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During the COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland, numerous protests took place over the government's response. Anti- lockdown protests took place in opposition to restrictions, starting in March 2020 against the first national lockdown, and continuing during subsequent lockdowns and other regional restriction systems.
17 January – There was controversy as the Government allowed United States military aircraft bound for the Gulf War to refuel at Shannon Airport. 24 January – The new Government Buildings in the renovated College of Science were officially opened. 7 February – The Irish Republican Army (IRA) fired mortar bombs at 10 Downing Street in London.
Killing of David Byrne. The Irish criminal David Byrne was shot dead on 5 February 2016 at the Regency Hotel in Whitehall, Dublin. [1] It is believed by the Garda Síochána that Daniel Kinahan, the son of Christy Kinahan, was the intended target, but had left early. [2][3][4]
Russo–Ukrainian war. August 2024 Kursk Oblast incursion. The Russian Foreign Ministry reports that at least 56 Russian civilians were killed and 266 more were wounded by the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Kursk Oblast, which the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry denies as Russian propaganda. (Reuters) Disasters and accidents.
Death of George Nkencho. Date. 30 December 2020. (2020-12-30) Time. 12:35pm (GMT) Location. Hartstown, Dublin, Ireland. On 30 December 2020, the Garda Armed Support Unit shot 27-year-old George Nkencho in Clonee on the Dublin – Meath border, after graduated attempts to detain him failed.
c. 16,000 BC. During the Last Glacial Maximum, Ireland is covered in ice sheets. c. 12,000 BC. A narrow channel forms between Prehistoric Ireland and southwest Scotland [1] c. 10,000 BC. Carbon-dating on bear bones indicate the presence of Paleolithic people in County Clare. [2] c. 8000 BC.
In her book Yesterday's Children, Cockell discusses what she describes as past life memories of life as Mary Sutton in early-20th century Ireland.The book chronicles Cockell's research into Sutton's life and her subsequent reunion with Sutton's children, some of whom accepted Cockell as the reincarnation of their mother and all of whom accepted her memories as being those of their mother.
24 July – The Irish Republican Army (IRA) killed three policemen and a nun in a bomb attack near Armagh. 24 August – Brian Keenan was released after 1,574 days in captivity in Beirut. September – Janet Catterall became the first woman in Ireland to be ordained as a priest in the Church of Ireland. [3]