2025 in Ireland
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Events during the year 2025 in Ireland.
Incumbents
[edit]- President: Michael D. Higgins
- Taoiseach (acting): Simon Harris (Fine Gael)
- Tánaiste (acting): Micheál Martin (Fianna Fáil)
- Dáil Éireann: 34th
- Seanad Éireann: 27th
Events
[edit]January
[edit]- 1 January
- The 2025 Seanad election (for university members) was in progress (began 30 December 2024).[1]
- The minimum wage rose to €13.50 per hour. The Irish minimum wage was introduced in April 2000.[2]
- 4 January – The United States president Joe Biden presented the singer Bono with the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his activism against AIDS and poverty.[3]
- 8 January – The annual Art O'Neill Challenge endurance race, due to take place on 10 January from Dublin Castle, was postponed due to unsafe conditions along the route caused by an extreme cold weather and snow event affecting Ireland and the UK.[4]
Scheduled
[edit]- 15 January – Issue date for Seanad election ballot papers, for panel members.[1]
- 22 January – Return of Dáil Éireann after the Christmas break.[5]
- 29 January – Closure of Seanad election poll, for university members.[1]
- 30 January – Closure of Seanad election poll, for panel members.[1]
- 12 September – Earliest date possible for Presidential election.[6]
- 12 November – Inauguration of new president.[6]
Arts
[edit]- 5 January – Irish actor Colin Farrell won his third Golden Globe award at a ceremony in Beverly Hills, California for his performance in The Penguin television series. He won previously for his performances in the films In Bruges and The Banshees of Inisherin.[7]
Sport
[edit]Association football (men)
[edit]Nations League
[edit]Play-off fixtures:
- 23 March – Ireland v Bulgaria.[8]
2026 World Cup qualification
[edit]- 14 October – Ireland v Armenia.[9]
- 13 November – Ireland v Denmark or Portugal.†[9]
- 16 November – Hungary v Ireland.[9]
† Depending on the outcome of two Nations League quarter-final playoff matches between Denmark and Portugal in March.
Association football (women)
[edit]Nation's League
[edit]- 8 April – Ireland v Greece.[10]
- 30 May – Turkey v Ireland.[10]
- 3 June – Ireland v Slovenia.[10]
Gaelic Athletic Association
[edit]Football
[edit]Hurling
[edit]Annual events
[edit]Source:[12]
(H) = public holiday
- 1 January – New Year's Day. (H)
- 6 January – Nollaig na mBan.
- 8–11 January – Young Scientist Exhibition.
- 1 February – Imbolc.
- 3 February – Saint Brigid's holiday. (H)
- 20 February–2 March – Dublin International Film Festival.
- 1–8 March – Irish Astronomy Week.
- 17 March – Saint Patrick's Day. (H)
- 20 March – Spring equinox.
- 28–30 March – Skellig Coast Dark Sky Festival (Féile Spéartha Dorcha).
- 8–13 April – Cúirt Festival of Literature.
- 21 April – Easter Monday. (H)
- 1 May – Bealtaine.
- 2–10 May – Galway Theatre Festival.
- 5 May – May holiday. (H)
- 16–25 May – International Literature Festival Dublin.
- 24 May–2 June – Fleadh Nua festival.
- 28 May–1 June – Listowel Writers' Week.
- 2 June – June holiday. (H)
- 16 June – Bloomsday.
- 21 June – Summer solstice.
- 28 July–3 August – Galway Races.
- 1 August – Lúnasa.
- 4 August – August holiday. (H)
- 3–10 August – Fleadh Cheoil festival.
- 10–12 August – Puck Fair.
- 15–19 August – Rose of Tralee festival.
- 29–31 August – Electric Picnic festival.
- 22 September – Autumn equinox.
- 26–28 September – Galway Oyster Festival.
- September–October – Dublin Theatre Festival.
- October 4–10 – National Space Week.
- 27 October – October holiday. (H)
- 31 October – Hallowe'en.
- 1 November – Samhain.
- 21 December – Winter solstice.
- 25 December – Christmas Day. (H)
- 26 December – Saint Stephen's Day, also Lá an Dreoilín. (H)
See also: Public holidays in Ireland
Deaths
[edit]- 2 January – Pádraig Ó Snodaigh, 89, Irish language writer, publisher, activist, and former president of Conradh na Gaeilge.[13]
- 3 January – Donal Kelly, 86, journalist and news correspondent for RTÉ News.[14]
- 4 January – Colm Connolly, 82, journalist, newsreader and reporter for RTÉ News.[15]
- 8 January – Des O'Grady, 72, Gaelic footballer (St Finbarr's, Cork senior team) and politician, councillor (2014–2019).[16]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Minister O'Brien makes Orders appointing dates and times for Seanad Éireann general election". Government of Ireland (Press release). Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. 15 November 2024.
- ^ O'Donovan, Brian (31 December 2024). "Minimum wage will increase to €13.50 per hour on New Year's Day". RTÉ News.
- ^ Ordoñez, Franco (4 January 2025). "Biden awards Medal of Freedom to Hillary Clinton, Soros, Messi and 16 others". National Public Radio.
- ^ "Important Update To All 2025 Competitors. Following our message yesterday, we conducted a detailed review of the road and parking conditions around the key checkpoints (CP0, Kippure Estate, CP1, and CP2). We also examined mountain conditions..." facebook.com. Art O Neill Events (Official Facebook account of the Art O'Neill Challenge). 8 January 2025. Retrieved 9 January 2025.[self-published]
- ^ "As it happened: Day one of the 34th Dáil". RTÉ News. 18 December 2024.
- ^ a b "Presidential elections". The Electoral Commission. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ "Colin Farrell among Golden Globe winners for the third time". RTÉ News. 5 January 2025.
- ^ a b "Ireland to face Bulgaria in Nations League play-off". RTÉ Sport. 22 November 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f
- Leahy, Ed (13 December 2024). "Ireland begin World Cup qualifying campaign at home to Hungary in September". RTÉ Sport.
- Kennedy, Ciarán (13 December 2024). "World Cup qualifiers draw: Ireland to face Hungary, Armenia and Portugal-Denmark playoff winner". The Journal.
- ^ a b c d e f "Women's Nations League: Group B2". UEFA. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
- ^ a b "Fixtures and Results". Gaelic Athletic Association. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
- ^ Multiple sources:
- "Ireland Public Holidays 2025". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- "Holidays and Observances in Ireland in 2025". Time and Date. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- McGarry, Marion (4 January 2025). "The roots and traditions of Nollaig na mBan". RTÉ Brainstorm.
- "BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition". BTYSTE 2025 home page. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
- "Welcome to Irish Astronomy Week". Irish Astronomy Week. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
- "Skellig Coast Dark Sky Festival". Discover Iveragh. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
- "Cúirt home page". Cúirt 2025. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- "Fleadh Cheoil home page". Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- "Puck Fair: FAQ". Puck Fair. 22 November 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- "ILFD home page". International Literature Festival Dublin. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- "Fleadh Nua home page". Fleadh Nua. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- "About Space Week". Blackrock Castle Observatory. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
- O'Hara, Keith. "Festivals Ireland 2025: 99 To Look Forward To". The Irish Road Trip. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "An scríbhneoir agus an foilsitheoir Gaeilge Pádraig Ó Snodaigh tar éis bháis". RTÉ News (in Irish). 2 January 2025.
- ^ "Former RTÉ political editor Donal Kelly dies aged 86". RTÉ News. 3 January 2025. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
- ^ "Death announced of former RTÉ correspondent Colm Connolly". RTÉ News. 5 January 2025. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
- ^ "The death has occurred of Des O'Grady". rip.ie website. Retrieved 9 January 2025.