Events in the year 1966 in Ireland. Incumbents President: Éamon de Valera Taoiseach: Seán Lemass (FF) (until 10 November 1966) Jack Lynch (FF) (from 10 November 1966) Tánaiste: Frank Aiken (FF) Minister for Finance: Jack Lynch (FF) (until 10 November 1966) Charles Haughey (FF) (from 10 November 1966) Chief Justice: Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh Dáil: 18th Seanad: 11th Events 13 February – The Bishop of Clonfert protested against the content of The Late Late Show by taking exception to an audience member telling host Gay Byrne that she wore nothing on her wedding night. 6 March – A memorial was opened at Kilmichael, County Cork, to commemorate the 1920 ambush there. 8 March Nelson's Pillar in O'Connell Street, Dublin, was clandestinely blown up, probably by former Irish Republican Army volunteers marking this year's 50th anniversary of the Easter Rising. The Broadcasting Authority (Amendment) Act changed the name of the national broadcasting authority from Radio Éireann to Radio Telefís Éireann. 31 March – The tricolour flag flown over the General Post Office in Dublin in 1916 was returned by the British to Taoiseach Seán Lemass in London. 6 April – The re-established Ulster Volunteer Force launched its campaign in Belfast. 10 April – Celebrations took place to mark the 50th anniversary of the Easter Rising in 1916. Nine hundred survivors of the rising heard the reading of the Proclamation of the Irish Republic and President Éamon de Valera took the salute at a military parade. 11 April – De Valera opened the Garden of Remembrance in Dublin's Parnell Square. 15 April – Construction of Ireland's first high-rise flats began in Ballymun, Dublin. 17 April – The Easter Rising was commemorated in Belfast by large Republican parades. 2 June – De Valera was re-elected president. He defeated Tom O'Higgins by 10,500, less than one percent of the vote. 25 June – De Valera was inaugurated for a second term. 7 July – The Minister for Education, Donogh O'Malley, announced details of his free secondary education scheme. 21 September – Allied Irish Banks was founded by the amalgamation of the Munster and Leinster Bank, Provincial Bank of Ireland, and Royal Bank of Ireland. 21 October – An anti-apartheid demonstration took place outside the national stadium during a visit by the South African Amateur Boxing Team. 8 November – Tributes were paid to Seán Lemass who announced his resignation as Taoiseach. 10 November – The