1985 in Ireland

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1985
in
Ireland
Centuries:
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See also:1985 in Northern Ireland
Other events of 1985
List of years in Ireland

Events from the year 1985 in Ireland.

Incumbents

Events

Arts and literature

Sport

Association football

Boxing

  • 8 June – Barry McGuigan won the WBA world featherweight boxing championship.

Golf

Rugby Union

Births

Full date unknown

Deaths

Full date unknown

See also

References

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  2. ^ Statement by Ms. Karen Gearon, representative of strking workers at Dunnes Stores in Ireland before the meeting of the Special Committee against Apartheid on the Day of Solidarity with South African Political Prisoners Archived 13 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine African National Congress. Retrieved: 2013-12-09.
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  4. ^ a b "Playography Ireland". Dublin: Irish Theatre Institute. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  5. ^ Gillespie, Elgy (14 June 1985). "Literature prize for Buncrana writer". The Irish Times.
  6. ^ "Springsteen draws 100,000 in Ireland". Montreal Gazette. 3 June 1985.
  7. ^ Marsh, Dave (2004). Bruce Springsteen – Two Hearts: The Definitive Biography, 1972-2003. New York: Routledge. p. 552. ISBN 0-415-96928X.
  8. ^ "Strabane singer Ryan Dolan for Eurovision final". BBC News. 15 May 2013. Archived from the original on 11 June 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  9. ^ "Purcell, Noel | Dictionary of Irish Biography". www.dib.ie. Retrieved 12 November 2022.