Events in the year 1907 in Ireland. Events 2 January – A new system of rail cars running from Dublin Amiens Street station to Howth was introduced. 5 January – The first motor show under the auspices of the Irish Automobile Club opened at the Royal Dublin Society. 6 January – The Sunday provisions of the new Licensing Act come into operation in Dublin and four other cities. Sunday opening hours would be from 2pm to 5pm. 26 January – The first performance of J. M. Synge's play The Playboy of the Western World at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin triggered a week of rioting. 4 May – The Irish International Exhibition opened in Dublin. 7 May – Augustine Birrell introduced the Irish Council Bill; it was rejected by a Nationalist convention on 21 May and dropped by the government on 3 June. 6 July – The Crown Jewels of Ireland, valued at £50,000, were stolen from a safe in Dublin Castle. 10–11 July – King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra made a state visit to attend the Irish International Exhibition in Dublin. 26 July – A large rally was held in Belfast City Hall in support of the continuing Dockers and Carters strike. 4 September – An Irish Parliamentary Party meeting in the Mansion House, Dublin was disrupted by Sinn Féin who held a demonstration outside. 17 October – The Marconi transatlantic wireless telegraphy service between Galway and Canada was opened. Messages were exchanged without a hitch. 9 November – The Irish International Exhibition ended after six months. An estimated 2.75 million people visited it, including a large number from abroad. November – Irish republican Tom Clarke returned to Ireland from the United States. Arts and literature 26 January – Large sections of the audience booed the opening performance of J. M. Synge's The Playboy of the Western World at the Abbey Theatre. 28 January – Another performance of The Playboy of the Western World at the Abbey Theatre was interrupted by the audience who continued to boo, hiss and shout. 4 February – In a public debate at the Abbey Theatre, the poet W. B. Yeats denied trying to suppress audience distaste during a performance of The Playboy of the Western World. May – James Joyce's poems Chamber Music were published. Early – Seven-year-old future author Elizabeth Bowen moved with her mother from Ireland to the south of