first time in the United States (the Irish première was on 8 October at the Olympia Theatre in Dublin). February – Iris Murdoch's novel The Black Prince was published. September – Horslips album The Táin was recorded and released. Sports Single-handed sailing Anglo-Irish sailor Bill King completed a three-year solo world circumnavigation at the third attempt in his junk-rigged schooner Galway Blazer II. Births 12 March – Mark Daly, Fianna Fáil Senator. 17 March – Caroline Corr, drummer with The Corrs. 23 March – Brian Corcoran, Cork Gaelic footballer and hurler. 26 March – James Keddy, association football player. 29 April – Mike Hogan, bass guitarist with The Cranberries. 5 May – Kevin McBride, boxer. 7 May – Rick O'Shea, radio disc jockey. 10 May – Dara Calleary, Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) for Mayo. 14 May – Sinéad O'Carroll, singer and musician. 25 May – Joe Dunne, association football player. 28 May – Ryan Tubridy, television and radio presenter. 12 June – Amanda Brunker, Miss Ireland and journalist. 5 July – Róisín Murphy, singer, songwriter and producer. 30 July – Dave Savage, association football player. 2 August – Stephen McGuinness, association football player. 21 August – Mickey Joe Harte, singer-songwriter. 5 September – Robbie Brunton, association football player (died 2020). 17 September – Mark Kenny, association football player. 19 September – Nick Colgan, association football player. 22 September – Trevor Brennan, international rugby player. 30 October – Anthony Foley, international rugby player (died 2016). 2 November – John Hayes, rugby player. 5 November – Gráinne Seoige, journalist, television presenter. 14 November – Andrew Strong, actor and singer. 2 December – Graham Kavanagh, association football player. 7 December – Damien Rice, singer songwriter. 14 December – Pat Burke, basketball player. 14 December – Amanda Byram, television presenter. 24 December – Oisin Fagan, boxer. Full date unknown Claire Kilroy, novelist. Oisín McGann, author and illustrator. Seánie McMahon, Clare hurler. Sarah O'Flaherty, television presenter. Caitriona O'Reilly, poet and critic. Deaths 5 January – Gerald Boland, founder member of the Fianna Fáil party, government minister (born 1885). 10 January – Denis Rolleston Gwynn, journalist, author, and professor of Modern Irish History (born 1893). 12 January – Maurice Collis, colonial administrator and writer (born 1889). 19 January – Max Adrian, actor (born 1903). 31 January – Jack MacGowran, actor (born 1918). January – Willie Clancy, uileann piper (born 1918). 22 February – Elizabeth Bowen,