Events in the year 1962 in Ireland. Incumbents President: Éamon de Valera Taoiseach: Seán Lemass (FF) Tánaiste: Seán MacEntee (FF) Minister for Finance: James Ryan (FF) Chief Justice: Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh Dáil: 17th Seanad: 10th Events 26 February – The Irish Republican Army officially called off its Border Campaign in Northern Ireland. 13 March – Irish artists left Dublin Airport for the Congo to entertain United Nations troops there. 17 March – President Éamon de Valera and Mrs. Sinéad de Valera had a private audience with Pope John XXIII in Rome. 5 April – A final train ran on the west Cork railway. 8 May – Irish troops left for a peace-keeping mission in the Congo. 6 July – Gay Byrne presented the first edition of The Late Late Show television programme on RTÉ. Byrne went on to present the show for 37 years, the longest period through which anyone hosted a televised talk show anywhere in the world, and the show itself becomes the world's second longest-running talk show. 13 July – Secretary General of the United Nations U Thant arrived in Dublin. He paid tribute to Irish soldiers who fought in the Congo. 21 August – Former United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower arrived in Belfast on a four-day visit to Ireland. 13 November – Aer Lingus air hostesses received new uniforms. The colours were fern-green and St. Patrick's blue. Arts and literature 30 June – The Theatre Royal, Dublin closed. 4 December – The first Jacob's Awards ceremony took place in Dublin. Irish folk music group the Abbey Tavern Singers was formed in Howth. Irish folk music band The Chieftains was formed by Paddy Moloney in Dublin. Irish folk music band The Dubliners was formed at O'Donoghue's Pub in Dublin. Eavan Boland published 23 Poems while an undergraduate at Trinity College Dublin. Ewart Milne's poetry A Garland for the Green was published. Eoghan Ó Tuairisc published his Irish language prose epic L'Attaque in Dublin. Cecil Woodham-Smith published her history The Great Hunger: Ireland: 1845–1849. Sports Shelbourne FC won the League of Ireland championship for the seventh time with a 1–0 play-off victory over Cork Celtic thanks to a Ben Hannigan goal. Births 1 January – Jamie O'Neill, author. 9 January – Ray Houghton, international association football player, in Scotland to an Irish father. 2 March – Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick, children's author and illustrator. 13 April – Harry Kenny,