2023 in Ireland

Events during the year 2023 in Ireland.

For Northern Ireland, see 2023 in Northern Ireland.

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See also:2023 in Northern Ireland
Other events of 2023
List of years in Ireland

Incumbents
President Michael D. Higgins

Events

January
  • 2 January – A man was charged with the murder of Brazilian woman, Bruna Fonseca, who was found beaten and strangled in a flat in Cork on New Year's Day.[1]
  • 3 January – There were 931 patients without beds in Irish hospitals as the trolley crisis reached a record high.[2]
  • 4 January – The Irish data privacy board fined Meta Platforms €390 million for violations of the General Data Protection Regulation on Facebook and Instagram.[3]
  • 5 January – Met Éireann confirmed that 2022 was the hottest year in Ireland.[4]
  • 13 January
    • A man was arrested on suspicion of murder of a woman whose body was found in an apartment in Dublin.[5]
    • Two men were arrested after the fatal stabbing of a man in Finglas, the second such event in north Dublin in the previous 24 hours.[6]
    • Students Shane O'Connor and Liam Carew from County Tipperary won the 59th Young Scientist Exhibition.[7]
  • 15 January – An Irish citizen was reported on board a plane which crashed in the resort town of Pokhara in Nepal. All 72 passengers were killed.[8]
  • 17 January – A 24-year-old man was facing life in prison after he admitted murdering a vulnerable 76-year-old man, originally from China, at his home in Dublin in April 2021.[9]
  • 19 January – Argos retailer announced its intention to close all stores and operations in the Republic of Ireland at the end of June with the loss of 580 jobs.[10]
  • 21 January
  • 22 January – A man was arrested after an 89-year-old patient was killed in a violent assault at Mercy University Hospital in Cork.[13]

February
  • 2 February – The President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola began a two-day visit to Ireland. She addressed both Houses of the Oireachtas as part of the 50th anniversary (1 January 1973) of Ireland joining the European Economic Community (now the European Union), and met the President, Taoiseach, and Tánaiste.[14]
  • 3 February – The band Wild Youth were chosen to represent Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023, scheduled to take place in Liverpool, England.[15]
  • 6 February – The coronation stone for the High Kings of Ireland on the Hill of Tara – the Lia Fáil – was vandalised when the word "Fake" was spray painted on the 5,000-year-old granite stone.[16][17]
  • 7 February
  • 9 February
    • An Irish man in his 30s was shot and killed in New South Wales in Australia.[20]
    • Microsoft announced that it would cut 120 jobs from its Irish-based workforce as part of a global cost-cutting plan.[21]
  • 11 February – Three teenagers died after a car entered a river at Menlo Pier on the outskirts of Galway city.[22]
  • 12 February – Munster Technological University announced that information stolen from its computer systems in a cyberattack a week ago had appeared on the dark web.[23]
  • 18 February – Up to 50,000 people participated in an "Ireland for All" march and rally in Dublin in support of refugees and asylum seekers, and opposing racism and far-right groups.[24]
  • 19 February – An Irish bishop, David G. O'Connell, was shot dead in Los Angeles, California.[25]
  • 20 February – A 17-year-old boy was sentenced to life in prison for murdering 49-year-old Urantsetseg Tserendorj who was walking home from work in Dublin's north inner city in 2021.[26]
  • 21 February
    • The Government agreed a more targeted cost-of-living package, along with some universal payments, with €470m to be allocated for social protection measures.[27]
    • Dublin Airport suspended flights for thirty minutes during the evening in response to illegal unmanned aerial vehicle activity nearby. It was the fifth time in three weeks that airline flights were interrupted.[28]
  • 22 February – Róisín Shortall and Catherine Murphy announced that they would stand down as co-leaders of the Social Democrats, with a successor to be appointed "at an early date."[29]
  • 23 February – A 19-year-old man was in a critical condition in hospital after a serious assault in Swords in north Dublin. A 20-year-old man was arrested and subsequently charged.[30]
  • 26 February
    • Holly Cairns was announced as the next leader of the Social Democrats after all the party's other TDs ruled themselves out of any potential leadership contest.[31]
    • A 19-year-old man, who was seriously assaulted in Swords on 23 February died in hospital.[32]
  • 27 February – A man in his 60s was arrested after a man in his 30s was stabbed to death at a house in Kilkenny city.[33]
  • 28 February – Minister for Education Norma Foley reversed a plan for Leaving Certificate candidates to sit Paper 1 of their English and Irish exams at the end of fifth year, after facing strong opposition from a number of organisations, including teacher and student representative bodies.[34]

March
  • 1 March – A major emergency was declared at Wexford General Hospital as a result of a fire, with four wards including the ICU and over 200 patients being evacuated.[35]
  • 3 March – A 51-year-old criminal was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of 19-year-old Conor O'Brien in County Meath in August 2021 after he delivered a pizza to him.[36]
  • 8 March
    • The report of a 20-year survey by The Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland revealed that 56% of Ireland's native plant species are in decline due to habitat loss, altered grazing pressure, and degradation (re-seeding, over-fertilising, nitrogen deposition, herbicides, soil drainage, mineral enrichment), rather than rising temperatures whose botanical effects – so far – are minor. By contrast, 80% of non-native plants introduced into Ireland since 1500 have increased.[37]
    • The Taoiseach Leo Varadkar marked International Women's Day by announcing the Government's intention to hold a referendum in November to enshrine gender equality in the Constitution by amending Articles 40 and 41. Other referenda on separate issues may be held at the same time.[38]
  • 9 March – Met Éireann issued a Status Orange snow and ice warning for much of the country with significant accumulations of snow and icy conditions forecast.[39]
  • 13 March – The United States President Joe Biden announced that he will visit Ireland, north and south, in April for the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement (signed on 10 April 1998).[40] It was reported two weeks later that Biden will arrive in Belfast on 11 April, then he will be based in Dublin from 12–15 April from where he will make trips to other parts of the country. Former US president Bill Clinton and his wife Hillary will visit Belfast the following week.[41]
  • 15 March – 46-year-old Stephen Silver was found guilty of the capital murder of Detective Garda Colm Horkan who was shot dead in Castlerea, County Roscommon in June 2020.[42]
  • 16 March – Ryan Tubridy announced that he would be stepping down as the presenter of The Late Late Show after 14 years, with his last show in May.[43]
  • 17 March
    • Celebrations took place across the island of Ireland with massive crowds turning out to mark Saint Patrick's Day in towns and cities, with half a million people descending on Dublin city centre.[44]
    • Taoiseach Leo Varadkar held talks with US President Joe Biden as the two leaders marked Saint Patrick's Day at the White House.[45]
  • 21 March – Taoiseach Leo Varadkar launched the Government's national action plan to tackle racism in response to persistent racial discrimination in Ireland. The plan drew on a report published in April 2021 by the Anti Racism Committee, established in 2020 by the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth.[46]
  • 24 March – Ireland's first National Menopause Summit was held in the Mansion House (the Lord Mayor's residence in Dublin).[47]
  • 25 March – Three hundred people rallied in Galway against racism and discrimination. The Galway Communities Against Racism and Discrimination network sought to counter rhetoric by right-wing extremists against migrants and others by promoting diversity, respect, equality, and safety.[48]
  • 31 March

April

Sport

Association football
International friendly matches
Euro 2024 qualification
Forthcoming fixtures
  • 7 September – France v Ireland[57]
  • 13 October – Ireland v Greece[59]
  • 16 October – Gibraltar v Ireland[60]
  • 18 November – Netherlands v Ireland[61]

Rugby union
2023 Six Nations Championship
Forthcoming fixtures
2023 Rugby World Cup

Deaths

January
Micheál Mac Gréil

February
Niamh Bhreathnach
Mick Burns

March
Rita O'Hare

April

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