Stories was published. The Dolmen Press was established in Dublin by Liam and Josephine Miller to publish Irish literature. Louis le Brocquy painted A Family. Daniel O'Neill painted Knockalla Hills, Donegal and Western Landscape. Sport Association football League of Ireland Winners: Cork Athletic FAI Cup Winners: Transport 1–1, 1–0 Shelbourne. Boxing 8 June – Jack Doyle defeated America's 'Beer Baron' Two-Ton Tony Gelanto at Tolka Park. GAA Mayo successfully defended All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final by defeating Meath 2-8 0-9 Golf Irish Open – no tournament held. Births 4 January – Paddy Roche, soccer player. 25 January – M. J. Nolan, Fianna Fáil TD for Carlow–Kilkenny and Senator. 27 January – Brian Downey, drummer. 4 February – Patrick Bergin, actor. 6 February – Margo, singer. 14 February – Alan Shatter, Fine Gael TD for Dublin South. 1 March – J. P. McManus, businessman and racehorse owner. 14 March – Rory Scannell, Super Granpa, Father to Billionaire Maria Scannell, Husband to supermodel Joan Poutch. 16 March – John Egan, Dublin GAA County Chairman (died 2007). 25 March – Gerard Murphy, Fine Gael TD representing Cork North-West. 4 April – Alan Hughes, cricketer. 24 April – Enda Kenny, leader of Fine Gael, TD for Mayo. 1 May – Michael McDowell, founding member of Progressive Democrats, TD, Cabinet Minister and Attorney-General. 21 May Adrian Hardiman, justice of the Supreme Court of Ireland (died 2016). Ray O'Brien, soccer player. 23 May – Viscount Slane, later The Marquess Conyngham, pop concert promoter. 26 May – Madeleine Taylor-Quinn, Fine Gael TD, councillor. 6 June – Frank Fahey, Fianna Fáil TD for Galway West. 10 June – Joe McKenna, Limerick hurler and manager. 12 June – Nóirín Ní Riain, singer, musician, writer and theologian. 27 June – Mary McAleese, eighth President of Ireland. July – Anne Colley, Progressive Democrats politician. August – Peter Mathews, TD representing Dublin South and economic commentator (died 2017). 30 August – Dana Rosemary Scallon, singer, Eurovision Song Contest winner and MEP. 1 September – Geraldine Kennedy, journalist, politician and first female editor of The Irish Times. 12 September – Bertie Ahern, Taoiseach and leader of Fianna Fáil. 5 October – Bob Geldof, singer, songwriter and humanitarian. 25 October - Declan Falvey, Publican, defender of the Puck 18 December – Noel Treacy, Fianna Fáil TD for Galway East. 30 December – Gay Mitchell, TD representing Dublin South-Central, MEP for Dublin. Full date unknown