1940 in Ireland
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See also: 1939 in Ireland, other events of 1940, 1941 in Ireland and the list of 'years in Ireland'.
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Events
- February 2 - Munster mined and sunk in Irish Sea
- March 9 - Trawler Leulos sunk by gunfire from U-38, NW of Tory Island - 11 dead. (she moved between the surfacing U-boat and English trawlers, in the hope that the tricolour would protect her while the English escaped)
- March 10 - City of Bremen rescues crew of Amor (Dutch) in the North Sea - 33 saved
- March 29 - Fire destroys the roof and upper rooms of St. Patrick's College in Maynooth.
- June 23 - Minister Frank Aiken encourages everyone to store food and water and to prepare a shelter in case of a direct hit.
- July 4 - Taoiseach Eamon de Valera announces that the policy of neutrality adopted last September will not be reversed.
- July 11 - Moyalla rescues survivors from Athellaird (British) off Cape Clear - 20 saved.
- July 15 - City of Limerick bombed by aircraft and sunk in Bay of Biscay - 2 dead.
- July 30 - Kyleclare rescues survivors from Clan Menzies (British) off Mayo coast - 52 saved.
- August 27 - Lanahrone rescues survivors from Goathland (British) off Kerry coast - 18 saved
- October 3 - The German news agency announces that the German government is willing to pay compensation for dropping bombs on Ireland.
- November 7 - Eamon de Valera, speaking in response to Winston Churchill's statement, says that there can be no question of handing over Irish ports for use by the British forces.
- November 24 - James Craig, the first Prime Minister of Northern Ireland, dies suddenly. He was the longest continually serving Prime Minister in Europe.
- December 21 - Innisfallen - while leaving Liverpool she hit a mine off Wirral shore near New Brighton and sank - four died.
- December 27 - Dr. John Charles McQuaid is consecrated as Archbishop of Dublin.
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Sports
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Births
- May 15 - Prionsias de Rossa, former leader of the Workers' Party & Democratic Left. He is a former Cabinet Minister and an MEP.
- October 19 - Michael Gambon, actor.
- November 17 - Luke Kelly, folk singer.
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