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EVENTS

January 22 - An Taoiseach , Jack Lynch , and Minister For External Affairs , Patrick Hillery , sign the Treaty Of Accession To The European Communities .

as British Paratroopers open fire on a banned Civil Rights march.

January 31 - An Taoiseach Jack Lynch announces a national day of mourning following the events in Derry the previous day.

February 1 - Rioting takes place in Dublin . The British Embassy is burned in Merrion Square.

February 9 - A day of disruption takes place in Northern Ireland as people take to the streets in protest.

February 10 - The IRA announces a ceasefire.

February 12 - William Craig launches the Ulster Vanguard Movement in Lisburn.

February 19 - The National Anti- EEC Committee organises a march along O'Connell Street.

February 26 - Crowds turn out to see Pelé and his club, Santos, play at Dalymount Park .

April 2 - Raidió Na Gaeltachta goes on the air.

April 17 - The government launches its EEC referendum campaign.

May 5 - RTC, Carlow becomes the first Regional Technical College to install a Computer - the computer is to be used for Business and Engineering courses and uses the Fortran and RPG languages and cost £ 10,000.

May 10 - In the referendum on Ireland's membership of the EEC the poll is almost five to one in favour.

June 13 - An Garda Síochána celebrates its 50th anniversary.

July 6 - Dmitri Shostakovich is presented with an honorary DMus degree at a ceremony in Trinity College Dublin .

July 12 - Over 2,000 refugees from Northern Ireland spend ''the Marching Season '' south of the border.

explosions in Belfast city centre.

troops invade no-go areas in Belfast , Derry and Newry .

August 20 - Commemorations are held at Béal na mBláth, County Cork , to mark the 50th anniversary of the death of Michael Collins .

December 13 - President De Valera signs documents covering Ireland 's entry into the EEC .

ARTS AND LITERATURE

William Trevor 's collection of stories '' The Ballroom Of Romance '' is published.

SPORTS

Olympics

Snooker

BIRTHS

January 27 - Keith Wood , former International rugby player.

DEATHS

January 11 - Pádraic Colum , poet and dramatist.

June 19 - John Blowick , co-founder St Columban’s Foreign Mission Society.

May 22 - Cecil Day Lewis , poet.

September 1 - Patricia Lynch , author.