1964 in Ireland

Events

January 3 - Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon arrive in Ireland for a seven-day visit.
February 21 - The new Garda Síochána training centre is opened in Templemore, County Tipperary.
March 16 - Sean Lemass arrives in London to officially launch Ireland Week.
March 21 - Brendan Behan's funeral takes place in Dublin.
May 23 - President de Valera, An Taoiseach Sean Lemass and An Tánaiste Seán MacEntee attend the official opening of the US Embassy in Dublin.
May 26 - The Fine Gael parliamentary party approves Declan Costello's Just Society programme.
June 1 - Jill, a two-year-old elephant, arrives at Dublin Airport from India. She is headed to a new home at Dublin Zoo.
September 5 - An Taoiseach Sean Lemass attends celebrations marking the silver jubilee of the first commercial transatlantic flight.
September 19 - The Abbey Theatre, Dublin closes in mourning for playwright Sean O'Casey who has died.