History

First public demonstration of TV by John Logie Baird
First public demonstration of TV by John Logie Baird John Logie Baird FRSE ( 13 August 1888 – 14 June 1946) was a Scottish inventor, electrical engineer, and innovator who demonstrated the world’s first live working television system on 26 January 1926. He went on to invent the first publicly demonstrated colour television system and the first viable purely electronic colour television picture tube. …

Con Houlihan, journalist, is born in Castleisland, Co. Kerry
Con Houlihan, journalist, is born in Castleisland, Co. Kerry Con Houlihan, (6 December 1925 – 4 August 2012) the renowned Irish sports journalist, was born in Castleisland, County Kerry. Cornelius Patrick Houlihan, known as Con Houlihan, was born on December 06, 1925. …

Eoin MacNeill, resigns from the Boundary Commission
Eoin MacNeill, resigns from the Boundary Commission Eoin MacNeill (Irish: Eoin Mac Néill; born John McNeill; 15 May 1867 – 15 October 1945) was an Irish scholar, Irish language enthusiast, Gaelic revivalist, nationalist and politician who served as Minister for Education from 1922 to 1925, Ceann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann from 1921 to 1922, Minister for Industries 1919 to 1921 and Minister for Finance January 1919 to April 1919. …

First moving image on a television screen when John Logie Baird transmitted the image of a, 15-year-old office boy in his London workshop.
First moving image on a television screen when John Logie Baird transmitted the image of a, 15-year-old office boy in his London workshop. …

Charles Haughey, Fianna Fáil leader and Taoiseach, is born in Castlebar, Co. Mayo
Charles Haughey, Fianna Fáil leader and Taoiseach, is born in Castlebar, Co. Mayo …

Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, exhibition burned down
Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, exhibition burned down Glasgow’s Kelvin Hall is a well known and loved building with a rich and varied lifetime, having been home to some of the city’s most exciting events, concerts and exhibitions. For more information visit the Kelvin Hall blog. …

Death of Matt Talbot. With the help of a priest friend, Matt overcomes chronic alcoholism and models his life on that of the monks, who lived in Ireland in the 6th and 7th centuries. It is a tough programme of prayer, fasting and almsgiving. He gives away
Death of Matt Talbot. With the help of a priest friend, Matt overcomes chronic alcoholism and models his life on that of the monks, who lived in Ireland in the 6th and 7th centuries. It is a tough programme of prayer, fasting and almsgiving. He gives away …

Máire de Paor (née McDermott) archaeologist and arts activist, is born in Buncrana, Co. Donegal
Máire de Paor (née McDermott) archaeologist and arts activist, is born in Buncrana, Co. Donegal …

Paddy Devlin, socialist politician, is born in Belfast
Paddy Devlin, socialist politician, is born in Belfast Patrick Joseph “Paddy” Devlin (8 March 1925 – 15 August 1999) was an Irish socialist, labour and civil rights activist and writer. He was a founding member of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP), a former Stormont MP, and a member of the 1974 Power Sharing Executive. …

Raymond Crotty, radical economist, is born in Co. Kilkenny
Raymond Crotty, radical economist, is born in Co. Kilkenny Raymond Crotty, the Irish economist and writer, was born in County Kilkenny. He was born on January 04, 1925, in Ballyduff, County Kilkenny, Ireland. Crotty was known for his contributions to economic thought and his advocacy for alternative economic policies, particularly in the context of Ireland’s development. …