Events from the year 1955 in Ireland. Incumbents President: Seán T. O'Kelly Taoiseach: John A. Costello (FG) Tánaiste: William Norton (Lab) Minister for Finance: Gerard Sweetman (FG) Chief Justice: Conor Maguire Dáil: 15th Seanad: 8th Events 6 January – The National Farmers' Association was formed during a meeting of 1,200 people in Dublin. 14 January – Tony O'Reilly was named in the Irish rugby squad for his first cap in an international against France. 17 March (Saint Patrick's Day) – The Church of Ireland hallowed Trim Cathedral. 4 July – Denis Larkin was elected Lord Mayor of Dublin defeating 73-year-old Alfie Byrne. 21 July – The BBC brought its Divis television transmitter into service, its first permanent facility serving Northern Ireland, marking the launch of a television service for Northern Ireland; the 35-kilowatt transmissions could also be readily received in much of Ireland. September – United States Senator John F. Kennedy and his wife Jacqueline visited Dublin for two days. 29 November – Publication of the Greyhound Industry Bill paved the way for the establishment of the greyhound board, Bord na gCon. 14 December – Ireland was admitted to the United Nations. Frederick Boland was appointed as its first ambassador. Arts and literature March – English language publication of Beckett's novel Molloy (in Paris and New York). 3 August – English language première of Samuel Beckett's play Waiting for Godot, directed by Peter Hall, at the Arts Theatre in London. 28 October – Irish première of Waiting for Godot at the Pike Theatre in Dublin. 12 December – The Cork Opera House at Emmet Palace was destroyed by fire. Sigerson Clifford published his poetry collection, Ballads of a Bogman. Michael Sheehy's modern history Divided We Stand: A Study In Partition was published. Sports Association football League of Ireland Winners: St Patrick's Athletic FAI Cup Winners: Shamrock Rovers 1–0 Drumcondra. Births 15 January – Paddy Burke, Fine Gael Senator. 18 January – Fergus Martin, artist. 29 January – Liam Reilly, rock singer-songwriter (died 2021). 2 February – Dermot Ahern, Fianna Fáil TD for Louth and Cabinet Minister. 15 March – John McGuinness, Fianna Fáil TD for Carlow–Kilkenny. 27 March – Patrick McCabe, novelist. 29 March – Brendan Gleeson, actor. 1 April Bobby Aylward, Fianna Fáil TD for Carlow–Kilkenny. Joe O'Reilly, Fine Gael Senator. 7 April – Kevin Fennelly, Kilkenny hurler. 14 April – Simon Crowe, drummer with The Boomtown Rats. 17