Concert opened at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin. Shaun Davey's orchestral suite for uilleann pipes The Pilgrim was first performed and recorded. Brendan Kennelly's poem sequence Cromwell was published. Sport Association football Ireland recorded their biggest win in a full international by beating Malta 8–0 on 16 November in a Euro84 qualifier at Dalymount Park in Dublin. Athletics Runner Eamonn Coghlan won the 5,000-metre gold medal at the World Championships in Helsinki. The inaugural Women's Mini Marathon took place in Dublin on 12 June 1983 with 9,000 participants. Gaelic football Dublin GAA won the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. Golf The Irish Open was won by Seve Ballesteros (Spain). Horse racing Stanerra becomes the first European-trained racehorse to win the Japan Cup. Hurling Kilkenny GAA won the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. Births 4 January – Kerry Condon, actress. 8 January – Jon Daly, soccer player. 15 January – Keith Fahey, soccer player. 18 January – Samantha Mumba, singer and actress. 8 February – John Gardiner, Cork hurler. 15 February – Martin Coleman Jnr, Cork hurler. 21 February – Eoin Macken, actor 22 February – Kieran Murphy (Sarsfields hurler), Cork and Sarsfields hurler. 1 March – Niall Moran, Limerick hurler. 9 March – Randal Plunkett, 21st Baron of Dunsany, filmmaker and landowner. 15 March – Neale Richmond, Fine Gael politician, member of Seanad Éireann. 16 March – Katie Kim, singer-songwriter 18 March – Setanta Ó hAilpín, Cork hurler and Australian Rules footballer. 22 March – Kenny Carroll, cricketer. 31 March – Paddy McCarthy, soccer player. 15 April – Eoghan McDermott, broadcast presenter. 20 April – Joanne King, actress. 7 May – Joanne McNally, comedian 18 May – Sean Thornton, soccer player. 27 May – Tommy Walsh, Kilkenny hurler. 10 June – Ger Farragher, Galway hurler. 19 June – Aidan Turner, actor. 7 July – Ciara Newell, singer-songwriter. 24 July – Joy Neville, rugby union international and referee. 28 July – Stephen Paisley, soccer player. 30 July – Sean Dillon, soccer player. 7 August – Patrick McWalter, soccer player. 13 August – Graham Gartland, soccer player. 6 September – Stephen Kelly, soccer player. 7 September – Philip Deignan, road racing cyclist. 10 September – Brian O Donoghue, Galway Gaelic footballer. 12 September – Carly Smithson, singer 16 September – Wayne Henderson, soccer player. 18 September – Kevin Doyle, soccer player 21 September – Sarah Rees Brennan, Irish novelist 4 October – Éamon Zayed, soccer