United Kingdom. Dermot Bolger's poetry The Habit of Flesh was published. Shaun Davey's orchestral suite for uilleann pipes The Brendan Voyage was composed. Seamus Heaney's Selected Poems 1965–1975 was published in the UK. Ron Hutchinson's The Irish Play was first performed, in London. Thomas Kinsella's Poems 1956–1973 was published in the UK. Paul Muldoon's poetry Why Brownlee Left was published in the UK. Tom Paulin's The Strange Museum, including "Pot Burial" and "Where Art Is a Midwife", was published in the UK. Bernard Farrell was awarded the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature. The Irish Film Board was established as a funding body. W. A. McCutcheon's official survey The Industrial Archaeology of Northern Ireland was published. Sport Golf Carroll's Irish Open was won by Mark James (England). Births 11 January – Liam O'Brien, actor. 14 January – Clive Clarke, soccer player. 19 January – Kevin McHugh, soccer player. 31 January – Gary Doherty, soccer player. 1 February – Justin Kehoe, golfer. 6 February – Bernard Dunne, boxer. 28 February – Denise Gough, actress. 3 March – Toiréasa Ferris, Sinn Féin politician. 14 March – Colin Healy, soccer player. 15 March – Caitríona Perry, RTÉ news reporter. 3 April – Mairead Ronan, television presenter. 9 April – Jennifer Zamparelli, comedian and television presenter. 12 April – Brian McFadden, singer and songwriter. 13 April – Jason Maguire, jockey. 17 April – Richie Baker, soccer player. 29 April – Kian Egan, singer with Westlife. 21 May – Darragh Ryan, soccer player. 28 May – Mark Feehily, singer with Westlife. 3 June – Ciarán Walsh, visual artist. 5 June – Stephen Lucey, Limerick hurler. 6 June – Colin Moran, Gaelic footballer. 16 June – Richie Foran, soccer player. 19 June Jean Carroll, Irish cricketer Derek Geary, soccer player. 3 July – Donal O'Grady, Limerick hurler 8 July – Robbie Keane, soccer player. 23 July – Graham Canty, Cork Gaelic footballer. 13 August – Paul Crowley, soccer player. 22 August – Alan Reilly, soccer player. 12 September – Richie Partridge, soccer player. 15 September – Dean Delany, soccer player. 28 September – Danny O'Connor, soccer player. 8 October – Tony Buckley, rugby player. 27 October – Peter Murphy, soccer player. 29 October – Derek Kavanagh, Cork Gaelic footballer. 14 November – James Ryall, Kilkenny hurler. 17 December – Conor Armstrong, cricketer. 22 December – Noel Hickey, Kilkenny hurler. Full date unknown Brian Geary, Limerick hurler. Mark