 1 June
  • Two further cases of monkeypox were confirmed, totalling four.
  • The Environmental Protection Agency published a report confirming that Ireland was "way off course" to meet targets for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.
• 3 June – Two men aged in their 50s and 60s were killed in a crash on the M50 that led to the northbound route of the motorway being closed for several hours.
• 4 June – A 44-year-old woman died and her two children were hospitalised after the car in which they were travelling entered the River Lee in Cork city.
• 5 June – Gardaí and the Road Safety Authority urged the public to exercise caution on the roads for the remainder of the June bank holiday weekend following a number of fatal incidents in recent days.
• 8 June – More than 131,000 students began their Leaving and Junior Certificate examinations, marking the first full return to traditional written June exams in two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
• 9 June – Gardaí seized €156,000 worth of cannabis plants being grown in a home in Moate, County Westmeath. A man was arrested and detained.
• 14 June – The Government announced that the "minimum wage" (€10.50 per hour in 2022) will be replaced with a new "living wage" set at 60% of the median wage in any year (which would be €12.17 an hour in 2022). The living wage will be phased in between 2023 and 2026.

Deaths

January

deaths

Colm Keane

• 3 January – Richard Sinnott, 74, academic and political commentator, long illness.
• 5 January – Jack Kissane, 92, Gaelic footballer (Galway senior team).
• 9 January – Michael Joe Cosgrave, 83, politician, TD (1977–1992 and 1997–2002).
• 10 January – Brian Hannon, 85, Church of Ireland prelate.
• 15 January – Jim Fahy, 75, journalist and broadcaster, short illness.
• 16 January – Kevin Flynn, 82, rugby union player (Wanderers, Leinster, national team).
• 22 January
  • Colm Keane, 70, author, broadcaster and journalist.
  • Jimmy Campbell, 84, fiddle player.

February

• 2 February – Noel Treacy, 70, politician, TD (1982–2011) and Minister of State (1987–1991, 1992–1994 and 1997–1994).
• 3 February – Tom Kiernan, 83, rugby union player (Cork Constitution, Munster, national team) and coach (national team).
• 4 February – Colin Quinn, 40, Gaelic footballer (Stabannon Parnells, Louth senior team), heart attack.
• 7 February – Séamus Barron, 75, hurler (Rathnure, Wexford senior team) and selector (Rathnure, Wexford senior team).
• 10 February – Brian Dunning, 70, flautist and composer.
• 18 February – Hugh Niblock, 72, Gaelic footballer (Magherafelt, St. Gall's, Derry senior team).
• 19 February – Patrick Hughes, 78, cricketer (national team).
• 24 February
  • Paddy Murray, 68, journalist and writer, cancer.
  • Johnny McGovern, 89, hurler (Bennettsbridge, Kilkenny senior team, Leinster).
• 26 February – Paddy Roberts, 82, footballer (Shelbourne).
• 28 February
  • John A. Murphy, 95, historian and Senator (1977–1982 and 1987–1993).
  • Jimmy O'Donnell, 81, Gaelic footballer (Cootehill Celtic, Leitrim senior team, Cavan senior team, Connacht).

March

• 1 March – Hugh O'Shaughnessy, 87, journalist and writer.
• 4 March – Paul Shefflin, 41, hurler (Ballyhale Shamrocks, Kilkenny senior team).
• 6 March
  • Andrew Reddy, 89, Olympic boxer (1952, 1960).
  • Frank O'Farrell, 94, footballer (Cork United, West Ham, national team) and manager (Leicester City, Manchester United).
• 7 March – Christy O'Brien, 88, hurler (Borris-in-Ossory, Laois senior team, Leinster).
• 8 March
  • Peter Smithwick, 85, judge.
  • Patrick Duggan, 86, actor.
• 12 March – Pete St. John, 90, folk singer-songwriter.
• 14 March – Pierre Zakrzewski, 55, war photojournalist (Fox News), incoming fire during the battle of Kyiv.
• 15 March – Tom Duffy, 92, circus ringmaster.
• 19 March – Paul Kavanagh, 80, politician, Senator (1989).
• 21 March – Nicholas Furlong, 93, journalist, author and historian.
• 23 March – Dermot Fitzpatrick, 81, politician, TD (1987–1992 and 2002–2007) and Senator (1997–2002).
• 26 March – James Moriarty, 85, Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary Bishop of Dublin (1991–2002) and Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin (2002–2010).
• 29 March – Peter McDonald, 98, Olympic footballer (1948).

April

• 1 April – Red Óg Murphy, 21, Gaelic footballer (Curry, Sligo senior team).
• 4 April – John McNally, 89, Olympic boxer (1952).
• 8 April – Con Cluskey, 86, singer (The Bachelors).
• 13 April – Jimmy Leonard, 94, politician, TD (1973–1981 and 1982–1997) and Senator (1981–1982).
• 15 April – Michael O'Kennedy, 86, politician, TD (1969–1981, 1982–1992 and 1997–2002), Minister for Finance (1979–1980) and European Commissioner (1981–1982).
• 19 April – Paddy Flanagan, 92, Gaelic footballer and hurler (Mullingar Shamrocks, The Downs, St Loman's, Westmeath senior teams).
• 29 April – John Cooke, 78, judge.

May

Dervla Murphy

• 6 May
  • Alan Gillis, 85, politician, MEP (1994–1999).
  • Seán Garvey, 69, musician and singer.
• 11 May – Patricia Cahill, 77, singer.
• 14 May – Donal Courtney, 52, actor, director and playwright.
• 18 May – Cathal Coughlan, 61, singer-songwriter.
• 22 May – Dervla Murphy, 90, travel writer.
• 31 May - Mary Jackman, 79, county councillor (1985–2014) and Senator (1989–1992 and 1997–2002).

June

• 6 June – Séamus Looney, 72, Gaelic footballer and hurler (University College Cork, St. Finbarr's, Cork senior teams).
• 13 June – Noel Campbell, 72, footballer (St Patrick's Athletic, Fortuna Köln, Shamrock Rovers, national team).

See also

• Politics of the Republic of Ireland