Events in the year 1911 in Ireland. Events 5 January – Protestant church leaders condemned the Papal decree on mixed marriages. 2 April – The national population census was taken. 16 May – The Cunard Line's struck a rock on entering Queenstown harbour. 27 May – The first issue of the Irish Worker was published. The paper was the official organ of the Irish Transport and General Workers' Union (ITGWU) and was edited by James Larkin. 31 May – The RMS Titanic's hull was launched at the Harland & Wolff shipyard in Belfast. It was the largest ship afloat. Her sister sailed for Liverpool the same day to take up transatlantic service. 22 June – As George V was crowned King in London a Sinn Féin meeting at the Customs House in Dublin condemned Irish participation in the coronation ceremonies. 8–12 July – King George V and Queen Mary made a five-day royal visit to Dublin which was the last to the city this century. On 8 July, they officially open the College of Science in Merrion Square and on 10 July they visited St Patrick's College, Maynooth. 9 August – A statue of Charles Stewart Parnell was hoisted onto its pedestal in Sackville Street, Dublin. 17 August – Dublin County Council voted in favour of using Greenwich Mean Time. The councillors heard that Irish time, being 25 minutes behind Greenwich, was a great handicap for trade. 18 August – The Parliament Act removed the House of Lords' power regarding budgets and restricted their power over other bills to a two-year suspensive veto. This made Irish Home Rule a possibility in the future. 21 August – The Irish Women's Suffrage Federation was founded. 26 August – Wexford foundry workers were locked out for attempting to join the ITGWU. The lockout continued until February 1912. 23 September – 70,000 Unionists and Orangemen marched from Belfast to Craigavon House to protest against Home Rule. 1 October – The monument to Parnell was officially unveiled in Upper Sackville Street, Dublin. Full date unknown A strike of women workers at Jacob's biscuit factory in Dublin was organised by Rosie Hackett. The organisation Royal Arch Purple was formed, closely linked to the Orange Institution. Bellevue Pleasure Gardens, a public park and recreational area, was opened on the slopes of Cavehill in Belfast. Arts and literature 16 April – St. John Greer Ervine's play Mixed Marriage