2010 in Ireland

Incumbents

• President: Mary McAleese
• Taoiseach: Brian Cowen (FF)
• Tánaiste: Mary Coughlan (FF)
• Minister for Finance: Brian Lenihan (FF)
• Chief Justice: John L. Murray
• Dáil: 30th
• Seanad: 23rd

Events

January

• 4 January – Met Éireann said Ireland was experiencing its most extreme cold spell of weather since 1963.
• 5 January – A bomb alert on Dorset Street in Dublin was caused when officials at a Slovakian airport planted explosives on an innocent civilian and allowed him to leave the country on Danube Wings Flight V5 8230 in a security test gone wrong.
• 7 January – Schools remained shut following the holiday period due to extreme weather. Taoiseach Brian Cowen makes his first comments on the matter. Schools remain shut anyway. Minister for Education and Science Batt O'Keeffe later changes his mind.
• 13 January – An Arkefly Boeing 767 flying from Amsterdam to the Netherlands Antilles was grounded at Shannon Airport after a man claimed there wss a bomb on board. All 242 passengers and crew were evacuated. 44-year-old Jorge Flores appears in court in Ennis to be charged for this the following day.
• 22 January – The Waterford Crystal tourist centre in Kilbarry, County Waterford closed.
• 25–27 January – Taoiseach Brian Cowen joined UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown at Hillsborough Castle in Belfast for cross-party talks on the devolution of policing and justice powers to the Northern Ireland administration.
• 26 January – Edwin Curry from Kilkenny was sentenced to four years in prison after being convicted of 189 counts of indecent assault against children between 1964 and 1985.
• 28 January – Former national swimming coach Ger Doyle was convicted of 34 counts of indecent assault and one count of sexual assault against children in his care and sentenced to six and half years in prison.

February

• 3 February – a fireball was seen across Ireland when a meteoroid explodes at an altitude of 100 miles, and fragments entered the atmosphere. Public excitement caused Astronomy Ireland's website to crash.
• 8 February – George Lee resigned from Fine Gael and Dáil Éireann with immediate effect, nine months after his election.
• 12 February
  • Déirdre de Búrca resigned from the Green Party and Seanad Éireann with immediate effect and criticised her former party leader John Gormley.
  • A fire on Capel Street in Dublin destroyed a head shop and a sex shop and forced the street to be shut down for the weekend.
• 13 February – West Jewellers of Grafton Street in Dublin closed down after 290 years.
• 18 February – Minister for Defence Willie O'Dea resigned after a controversy surrounding his remarks on a rival politician's relationship with brothels. Taoiseach Brian Cowen assigned himself temporary responsibility for the Department of Defence.
• 23 February – former Green Party leader Trevor Sargent resigned as a Minister of State after accepting that he made 'an error of judgment' in contacting gardaí about a case involving a constituent.

March

• 8 March
  • Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism Martin Cullen resigned from politics after seeking medical advice.
  • President of East Timor José Ramos-Horta began his two-day first official state visit to Ireland by meeting Taoiseach Brian Cowen, urging the country to continue providing economic support as a priority nation and receiving an honorary doctorate from University College Dublin.
• 9 March
  • Seven people were arrested, five in Waterford and two in Cork, over an alleged plot to assassinate Swedish artist Lars Vilks.
  • The Adelaide and Meath Hospital in Tallaght blamed "systemic and process failures" for more than 57,000 X-rays taken between 2005 and 2009 not being reviewed by medical professionals and admitted at least two patients received incorrect treatment, one of whom died and the other who is receiving cancer treatment.
  • A national strike by taxi drivers led to work stoppages at the country's three main airports, closed O'Connell Street in Dublin, and blocked other streets, while the High Court ordered protesters to leave their sit-in at the Commission for Taxi Regulation headquarters.
• 18 March – Former Chairman of Anglo Irish Bank Sean FitzPatrick was arrested at his home and has it searched under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 in Greystones, County Wicklow.
• Catholic sexual abuse scandal in Ireland:
  • 20 March – Pope Benedict XVI's special pastoral letter to Irish Catholics on the issue was published by the Vatican to be read the following day in churches.
  • 21 March – A man confronted Bishop of Kerry William Murphy in the pulpit in the middle of the Gospel at St Mary's Cathedral, Killarney, while protesters walked out during Mass at St Mary's Pro-Cathedral in Dublin.
• 23 March – The taoiseach reshuffled his cabinet.
• 29 March – The new Limerick to Galway rail line was officially launched, reopening the rail links between the two cities for the first time in 34 years.

April

• 2 April – Alcohol was served in pubs and hotels in Limerick on Good Friday after businesses were given special legal permission to do so because of the Munster versus Leinster rugby match in the Celtic League at Thomond Park. Drinkers in Limerick benefited from an "area exemption order", which was introduced in section 10 of the Intoxicating Liquor Act 1962. This exemption was granted by a District Court judge to cover a special event, enabling pubs in Limerick to serve alcohol between the hours of 6pm and 11.30pm.
• 15 April – Volcanic ash from the eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland disrupted air traffic across northern and western Europe, including Ireland.
• 30 April – RTÉ radio broadcaster Gerry Ryan dies at his home in Dublin, age 53. He is buried on 6 May.

May

• 1 May – A carbon tax on home heating oil and other fuels was introduced by the government.
• 2 May – A Red C Poll for The Sunday Business Post showed the Labour party was the second-most popular party in Ireland, and that it had overtaken the Fianna Fáil party.
• 3 May
  • A further volcanic ash cloud returns over Irish skies, causing more chaos. It went away again by the 23rd.
  • Ten protected birds of prey – red kites, buzzards, white-tailed eagles, a golden eagle and a peregrine falcon – were found poisoned to death in counties Cork, Donegal, Kerry, Kildare, Leitrim, Waterford, and Wicklow, in "the worst spate of poisoning in recent years".
• 5 May
  • A group of retired and diseased coal miners protested in Dublin in a bid for compensation.
  • James Dillon is sentenced to life imprisonment at the Central Criminal Court for the murder of Roy Collins in Limerick on 9 April 2009.
  • The government narrowly defeated an opposition motion calling for an immediate by-election in Donegal South-West. Fianna Fáil deputies Frank Fahey and Timmy Dooley accidentally voted with the opposition.
  • The skeleton of a child discovered in a sand quarry arrived safely at Donegal County Museum after it was thought to have disappeared.
• 6 May
  • Bishop of Clogher Joseph Duffy's resignation was accepted by Pope Benedict XVI.
  • The Supreme Court ruled that Acts of the Oireachtas or Statutory Instruments are not constitutionally obliged to be provided in both the English and Irish languages after a ten-year campaign led by Pól Ó Murchú.
• 11 May
  • Several substances commonly sold in head shops were outlawed with immediate effect by the government.
  • Several people were injured by police as protesters attempted to storm Dáil Éireann in a campaign against bank bail-outs. An investigation is launched.
• 13 May
  • Taoiseach Brian Cowen gave a speech in which he admitted for the first time that "domestic vulnerabilities" nearly caused Ireland's banking system to collapse.
  • Tánaiste Mary Coughlan dismissed concerns about Ireland's sovereignty being under threat by the European Commission's "peer review" policy, calling it "populism that is inappropriate and incorrect".
• 14 May – The High Court ruled in favour of shutting the landfill at Kerrdiffstown, Ireland's most complained-about landfill.
• 15 May – Hundreds of people protested against Health Service Executive plans to close Loughloe House, a retirement hospital for the elderly in Athlone.
• 18 May
  • Protesters gathered outside Dáil Éireann to condemn cutbacks by the government.
  • The Health Service Executive began its nationwide cervical cancer vaccination campaign.
  • Kieran O'Reilly was appointed as Bishop of Killaloe by the Vatican.
• 19 May
  • Bishop of Ardagh and Clonmacnois Colm O'Reilly's resignation was accepted by Pope Benedict XVI, but there was no formal announcement and the diocese was not sede vacante.
  • The government defeated by 77–72 a Fine Gael party motion calling for a date to be set for a by-election due in Waterford.
• 20 May – 186 Irish peacekeepers serving in Chad returned to Dublin, meaning no large battalions were working abroad for the first time in three decades.
• 21 May – The corpses of 40 children from Bethany Home in Rathgar were discovered in unmarked graves in Mount Jerome Cemetery, Dublin.
• 22 May – Thousands of people protested about the future of Wexford General Hospital.
• 25 May
  • Hundreds of people demonstrated outside Dáil Éireann in pursuit of job creation.
  • Captain Gráinne Cronin, the first female pilot at Aer Lingus, retired after 33 years.
• 26 May – The government defeated by 72–68 the Fine Gael Bye-Election Bill in Dáil Éireann] following the government's reluctance to hold by-elections for vacant seats in Donegal South-West, Waterford and Dublin South.
• 27 May
  • The Medical Council of Ireland began a fitness to practise inquiry into two doctors who removed the wrong kidney from "Master Conroy" at Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin, despite pleas to the contrary from his mother.
  • Amnesty International criticised the government's children's human rights record in the organisation's annual report.
• 28 May
  • The Health Service Executive revealed that 37 children died in its care since 2000.
  • The final part of the Cork to Dublin motorway opened in County Laois.
• 31 May – Eight Irish nationals were involved in the events surrounding the Gaza flotilla raid carried out by Israeli commandos in international waters, including former United Nations Assistant Secretary-General Denis Halliday and Nobel Peace Laureate Mairead Corrigan. Three Oireachtas members – Aengus Ó Snodaigh, Chris Andrews and Mark Daly – are denied access to the flotilla by Cypriot authorities the day before the raid.

June

• 1 June – Taoiseach Brian Cowen promised that the archive storage of electronic and paper records for future use is working fine.
• 3 June
  • Dáil Éireann was suspended for ten minutes of the morning due to rowdy scenes in the chamber as the opposition complained of "muzzling of parliament".
  • The returns for Ireland from the 1901 United Kingdom Census were made available online.
• 4 June
  • Fianna Fáil senator Larry Butler resigned the party whip due to an expenses scandal.
  • The M3 road was officially opened, two months sooner than anticipated.
  • The Health Service Executive said 151 children or young adults that it knew of died in the past decade, in addition to the 37 deaths in its care that it announced the previous week.
• 5 June – Fianna Fáil senator Ivor Callely resigned the party whip due to an expenses scandal.
• 7 June
  • Five Irish activists from the MV Rachel Corrie arrived back in Dublin after being deported from Israeli detention.
  • Dozens of people protested against the government's continuing attempts to close cancer services at St. Luke's Hospital in Dublin.
• 8 June
  • The Health Service Executive was criticised when a pregnant woman was told in error by medical staff at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda that her baby was dead.
  • The Health Service Executive published a report saying an elder abuse service received more than 1,800 allegations of abuse in the past year.
  • The funeral of Daniel McAnaspie, who went missing while in state care, took place in Finglas West.
• 9 June
  • Iran's Foreign Minister, Manouchehr Mottaki, dodged protesters and flying eggs at the Institute of International and European Affairs in Dublin: two people were kicked and punched, while three were arrested.
  • Dermot Earley retired as Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces.
• 11 June
  • The Labour party became the most popular political party for the first time.
  • Galway City Hall exploded.
• 12 June – Thousands of people protested in Mullingar in fear of cutbacks at the Midland Regional Hospital, booing and heckling political rhetoric.
• Challenge to the leadership of Enda Kenny by Richard Bruton:
  • 14 June – Fine Gael party leader Enda Kenny dismissed his Opposition Spokesperson on Finance Richard Bruton after learning of his bid to overthrow him.
  • 15 June – Simon Coveney, Denis Naughten, Olwyn Enright, Olivia Mitchell, Fergus O'Dowd, Michael Creed, Billy Timmins, Leo Varadkar and Brian Hayes expressed their lack of confidence in Enda Kenny.
  • 17 June – Enda Kenny survived a vote of no confidence.
• 14 June – The Catholic Church paid out-of-court damages of more than €250,000 to a woman abused by paedophile priest Brendan Smyth.
• 15 June
  • The Saville Inquiry into Bloody Sunday in 1972 was published, prompting an apology from the prime minister of the UK, David Cameron, while the civilians targeted by British paratroopers were confirmed to have been wrongly killed.
  • The government survived an Opposition motion of no confidence in the taoiseach, Brian Cowen by five votes.
  • An Israeli diplomat was expelled from Ireland as punishment for the country's misuse of forged Irish passports in the assassination of Mahmoud al-Mabhouh in Dubai.
• 16 June – The Dublin Rape Crisis Centre reported an increase in calls of more than 41 percent from the previous year.
• 17 June – Ireland's Catholic bishops asked the government to provide a free vote for all TDs and senators on the Civil Partnership Bill, accusing them of trying to make same-sex relationships "as similar as possible to marriage" in what they perceived to be a violation of the Constitution of Ireland. John Gormley said: "I thought we had left the era of church interference behind us".
• 19 June – Around 40,000 people availed of the only opportunity to walk beneath the River Shannon via the Limerick Tunnel as it officially opened.
• 21 June
  • The government dropped its challenge to a High Court ruling saying Irish law on transgender rights breaks the European Convention on Human Rights, with Lydia Foy's 13-year battle against the government to be recognised as a woman ending successfully.
  • The High Court ruled that numerous houses can be repossessed.
  • Fine Gael councillor Matt Lyons was elected Mayor of Sligo; Fianna Fáil Councillor Michael Crowe was elected Mayor of Galway.
• 22 June
  • A new Waterford Crystal facility opened officially.
  • Ireland, represented by Minister for Transport Noel Dempsey, collected an award from the European Transport Safety Council for a 41 percent reduction in its road deaths since 2001.
• 23 June
  • The Railway Safety Commission reported that 2009 was a good year, with no passengers killed or seriously injured and only three trespassers and one construction worker being killed.
  • Dáil Éireann legalised the passing of files connected to the death of children in state care from the Health Service Executive to Mary Harney.
• 24 June
  • Authorities investigated a Health Service Executive training fund from which 31 trips abroad were extracted, including trips to Australia, Hong Kong, the United Kingdom and the United States. The HSE complains about it.
  • Mary Harney promised she would not sell off the site of St. Luke's Hospital after she merged it into the Health Service Executive.
  • the International Monetary Fund released the findings on Ireland that were collected over two weeks in May by a delegation.
  • Labour party councillor Mick O'Connell was elected Lord Mayor of Cork.
• 25 June – Taoiseach Brian Cowen and Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources Eamon Ryan attended a meeting of the British–Irish Council in Guernsey.
• 26 June
  • Thousands of people paraded as part of Dublin Pride.
  • Diocese of Cloyne child protection delegate Father Bill Bermingham resigned after mishandling a sexual abuse accusation made against a priest.
• 28 June
  • The High Court granted permission for 13 repossessions.
  • The Health Service Executive announced the closure of Louth County Hospital's emergency department, despite years of campaigning by local people for it to be kept open.
  • Fine Gael councillor Gerry Breen was elected Lord Mayor of Dublin; Fine Gael councillor Marie Byrne was elected Mayor of Limerick.
• 29 June
  • The European Commission extended the Bank Guarantee Scheme to include the rest of 2010.
  • One member of an alleged Russian spy ring operating in the United States was accused of misusing a false Irish passport.
  • The Wildlife Bill, outlawing stag hunting, passed successfully through Dáil Éireann, with the government winning the vote 75-72 (75–71 in a walk-through vote).
• 30 June – Mary Harney's Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill, designed to dismantle the board at St. Luke's Hospital and merge the hospital's staff and assets into the Health Service Executive, passed through Dáil Éireann.

July

• 1 July
  • Dáil Éireann passed the Civil Partnership Bill without a vote. It is signed into law by the President on 19 July.
  • Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny named his new team, including his challenger Richard Bruton and former leader Michael Noonan, while James Reilly replaced Bruton as the party's deputy leader.
• 11 July – Eight people were killed in a traffic collision on the Inishowen Peninsula in County Donegal; it was Ireland's deadliest road accident.

September

• 14 September – Taoiseach Brian Cowen gave a controversial nine-minute interview to Cathal Mac Coille on the Morning Ireland radio programme from a Fianna Fáil think-in in Galway; the interview received international attention and led to increased pressure for Cowen to resign.
• 29 September – A male protester drove a cement truck as far as the gates of Leinster House early in the morning. It came with the slogan "Anglo Toxic Bank" and its number plate read as "bankrupt"; the man was promptly arrested by gardaí.

October

• 30 October – Ten thousand people attended a rally held in opposition to service cuts at Our Lady's Hospital, in Navan, County Meath.

November

• November – Tayto Park amusement park opened in County Meath.
• 1 November – Minister for Health and Children Mary Harney was pelted with red paint while attempting to open a mental healthcare facility in Dublin.
• 2 November – Teachta Dála Jim McDaid resigned from Dáil Éireann, causing a fourth by-election.
• 3 November
  • More than 40,000 students from across the country marched upon Dáil Éireann to protest against government plans to increase student fees, the largest student protest for a generation. The Department of Finance is occupied by some students who are then forcibly removed by gardaí.
  • The High Court ruled as unconstitutional the government's delay in holding one of (since yesterday) four by-elections due in the country, forcing the government to announce the by-election in the Donegal South-West constituency for the end of the month.
• 4 November – A review by Tallaght Hospital into the non-examination of 58,000 adult X-rays by a radiologist concluded that there were "serious delays in reporting results" and that two of the patients experienced delayed diagnosis.
• 5 November – Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Brendan Smith reused a press release to announce a free cheese supplement for the poor, angering the public and generating international headlines.
• 11–14 November – First Kilkenomics Festival of comedy and economics at Kilkenny.
• 12 November – Minister for Health and Children Mary Harney was pelted with eggs and cheese in Nenagh.
• 16 November – An unemployed father asphyxiated his two daughters, aged six and two, and killed himself by crashing his car into a tree in Ballycotton, County Cork. Two adults and two children were found stabbed to death in a house in Newcastle West, County Limerick.
• 17 November – Pensioners gathered in Dublin to express opposition to government plans to threaten the impoverished people of Ireland with further cuts.
• 18 November
  • The International Monetary Fund (IMF) arrived in Ireland, though Taoiseach Brian Cowen insisted they were not there to bail out the state.
  • More than 1,000 students marched through Galway to protest against government plans to increase student fees.
• 19 November – Dublin Airport's Terminal 2 opened.
• 21 November – Eurozone countries agreed to a rescue package for Ireland from the European Financial Stability Facility in response to the country's financial crisis. Protesters gather outside Government Buildings on Merrion Street; a ministerial car hits and runs over a protester who is then taken away in an ambulance.
• 25 November – 2010 Donegal South-West by-election: Pearse Doherty of Sinn Féin was elected to Dáil Éireann.
• 27 November
  • about 50,000 people took part in a March for a Better Way from Wood Quay to a rally at the General Post Office in Dublin to protest against government spending cuts and tax increases.
  • A significant amount of snowfall began and continued into December, as Ireland experienced its third major spell of snowfall in less than two years, with 9 February, and 10 January previous to it.
• 30 November
  • The Minister for Justice Dermot Ahern, announced he would not contest the 2011 general election.
  • Rory O'Hanlon, TD for Cavan–Monaghan and former Ceann Comhairle, announced he would not contest the 2011 general election.

December

• December – Senator David Norris attempted to read the names of Anglo Irish Bank's bondholders into the Seanad Éireann record but was interrupted and ruled out of order.
• 1 December – More than 1,000 students marched peacefully through Cork to protest against government plans to increase student fees, while dozens of students erected a tent on the grounds of the Department of Education on Dublin's Marlborough Street and hold a "surprise conference" early morning protest.
• 2 December – Amid continuing snowy weather O'Connell Street in Dublin was shut following an explosion from a gas leak inside Kylemore Café.
• 7 December – The 2011 Budget is announced by Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan Jnr.
• 9 December – Fianna Fáil's Seán Ardagh, TD for Dublin South-Central, announced he would not contest the 2011 general election.
• 13 December
  • State-supported Allied Irish Bank was forced by the minister for finance to cancel planned €40m staff bonuses following public fury and indignation at the prospect.
  • Fianna Fáil's M. J. Nolan, TD for Carlow–Kilkenny, announced he would not contest the 2011 general election.
• 16 December – Fianna Fáil's Beverley Flynn, TD for Mayo, announced she would not contest the 2011 general election.
• 17 December – Minister for Transport, Fianna Fáil's Noel Dempsey, announced he would not contest the 2011 general election.
• 18 December – Ireland's smallest surviving baby is born weighing just 14oz.
• 19 December – The lowest temperature ever recorded in Northern Ireland, −18 °C.
• 20 December
  • A prison officer was arrested after heroin, cocaine, cannabis, and prescription drugs were found strapped to his leg during a search in Mountjoy Prison.
  • The High Court ruled that public rights of way existed in the grounds at Lissadell House, County Sligo.
• 21 December – A total lunar eclipse during sunrise occurred on the winter solstice.
• 22 December – A Galway pensioner died in Ireland's first case of death by spontaneous combustion.
• 25 December – December 2010 was the coldest on record, with a temperature of -17.5°C recorded in Straide, County Mayo.
• 30 December – Controversial former taoiseach, Fianna Fáil's Bertie Ahern, announced he would not contest the 2011 general election.

Full date unknown

• VenueOne, an internet start-up company was founded.

Arts, literature and sciences

• 4 January – Colm Tóibín won the prize for fiction at the 2009 Costa Book Awards for his sixth novel Brooklyn.
• 20 February – the 7th Irish Film and Television Awards take place at the Burlington Hotel in Dublin.
• 7 March – Richard Baneham won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects for his work on Avatar at the 82nd Academy Awards. Four other nominations were unsuccessful.
• 10 June – Teagasc and University College Cork scientists won the International Dairy Federation's Elie Metchnikoff Prize in Microbiology for their study of lactic acid bacteria.
• 17 June – Gerbrand Bakker won the International Dublin Literary Award for his novel The Twin (Boven is het stil).
• 21 June – the Criminal Courts of Justice won the Irish Architecture Awards's Public Choice Award.
• 30 June – Harry Clifton was appointed Ireland Professor of Poetry, succeeding Michael Longley.
• 26 July – Dublin was named the fourth City of Literature, a permanent title, by UNESCO.
• 27 July – Emma Donoghue (Room) and Paul Murray (Skippy Dies) were included on the longlist for the Man Booker Prize.
• 27 August – architects De Blacam & Meagher were the principal exhibitors in the Irish Pavilion at the Venice Biennale.
• 2 September – Seamus Heaney's poetry collection Human Chain was published and nominated for the 2010 Forward Poetry Prize. It wins on 6 October.
• October – Leanne O'Sullivan was awarded the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature for Cailleach: The Hag of Beara.
• Book censorship in the Republic of Ireland by the state ceased as all prior bans expired.

Sport

Association football

Friendly matches

• 2 March – Brazil 2–0 Ireland (Emirates Stadium, London). The fixture was part of FIFA's compensation to Ireland for the controversy surrounding the France v Ireland 2010 FIFA World Cup play-off.
• 25 May – Ireland 2–1 Paraguay (RDS, Dublin)
• 28 May – Ireland 3–0 Algeria (RDS, Dublin) :: Second and third full internationals to be played at the RDS, and first since 1992.
• 4 August – Airtricty League XI 1–7 Manchester United. United played against a League of Ireland Select XI in the first association football match at the new Aviva Stadium in Dublin.
• 11 August – Ireland 0–1 Argentina (Aviva Stadium, Dublin). First Irish senior international match to be played at the Aviva Stadium.
• 17 November – Ireland 1–2 Norway (Aviva Stadium, Dublin).

[[UEFA Euro 2012]]

• 3 September – Ireland 1–0 Armenia (Hanrapetakan Stadium, Yerevan)
• 7 September – Ireland 3–1 Andorra (Aviva Stadium, Dublin).
• 8 October – Ireland 2–3 Russia (Aviva Stadium, Dublin).
• 12 October – Ireland 1–1 Slovakia (Stadium Pod Dubnom, Žilina).

2010 League of Ireland

• 6 March – Beginning of League of Ireland season.
• 25 September – Sligo Rovers won the 2010 League of Ireland Cup.
• 29 October – End of League of Ireland season. Shamrock Rovers won the League.
• 14 November – Sligo Rovers won the 2010 FAI Cup.

Athletics

• 12 December – Ireland's Men's team claimed a gold medal in the Under-23 event at the European Cross Country Championships in Albufeira, Portugal. The Irish team of David McCarthy, Brendan O'Neill, Michael Mulhaire and David Rooney saw off the challenge of France and Spain to claim gold.

Boxing

• 19 February – Bernard Dunne announced his retirement from the sport.

Car racing

• 19 June – A co-driver died during the Donegal International Rally, the first time a competitor was killed in this event, and it ended. A memorial service was held for him the following day.

Gaelic games

• All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, May 2010 – September 2010 – Title won by Tipperary.
• All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, May 2010 – September 2010 – Title won by Cork.
• 11 July – Fans attacked the referee on the Croke Park pitch after a controversial ending to the 2010 Leinster Senior Football Championship Final between Louth and Meath.

Golf

• 20/21 June – Graeme McDowell won the 2010 U.S. Open, becoming the first European to do so since 1970.

International rules football

• Announced on 19 February:
  • 23 October – Ireland vs Australia (Gaelic Grounds, Limerick)
  • 30 October – Ireland vs Australia (Croke Park, Dublin)

Rugby union

Six Nations

• 6 February – Ireland 29-11 Italy
• 13 February – France 33-10 Ireland
• 27 February – England 16–20 Ireland
• 13 March – Ireland 27–12 Wales
• 20 March – Ireland 23–20 Scotland

:: John Hayes and Brian O'Driscoll achieved 100 caps against England and Wales respectively, the first and second Irish players to do so. :: Tommy Bowe was nominated for "Player of the Championship". He won.

Heineken Cup

• Munster & Leinster were both defeated in the Heineken cup by French clubs Biarritz and Toulouse.

Swimming

• 14 August – Gráinne Murphy won a silver medal in the 1,500m final at the 2010 European Aquatics Championships in Budapest, shaving eight seconds off the Irish record.

Tennis

2010 Australian Open

• 16 January – Louk Sorensen defeated Daniel King-Turner of New Zealand by 6–4, 7–6(3) to qualify for the 2010 Australian Open, the first Irishman to qualify for a main Grand Slam draw since 1985.
• 19 January – Louk Sorensen defeated Lu Yen-hsun, of Taiwan by 6–4, 3–6, 6–2, 6–1 in the first round of the 2010 Australian Open, becoming the first Irishman to win a Grand Slam match. He was defeated in the second round.
• 24 January – Sam Barry defeated Victor Baluda of Russia by 6–7 6–4 6–3, becoming the first Irishman to win a Junior main draw match.

Winter Olympics

• Ireland participated at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Included were Ireland's first bobsleigh team of pilot Aoife Hoey and brakewoman Claire Bergin, as well as Pat Shannon in the Skeleton and three skiers, including Niall O'Connor. Ireland's bobsleigh team faced a legal challenge from Australia who were later added as a 21st team.

Births

• 14 March – Tiger Roll, racehorse.
• 17 March – Ruler of the World, racehorse.

Deaths

January to July

• 1 January
  • Denis Keeley, 79, long-term partner of writer Philomena Lynott, cancer.
  • Michael Dwyer, 58, film correspondent with The Irish Times, illness.
• 3 January – Dick Hill, 71, former controller of programmes of RTÉ Television, sudden death.
• 4 January – Donal Donnelly, 78, actor (The Godfather Part III, The Dead).
• 10 January – Danny Fitzgerald, 48, retired Limerick hurler and Gaelic footballer.
• 17 January – Bob Stakelum, retired Tipperary hurler, Gaelic footballer and referee.
• 25 January – Pádraig MacKernan, 69, diplomat, Secretary General (Foreign Affairs), Ambassador to France and United States.
• 27 January – Martin Grace, 67, stunt performer, (James Bond film series, 1967–1985), aneurysm.
• 28 January – Mick Higgins, 87, retired Cavan Gaelic footballer and All-Ireland-winning captain.
• 4 February – Tomás Mac Giolla, 86, retired Workers' Party leader and TD.
• 10 February – Andy Creagh, 56, retired Cork hurler and Gaelic footballer.
• 16 February – Ronan Lawlor, 21, jockey, riding accident.
• 19 February – Pádraig Tyers, 84, retired Cork Gaelic footballer. and Irish language scholar
• 20 February – Niall McCrudden, 45, optician and socialite.
• 22 February
  • Paul Clancy, musician.
  • Eugene Lambert, 81, puppeteer.
• 25 February – Henry Barron, 81, Irish judge (granted first divorce, 1997), after short illness.
• 13 March – Michael 'Haulie' Donnellan, retired Clare hurler.
• 14 March – Pat Fanning, 91, retired Waterford hurler and President of the Gaelic Athletic Association from 1970 until 1973.
• 15 March
  • John Mulhern, 69, horse trainer.
  • Peter Moore, 70, retired Meath Gaelic footballer and coach.
• 31 March – Paddy McNicholl, musician and music promoter (Connolly's of Leap).
• 3 April – Derek Crozier, 92, Crosaire compiler with The Irish Times since 1943.
• 18 April – John Forde, 89, former Mayo Gaelic footballer.
• 19 April – Philip McGuinness, 26, Leitrim Gaelic footballer and hurler.
• 23 April – Denis Donovan, 60, international bridge player, heart attack.
• 27 April – Mick English, 77, former rugby union player.
• 30 April – Gerry Ryan, 53, broadcaster and presenter of RTÉ 2fm's The Gerry Ryan Show.
• 2 May – Michael Sayers, 98, writer and pioneer of live drama.
• 9 May – Rita Childers, 95, wife of former President Erskine Childers.
• 12 May – Bree O'Mara, 42, South African-born Irish novelist.
• 14 May – Fred O'Donovan, 80, former RTÉ Authority chairman.
• 19? May – Thomas Caffrey, 92, confectioner.
• 20 May – Breandán Ó Buachalla, 74, Irish language scholar.
• 21 May – Bill Long, 78, author and broadcaster.
• 23 May – Liam Tolan, 17, Meath minor Gaelic footballer, road traffic accident.
• 25 May – Catherine Molloy, 66, general practitioner.
• 26 May – Kieran Phelan, 60, Fianna Fáil senator, sudden death.
• 29 May – Adrian Freeman, Mayo hurler, traffic collision.
• 1 June – Diarmuid Whelan, 39, history academic.
• 15 June – Gene Morgan, 84, former Armagh Gaelic footballer.
• 22 June – Dinny O'Shea, 78, retired Kerry Gaelic footballer.
• 23 June – Dermot Earley, 62, former Chief of Staff of the Irish Defence Forces and former Roscommon Gaelic footballer.

July to December

• 10 July – Seán Dublin Bay Rockall Loftus, 82, activist, politician and lawyer.
• 15 July – Derek Nally, music promoter, manager and entrepreneur, heart attack.
• 19 July – Rory Brady, former Attorney General of Ireland (2002–2007).
• 24 July – Alex Higgins, 61, snooker player
• 10 August – Séamus Dolan, 95, former Fianna Fáil TD and Senator, Cathaoirleach of Seanad Éireann (1977–1981)
• 11 August – Eoghan Mac Aoidh, 24, guitarist, traffic collision.
• 13 August – Colin Stavely, 68, violinist and leader of the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra.
• 20 August – James Dooge, 88, former Fine Gael Senator, Minister for Foreign Affairs (1981–1982)
• 31 August – Mick Lally, 64, actor (Glenroe).
• 21 September – Vinnie Doyle, 72, newspaper editor (Irish Independent).
• 5 October – Moss Keane, 62, former rugby union footballer with Ireland.
• 8 October – Maurice Neligan, 73, former cardiothurasic surgeon and co-founder of Blackrock Clinic, carried out Ireland's first heart transplant.
• 10 October – Ger Feeney, Gaelic footballer.
• 15 October – Jim Dougal, 65, journalist.
• 24 October – Carey Joyce, 88, former Fianna Fáil politician.
• 28 October – Paddy Mullins, 91, former horse racing trainer.
• 31 October – Johnny O'Connor, 82, former Waterford hurler.
• 4 November – Larry Roddy, concert promoter and music activist.
• 15 November – Moira Hoey, 88, actress famous for her starring role as Mary Riordan in The Riordans.
• 25 November – Tony Dixon, 52, disc jockey and blogger, brief illness.
• 29 November – Paddy Comerford, 80, stage actor and comedy performer.
• 22 December – Michael Faherty (also known as Micheal O'Fatharta), 76, Ireland's first recorded death from spontaneous human combustion.
• 28 December – John Doyle, 80, former Tipperary hurler.
• 29 December – Jimmy Coffey, 101, former Tipperary hurler.

References

References

1. (4 January 2010). "Roads gritted but caution urged". [[RTÉ]].
2. Conor Lally. (6 January 2010). "Slovak authorities apologise as hidden explosives enter Dublin". [[The Irish Times]].
3. (5 January 2010). "Explosive reached Ireland after failed test". [[RTÉ]].
4. Cormac O'Keeffe. (6 January 2010). "Botched Slovak police test sparks explosives scare". [[Irish Examiner]].
5. Jason Walsh. (5 January 2010). "An explosive state". [[Forth magazine.
6. (6 January 2010). "Schools closed". [[RTÉ]].
7. (7 January 2010). "Comments by Taoiseach on Severe Weather". [[RTÉ]].
8. (8 January 2010). "All schools to close until Thursday". [[RTÉ]].
9. (11 January 2010). "Schools can open from Tuesday – O'Keeffe". [[RTÉ]].
10. (13 January 2010). "Plane grounded after emergency landing". [[RTÉ]].
11. (13 January 2010). "Bomb alert halts Amsterdam-Caribbean flight". [[Radio Netherlands Worldwide]].
12. (14 January 2010). "Plane diverted to Ireland after Dutch man cries bomb – reports". [[The Australian]].
13. (14 January 2010). "Man charged over plane security alert". [[RTÉ]].
14. (22 January 2010). "Waterford Crystal visitors' centre closes". [[RTÉ]].
15. (25 January 2010). "Brown and Cowen 'making progress' in NI talks". BBC NI News.
16. (26 January 2010). "All-party Northern Ireland crisis talks begin". BBC NI News.
17. McDonald, Henry. (27 January 2010). "Brown gives parties 48 hours to salvage Northern Ireland power-sharing". The Guardian.
18. (26 January 2010). "Four-year term for Kilkenny abuser". [[RTÉ]].
19. Mary Cody. (26 January 2010). "Four year sentence for Curry: Victims said they felt like "child prostitutes"". [[Kilkenny People]].
20. Jennifer Hough. (28 January 2010). "Sex abuse sentences 'do not fit crime'". [[Irish Examiner]].
21. (28 January 2010). "Olympic swim coach jailed for sexual assault". [[RTÉ]].
22. (29 January 2010). "Former swimming coach jailed for sex assaults on boys". [[The Irish Times]].
23. (29 January 2010). "Former Olympic swimming coach jailed for sexually abusing children". [[The Belfast Telegraph]].
24. (4 February 2010). "Space rock proves an atmospheric fireball". The Irish Times.
25. (4 February 2010). "Meteor sparks big light show". The Belfast Telegraph.
26. (3 February 2010). "Fireball spotted over Ireland". [[RTÉ]].
27. Paddy Clancy. (3 February 2010). "Fireball seen over Ireland". [[The Irish Times]]}}{{Dead link.
28. (4 February 2010). "Search for meteorite in midlands". [[RTÉ]].
29. (4 February 2010). "Meteor Storm Hits Ireland; Falling space rocks light up the night sky.". The Mirror.
30. (8 February 2010). "George Lee quits Dáil and Fine Gael". [[RTÉ]].
31. (9 February 2010). "Kenny keeps a low profile after resignation". [[Irish Independent]].
32. (12 February 2010). "De Burca announces resignation". [[The Belfast Telegraph]].
33. Déirdre de Búrca. (12 February 2010). "Déirdre de Búrca's letter of resignation". [[RTÉ]].
34. Fiach Kelly. (13 February 2010). "Gormley hits out at scathing attack on his record". [[Irish Independent]].
35. Shaun Connolly. (13 February 2010). "Gormley reeling after de Búrca attack". [[Irish Examiner]].
36. (12 February 2010). "Head shop destroyed in Capel Street fire". [[RTÉ]].
37. Rosita Boland. (13 February 2010). "Grafton Street loses some of its sparkle". [[The Irish Times]].
38. (18 February 2010). "Willie O'Dea resigns as Minister for Defence". [[RTÉ]].
39. Éanna Ó Caollaí. (18 February 2010). "Willie O'Dea resigns as Minister for Defence". [[The Irish Times]].
40. (18 February 2010). "Brothel remark Irish defence minister O'Dea resigns". BBC.
41. (23 February 2010). "Sargent resigns as Minister of State". RTÉ News.
42. (8 March 2010). "Martin Cullen resigns from Dáil and Cabinet". [[RTÉ]].
43. (8 March 2010). "Cullen resigns from Cabinet and Dáil on health grounds". [[The Irish Times]].
44. (8 March 2010). "Ireland urged to maintain East Timor support". [[RTÉ]].
45. Mary Fitzgerald. (8 March 2010). "Timor-Leste's Ramos Horta in Dublin". [[The Irish Times]].
46. (9 March 2010). "Arrests over alleged plot to kill cartoonist". [[RTÉ]].
47. (9 March 2010). "Irish arrests over 'plot to kill Swedish cartoonist'". [[BBC]].
48. (9 March 2010). "Irish police arrest 7 on murder plot charges". [[CNN]].
49. (9 March 2010). "57,000 X-rays not reviewed at Tallaght". [[RTÉ]].
50. (9 March 2010). "Hospital admits x-rays not reviewed". [[The Irish Times]].
51. (9 March 2010). "Taxi drivers end Dublin protests". [[RTÉ]].
52. Éanna Ó Caollaí. (9 March 2010). "Taxi protests come to an end". [[The Irish Times]].
53. (9 March 2010). "Taxi drivers protest at three main airports". Ireland Online.
54. (18 March 2010). "Sean FitzPatrick held in fraud inquiry". [[RTÉ]].
55. David Sharrock. (19 March 2010). "Former Anglo Irish chairman arrested in fraud investigation". [[The Times]].
56. Hazel Tyldesley. (18 March 2010). "Fraud Squad Questions Former Irish Banker". [[Sky News]].
57. (18 March 2010). "Irish police fraud squad arrests ex-bank boss". [[France24]].
58. David Jolly. (18 March 2010). "Police Said to Arrest Ex-Chairman of Irish Bank". [[The New York Times]].
59. (20 March 2010). "Pope 'truly sorry' for child sex abuse". [[RTÉ]].
60. (20 March 2010). "Pope Benedict apologises for Irish priests' sex abuse". BBC.
61. (20 March 2010). "Pope apologizes to Irish sex abuse victims". [[CBC.ca.
62. (20 March 2010). "Pope says 'sorry' for Irish church abuse". [[CNN]].
63. (21 March 2010). "Pope's Letter Does Little to Assuage Irish Anger". [[The New York Times]].
64. (22 March 2010). "Leading article: A landmark for Ireland, if not yet for Catholicism". [[The Independent]].
65. Anne Lucey. (22 March 2010). "Man escorted from Mass after interruption". [[The Irish Times]].
66. (23 March 2010). "Killeen, Carey promoted to Cabinet". [[RTÉ]].
67. (29 March 2010). "Limerick & Galway reconnected by rail again". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
68. (2 April 2010). "Limerick pubs break from tradition". RTÉ News.
69. (2 April 2010). "Good Friday in Limerick as pubs open". Irish Times.
70. (15 April 2010). "Cork, Shannon restrictions lifted". RTÉ News.
71. (15 April 2010). "Irish flights grounded as Icelandic ash shuts airspace". The Irish Times.
72. (16 April 2010). "Irish airspace restrictions lifted". RTÉ News.
73. (16 April 2010). "Europe flight restrictions continue". The Irish Times.
74. (6 May 2010). "Broadcaster Gerry Ryan laid to rest". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
75. (1 May 2010). "Introduction of carbon tax on heating oil". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
76. (1 May 2010). "Dramatic surge in support for Labour – poll". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
77. (23 May 2010). "Iceland volcano 'no longer in activity'". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
78. (3 May 2010). "Protected birds killed by poison". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
79. (5 May 2010). "Coal miners protest over compensation". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
80. (5 May 2010). "Man jailed for life for Roy Collins' murder". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
81. (5 May 2010). "Immediate Donegal bye-election voted down". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
82. (5 May 2010). "Missing skeleton given to Donegal museum". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
83. (6 May 2010). "Pope accepts resignation of Bishop Duffy". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
84. (6 May 2010). "Supreme Court rules on law translation". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
85. (11 May 2010). "Immediate ban for head shop substances". RTÉ.
86. [[Harry McGee. (12 May 2010). "Dáil unrest as gardaí and protesters clash". The Irish Times.
87. Farrelly, Brendan. (12 May 2010). "Gardaí bring out batons as breakaway protesters try to storm Leinster House". Irish Independent.
88. (11 May 2010). "Protest at Dáil over bank bailout". RTÉ.
89. [[Harry McGee. (12 May 2010). "Gardaí investigating Dáil protest". The Irish Times.
90. (13 May 2010). "Taoiseach defends handling of economy". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
91. (12 May 2010). "EU wants to check national budgets". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
92. (13 May 2010). "Ireland's sovereignty not an issue – Tánaiste". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
93. (14 May 2010). "High Court grants order to close Naas landfill". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
94. (15 May 2010). "Protest at HSE plans to shut Loughloe House". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
95. (18 May 2010). "1,000 protest over Government cutbacks". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
96. (18 May 2010). "Cervical cancer vaccine campaign begins". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
97. (18 May 2010). "O'Reilly succeeds Walsh as Bishop of Killaloe". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
98. (19 May 2010). "Bishop O'Reilly's resignation accepted". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
99. (19 May 2010). "Govt defeats motion on Waterford bye-election". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
100. (20 May 2010). "Irish peacekeepers return from Chad". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
101. (21 May 2010). "Bethany infants buried in unmarked graves". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
102. (22 May 2010). "Protest over future of Wexford General". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
103. (25 May 2010). "Protest at Dáil to call for job creation". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
104. (25 May 2010). "First female Aer Lingus pilot retires". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
105. (26 May 2010). "Bye-election Bill defeated". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
106. (27 May 2010). "Inquiry over removal of wrong kidney". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
107. (27 May 2010). "Amnesty criticises Govt record on children". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
108. (28 May 2010). "37 children died in State care since 2000". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
109. (28 May 2010). "Final section of Dublin to Cork motorway opens". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
110. (31 May 2010). "Eight Irish involved in Gaza flotilla – DFA". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
111. (30 May 2010). "Delegation blocked from joining Gaza flotilla". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
112. (1 June 2010). "Taoiseach says archives are safe". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
113. (3 June 2010). "Rowdy scenes in Dáil over sitting proposals". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
114. (3 June 2010). "1901 Census made available online". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
115. (4 June 2010). "FF Senator resigns whip over expenses". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
116. (4 June 2010). "Controversial M3 opens ahead of schedule". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
117. (4 June 2010). "151 young people known to HSE died since 2000". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
118. (5 June 2010). "Ivor Callely resigns FF party whip". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
119. (7 June 2010). "Rachel Corrie activists 'relieved' to be home". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
120. (6 June 2010). "Israel deports activists from Irish aid ship". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
121. (7 June 2010). "Protest held against cancer services closure". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
122. (8 June 2010). "HSE sets up helpline after foetus misdiagnosis". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
123. (8 June 2010). "HSE receives 1,800 allegations of elder abuse". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
124. (8 June 2010). "Funeral of Daniel McAnaspie takes place". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
125. (9 June 2010). "Three arrests over Iran protest in Dublin". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
126. (9 June 2010). "Lt Gen Dermot Earley retires". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
127. (10 June 2010). "Labour most popular party – poll". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
128. (12 June 2010). "Explosion at Galway City Hall". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
129. (12 June 2010). "Protest in Mullingar over hospital fear". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
130. (14 June 2010). "Enda Kenny says challenge is 'misjudged'". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
131. (15 June 2010). "Nine FG frontbenchers lose confidence in Kenny". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
132. (17 June 2010). "Enda Kenny survives confidence vote". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
133. (14 June 2010). "Church pays abuse victim over €250k". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
134. (15 June 2010). "Saville: Bloody Sunday killings unjustifiable". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
135. (15 June 2010). "Govt wins Brian Cowen confidence motion". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
136. (15 June 2010). "Taoiseach confidence motion – As it happened". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
137. (15 June 2010). "Israeli diplomat expelled by Irish Government". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
138. (16 June 2010). "Rape crisis centre reports increase in calls". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
139. (17 June 2010). "Bishops want free vote on civil partnership". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
140. (19 June 2010). "40,000 walk through Limerick Tunnel". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
141. (21 June 2010). "Government withdraws transgender appeal". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
142. (21 June 2010). "High Court issues repossession orders". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
143. (21 June 2010). "Mayors elected in Galway city and Sligo". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
144. (22 June 2010). "Waterford Crystal facility opens". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
145. (22 June 2010). "Ireland recognised for road deaths reduction". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
146. (23 June 2010). "Good year for rail safety despite crashes". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
147. (23 June 2010). "Labour votes with Govt as Health Bill passed". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
148. (24 June 2010). "HSE training fund paid for 31 foreign trips". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
149. (25 June 2010). "HSE submits formal complaint on training fund". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
150. (24 June 2010). "St Luke's site will not be sold, says Harney". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
151. (24 June 2010). "IMF warns Ireland must stay on target". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
152. (24 June 2010). "International Monetary Fund Ireland Statement". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
153. (24 June 2010). "Mick O'Connell elected Mayor of Cork". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
154. (25 June 2010). "Cowen attends British-Irish Council meeting". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
155. (26 June 2010). "Thousands take part in Dublin Pride Parade". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
156. (26 June 2010). "Priest resigns over handling of abuse case". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
157. (28 June 2010). "High Court grants 13 repossessions". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
158. (28 June 2010). "Louth County emergency dept to close". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
159. (28 June 2010). "Dublin and Limerick councils elect mayors". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
160. (29 June 2010). "Europe extends Bank Guarantee Scheme". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
161. (29 June 2010). "Fake Irish passport allegation in spy case". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
162. (29 June 2010). "Government wins vote on Wildlife Bill". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
163. (30 June 2010). "Bill on St Luke's Hospital passes in Dáil". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
164. (1 July 2010). "Civil Partnership Bill passes through Dáil". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
165. (17 July 2010). "Civil Partnership Bill signed into law". [[The Irish Times]].
166. (1 July 2010). "Bruton & Noonan return to Fine Gael frontbench". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
167. According to [https://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2010/0712/breaking44.html ''The Irish Times''] {{Webarchive. link. (21 October 2012 , "National Roads Authority road safety expert Stephen Lambert said last night's death toll was the highest number of fatalities in a single crash since records began in 1961".)
168. Watts, Alex. (13 July 2010). "Funeral Plans For Men Killed in Irish Crash". [[British Sky Broadcasting.
169. (15 July 2010). "Funerals for Donegal crash". BBC.
170. (12 July 2010). "Eight-death crash 'worst on record'". [[Independent News & Media]].
171. (15 September 2010). "What was said: Extract from Morning Ireland interview". [[Thomas Crosbie Holdings]].
172. Sheahan, Fionnan. (15 September 2010). "Morning Ireland was a real new low for Brian Cowen". [[Independent News & Media]].
173. McDonald, Henry. (20 September 2010). "Irish PM Brian Cowen under pressure after 'drunk' radio interview". [[The Guardian]].
174. (29 September 2010). "'Toxic' truck driven at Leinster House gates". BBC.
175. (30 October 2010). "10,000 protest over Navan health cuts". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
176. (1 November 2010). "Irish minister pelted with paint". [[Singapore Press Holdings]].
177. (1 November 2010). "Irish Health Minister Pelted With Paint Over Cuts: Ireland's health minister pelted with red paint as protesters decry plans to slash health jobs". [[The Walt Disney Company]].
178. (1 November 2010). "Councillor quizzed over Harney paint incident". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
179. Collins, Stephen. (3 November 2010). "Independent TDs needed for budget to pass after McDaid quits". Irish Times Trust.
180. Halpin, Padraic. (2 November 2010). "Rebel Irish government MP resigns-spokeswoman". [[Reuters]].
181. Flynn, Seán. (4 November 2010). "25,000 protest against fees increase". Irish Times Trust.
182. (3 November 2010). "Riot police and students clash in Dublin violence". BBC.
183. (4 November 2010). "Donegal byelection to be held by end of November". Irish Times Trust.
184. (3 November 2010). "Sinn Féin wins Donegal by-election High Court ruling". BBC.
185. (4 November 2010). "Government to hold by-election this month". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
186. (4 November 2010). "Two patients had delayed diagnosis at Tallaght". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
187. O'Carroll, Lisa. (5 November 2010). "Let them eat cheese: anger as Ireland plans handouts of cheddar to the poor – Irish government's offer of chunks from EU cheese mountain prompts outrage from opposition politicians and public". [[The Guardian]].
188. (6 November 2010). "Free cheese for the poor". [[Sun Media]].
189. (12 November 2010). "Eggs and cheese thrown at Mary Harney's car". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
190. Kane, Conor. (12 November 2010). "Eggs, cheese thrown at Harney's car". Irish Times Trust.
191. (17 November 2010). "Seven dead in black day of attacks on families". Irish Times Trust.
192. Sheridan, Kathy. (20 November 2010). "A mystery that may never be solved". Irish Times Trust.
193. (20 November 2010). "Research into family killings tells us little about the horrific reality". [[Independent News & Media]].
194. (17 November 2010). "Pensioners urge Govt to 'protect the weakest'". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
195. (18 November 2010). "Historic day as EU/IMF officials arrive ... though Taoiseach still insists they are not here to bail out State". [[Thomas Crosbie Holdings]].
196. (18 November 2010). "IMF and EU team arrive to examine economy". [[TV3 (Ireland).
197. [[Colm Tóibín. (20 November 2010). "Looking at Ireland, I don't know whether to laugh or cry: As the moneymen from the IMF move into Dublin, novelist Colm Tóibín considers his country's bloody past, turbulent present and uncertain future". [[The Guardian]].
198. Siggins, Lorna. (19 November 2010). "Students march in Galway pre-budget protest". Irish Times Trust.
199. (19 November 2010). "Terminal 2 opens at Dublin Airport". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
200. (22 November 2010). "Ireland agrees rescue package with EU". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
201. (21 November 2010). "Irish application for IMF/EU rescue package approved". Irish Times Trust.
202. (21 November 2010). "Irish ministerial car hits protester". BBC.
203. [http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/1127/economy.html Thousands march against austerity measures.] RTÉ. 27 November 2010.
204. [http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/1202/dublin_airport_weather.html RTÉ]
205. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-11901681 BBC]
206. "''The Irish Times''".
207. link. (29 March 2012)
208. [https://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2010/1201/1224284485967.html Minister says he never wanted to lead Fianna Fáil.] {{Webarchive. link. (22 October 2012 ''Irish times'', 1 December 2010.)
209. [http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/ffs-ohanlon-will-not-contest-seat-at-election-483828.html FF's O'Hanlon will not contest seat at Election.] ''[[Irish Examiner]]'', 30 November 2010.
210. (5 December 2010). "Norris silenced after revealing names of bondholders". Independent News & Media.
211. (23 January 2012). "Bank Bondholders to Be Paid While Irish Public Howls". The New York Times.
212. (2 December 2010). "Students urged to vote in general election during protest rally in Cork". Irish Times Trust.
213. Nihill, Cian. (2 December 2010). "Suspected wall collapse shuts café". Irish Times Trust.
214. (7 December 2010). "Budget 2011 - Documents". RTÉ News.
215. [https://archive.today/20120804202725/http://www.independent.ie/national-news/veteran-fianna-fail-td-sean-ardagh-to-quit-politics-2455812.html Veteran Fianna Fail TD Sean Ardagh to quit politics.] ''Irish Independent'', 10 December 2010.
216. [https://archive.today/20120802112613/http://www.independent.ie/breaking-news/national-news/aib-in-uturn-over-40m-euro-bonuses-2459280.html AIB in U-turn over 40m euro bonuses.] ''Irish Independent'', 13 December 2010.
217. [http://www.independent.ie/business/irish/bank-blocks-bonus-after-bailout-threat-2459637.html Bank blocks bonus after bailout threat.] ''Irish Independent'', 14 December 2010.
218. [https://archive.today/20120802160103/http://www.independent.ie/opinion/analysis/lenihan-plays-hardball-as-aibs-defence-crumbles-2459416.html Lenihan plays hardball as AIB's defence crumbles.] ''Irish Independent'', 14 December 2010.
219. [https://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2010/1213/breaking57.html Cowen pays tribute to departing TD.] {{Webarchive. link. (22 October 2012 ''Irish Times'', 13 December 2010.)
220. [https://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2010/1217/1224285737347.html Flynn not to stand in next election.] {{Webarchive. link. (22 October 2012 ''Irish times'', 17 December 2010.)
221. [https://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2010/1217/breaking18.html Dempsey denies fear of voters.] {{Webarchive. link. (22 October 2012 ''Irish times'', 17 December 2010.)
222. (20 December 2010). "Officer caught carrying drugs into Mountjoy". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
223. (20 December 2010). "Court rules on Lissadell right of way case". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
224. [https://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2010/1221/breaking8.html Lunar eclipse for sky watchers.] {{Webarchive. link. (22 October 2012 ''Irish Times'', 21 December 2010.)
225. (staff writer). (2011-09-23). "'First Irish case' of death by spontaneous combustion".
226. McDonald, Brian. (2020-05-20). "Man died from spontaneous human combustion, inquest finds".
227. [https://archive.today/20120804070853/http://www.independent.ie/national-news/more-snow-on-way-after-coldest-ever-december-2483944.html More snow on way after coldest ever December.] ''Irish Independent'', 5 January 2010.
228. McDonald, Henry. (30 December 2010). "Bertie Ahern: I will not stand in Irish elections". [[The Guardian]].
229. (30 December 2010). "Ahern to retire from politics". [[Thomas Crosbie Holdings]].
230. "Board of Directors MoneyMate". Moneymate.com.
231. Eoin Burke-Kennedy. (4 January 2010). "Tóibín novel wins Costa fiction prize". [[The Irish Times]]}}{{Dead link.
232. (4 January 2010). "Tóibín wins Costa Novel Award". [[RTÉ]].
233. (11 January 2010). "IFTA nominations are announced". [[RTÉ]].
234. (8 March 2010). "Dubliner among the Oscar winners". [[RTÉ]].
235. (10 June 2010). "Irish scientists get award for dairy research". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
236. Flood, Alison. (17 June 2010). "Dutch gardener reaps Impac prize". [[The Guardian]].
237. (21 June 2010). "Criminal courts win architectural prize". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
238. (30 June 2010). "Clifton appointed Ireland Professor of Poetry". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
239. (26 July 2010). "Dublin named UNESCO City of Literature". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
240. Carroll, Steven. (26 July 2010). "Dublin named 'city of literature'". Irish Times Trust.
241. (27 July 2010). "Two Irish authors on Booker longlist". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
242. Spain, John. (28 July 2010). "Two Irish contenders for Booker prize". Independent News & Media.
243. (August 2010). "Venice Biennale Irish Pavilion". e-architect.
244. [http://www.faber.co.uk/work/human-chain/9780571269228/ ''Human Chain''] {{webarchive. link. (9 August 2010 at [[Faber and Faber]]. Retrieved: 23 August 2010)
245. Boland, Rosita. (7 October 2010). "Heaney 'honoured' to win £10,000 Forward Prize". Irish Times Trust.
246. Page, Benedicte. (6 October 2010). "Seamus Heaney wins £10k Forward poetry prize for Human Chain". [[The Guardian]].
247. (10 October 2010). "Cork poet O'Sullivan wins Rooney prize". The Irish Times.
248. (15 January 2010). "Ireland v Brazil will be at Emirates in March". [[RTÉ]].
249. (25 May 2010). "Republic of Ireland 2-1 Paraguay". [[RTÉ]].
250. (28 May 2010). "Republic of Ireland 3-0 Algeria". [[RTÉ]].
251. (14 February 2010). "Ireland to play Paraguay and Algeria in RDS". [[RTÉ]].
252. [http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2010/0804/airtricity_manutd.html As it Happened: Airtricity XI 1-7 Manchester United.] {{webarchive. link. (5 August 2010 RTÉ. 4 August 2010.)
253. (11 August 2010). "As It Happened: Ireland 0-1 Argentina". [[RTÉ]].
254. (31 May 2009). "Argentina to provide Aviva opposition". [[RTÉ]].
255. Hynter, David. (3 September 2010). "Republic of Ireland's Keith Fahey sees off battling Armenia in Yerevan". [[The Guardian]].
256. (3 September 2010). "Armenia 0-1 Republic of Ireland". [[RTÉ]].
257. [http://fai.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=57&Itemid=32 Fixtures and Results]. Football Association of Ireland. Retrieved: 20 December 2010.
258. (12 December 2010). "Ireland win gold at U-23 Championships". RTÉ Sport.
259. (19 February 2010). "Dunne announces retirement". [[RTÉ Sport]].
260. (19 June 2010). "Co-driver killed at Donegal rally". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
261. (20 June 2010). "Memorial service for rally crash victim". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
262. (5 September 2010). "As it Happened – Tipperary 4-17 Kilkenny 1-18". RTÉ Sport.
263. (19 September 2010). "As it Happened – Cork 0-16 Down 0-15". RTÉ Sport.
264. Murphy, Una. (22 June 2010). "Golf buddies pay tribute to McDowell". Irish Times Trust.
265. (21 June 2010). "Graeme McDowell town set for victory party". [[Independent News & Media]].
266. Keogh, Brian. (22 June 2010). "McDowell sets sights on Ryder Cup glory". [[Thomas Crosbie Holdings]].
267. (19 February 2010). "Dates confirmed for return of Rules". [[RTÉ Sport]].
268. (6 February 2010). "In Pictures: Ireland v Italy". [[RTÉ]].
269. (14 February 2010). "Ireland's failure to trouble Les Bleus offers little in the way of comfort". [[Sunday Independent (Ireland).
270. (13 March 2010). "Ireland 27–12 Wales". [[RTÉ Sport]].
271. (20 March 2010). "Scots dash Ireland's Triple Crown dream". [[RTÉ Sport]].
272. (25 February 2010). "John Hayes expects huge English challenge". [[RTÉ Sport]].
273. Mairs, Gavin. (25 February 2010). "Six Nations 2010: John Hayes looks beyond century of Ireland caps to World Cup". [[The Daily Telegraph]].
274. (17 March 2010). "Tommy Bowe nominated for player of 6 Nations". [[RTÉ Sport]].
275. (25 March 2010). "Ireland's Tommy Bowe is named player of Six Nations". British Broadcasting Corporation.
276. (14 August 2010). "Grainne Murphy wins silver in Budapest". [[RTÉ]].
277. (16 January 2010). "Sorensen qualifies for Australian Open". [[RTÉ]].
278. Neil Harman. (19 January 2010). "Louk Sorensen records Ireland's first-ever grand-slam match victory". [[The Times]].
279. (24 January 2010). "Limerick teen makes Australian Open history". [[RTÉ]].
280. Claire Murphy. (27 January 2010). "We hope it's downhill from here...say our Olympic bobsleighers". [[Evening Herald]].
281. (9 February 2009). "Aussies object to Irish bobsleigh team". [[RTÉ]].
282. (9 February 2009). "Aussies to be added to bobsleigh event". [[RTÉ]].
283. (4 January 2010). "Funeral of Denis Keeley takes place today".
284. (2 January 2010). "Film critic Dwyer dies after illness". [[RTÉ News and Current Affairs]].
285. McConnell, Daniel. (3 January 2010). "Dick Hill, ex-RTÉ chief, dies". [[Sunday Independent (Ireland).
286. (5 January 2010). "Irish actor Donal Donnelly dies". [[RTÉ]].
287. (12 January 2010). "Death of ex-Limerick star Fitzgerald". [[Irish Examiner]].
288. (18 January 2010). "Tipp mourns loss of Bob Stakelum". ireland.com.
289. (30 January 2010). "Senior diplomat known for his erudition and quick wit". [[The Irish Times]].
290. (29 January 2010). "Ireland's 'Indiana Jones' dies aged 67". [[Kilkenny People]].
291. (29 January 2010). "Bond stuntman Martin Grace has died aged 67". MI6 News.
292. (28 January 2010). "Death of Cavan legend Mick Higgins". [[RTÉ Sport]].
293. (5 February 2010). "Tomas MacGiolla dies aged 86". [[RTÉ News]].
294. (10 February 2010). "Death notice of Andy Creagh". [[RIP.ie]].
295. (16 February 2010). "Jockey Ronan Lawlor (21) dies after fall". [[The Irish Times]].
296. (16 February 2010). "Jockey Ronan Lawlor dies after fall". [[RTÉ Sport]].
297. (20 February 2010). "TYERS, Pádraig : Death notice". [[The Irish Times]].
298. Caitlin McBride. (22 February 2010). "Dublin social scene rocked by Niall's death". [[Evening Herald]].
299. (24 February 2010). "Paul Clancy RIP".
300. [https://archive.today/20120906134334/http://www.independent.ie/national-news/puppeteer-eugene-lambert-dies-at-81-2075569.html ''Irish Independent'', "Puppeteer Eugene Lambert dies at 81", 23 February 2010]
301. (26 February 2010). "Former Supreme Court judge Henry Barron dies". [[RTÉ]].
302. (15 March 2010). "Michael Donnellan, better known as Haulie". [[Clare FM]].
303. (14 March 2010). "Death of former GAA president Pat Fanning". [[RTÉ]].
304. (15 March 2010). "Horse trainer John Mulhern dies". [[The Irish Times]].
305. (16 March 2010). "The late Peter Moore". hoganstand.com.
306. (1 April 2010). "Paddy McNicholl dies".
307. Fiona McCann. (8 April 2010). "Tributes flow as 'genius' crossword-setter dies". [[The Irish Times]].
308. (21 April 2010). "Mayo mourns loss of GAA greats". [[Western People]].
309. (19 April 2010). "Leitrim footballer Philip McGuinness dies". [[Breaking News]].
310. (5 May 2010). "Well-known bridge player passes away in UK". [[Galway Independent]].
311. (27 April 2010). "Limerick rugby giant Mick English, famous for his big boot, dies aged 77". [[Limerick Leader]].
312. (30 April 2010). "RTÉ broadcaster Gerry Ryan found dead". [[RTÉ News and Current Affairs]].
313. (12 June 2010). "Writer and poet who pioneered live TV drama". [[The Irish Times]].
314. (10 May 2010). "Rita Childers, wife of late ex-president, dies at 95". [[The Irish Times]].
315. (November 2016)
316. (14 May 2010). "Former RTÉ Authority chairman dies". [[RTÉ News and Current Affairs]].
317. (14 May 2010). "The death has occurred of Fred O'DONOVAN of Howth, Dublin". [[RIP.ie]].
318. (19 May 2010). "Ireland's 'Willie Wonka' Thomas Caffrey dies at 92". [[The Belfast Telegraph]].
319. (21 May 2010). "Death of Gaelic scholar Breandán Ó Buachalla". [[RTÉ News and Current Affairs]].
320. (12 June 2010). "Author and broadcaster, well known for 'Change of Heart'". [[The Irish Times]].
321. (23 May 2010). "Teenager dies in Co Meath crash". [[RTÉ News and Current Affairs]].
322. (12 June 2010). "Outstanding GP and avid supporter of arts and rugby". [[The Irish Times]].
323. (26 May 2010). "Senator Kieran Phelan dies suddenly". [[RTÉ News and Current Affairs]].
324. (29 May 2010). "Mayo hurler Adrian Freeman killed in accident". [[RTÉ Sport]].
325. (12 June 2010). "Biographer was a brilliant scholar and popular teacher". [[The Irish Times]].
326. (22 June 2010). "Armagh GAA legend Gene Morgan R.I.P". The Examiner.
327. (24 June 2010). "Death notice of Dinny O'Shea". [[RIP.ie]].
328. (23 June 2010). "Dermot Earley dies aged 62". [[RTÉ News]].
329. (10 July 2010). "Tributes paid to campaigner Sean Loftus". [[RTÉ News and Current Affairs]].
330. (15 July 2010). "UPDATED: Tributes pour in for the late Derek Nally". [[Hot Press]].
331. Sweeney, Ken. (20 July 2010). "Musicians join family for fond farewell to promoter". [[Irish Independent]].
332. (19 June 2010). "Former AG Rory Brady dies". [[The Irish Times]].
333. (19 July 2010). "Death of former Attorney General Rory Brady". [[RTÉ News and Current Affairs]].
334. (12 August 2010). "Eoghan Mac Aoidh R.I.P.".
335. McBride, Caitlin. (13 August 2010). "Dublin musician killed in tragic car crash as bandmate fights for life". [[Evening Herald]].
336. (9 October 2010). "Talented violinist and leader of RTÉ orchestra". [[The Irish Times]].
337. (8 August 2010). "James Dooge to be laid to rest today". The Irish Times.
338. (31 August 2010). "Actor Mick Lally dies aged 64". [[RTÉ News and Current Affairs]].
339. (31 August 2010). "Ballykissangel and Glenroe actor Mick Lally dies". [[BBC News]].
340. (21 September 2010). "Former Independent editor Vincent Doyle dies". [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]].
341. [[Roy Greenslade. (22 September 2010). "Vinnie Doyle, outstanding Irish editor". [[The Guardian]].
342. (5 October 2010). "Former Ireland rugby forward Moss Keane dies". BBC.
343. (9 October 2010). "Surgeon who never gave up fight for better health system". [[Independent News & Media]].
344. (15 October 2010). "Veteran broadcaster Jim Dougal dies". [[BBC News]].
345. (26 October 2010). "Former FF TD, Carey Joyce, passes away". [[Irish Examiner]].
346. (28 October 2010). "Death of legendary trainer Paddy Mullins". [[Irish Examiner]].
347. (1 November 2010). "Waterford hurling legend Johnny O'Connor dies, aged 82". [[Irish Examiner]].
348. (5 November 2010). "Larry Roddy R.I.P.". [[Hot Press]].
349. (16 November 2010). "Tributes flow for soap matriarch". [[Irish Independent]].
350. (25 November 2010). "Irish DJ Tony D has died, aged 52". [[RTÉ]].
351. (30 November 2010). "Stage comedy legend dies aged 80". [[Irish Examiner]].