was performed. 20 September – President Hillery presented Bob Geldof with a cheque for £7 million as the Irish contribution to the Live Aid appeal. 29 September – Pleasure trawler Taurima, owned by Charles Haughey, was wrecked near Mizen Head lighthouse. 11 October – Shop steward Karen Gearon, representing striking workers at Dunnes Stores, addressed the United Nations Special Committee against Apartheid on a Day of Solidarity with South African Political Prisoners. 25 October – The first commercial flight departed from the new Knock Airport. 15 November – Taoiseach, Garret FitzGerald, and the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Margaret Thatcher, signed the Anglo-Irish Agreement at Castle. 27 November – Mary Harney was expelled from the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party due to her support of the Anglo-Irish Agreement. 21 December – Desmond O'Malley founded the Progressive Democrats party. Arts and literature 18 February – Frank McGuinness's play Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme opened on the Peacock Stage of the Abbey Theatre in Dublin, winning the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature. 1 June – Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band played their debut Irish concert at Slane Castle in front of 100,000 people, and performed for four hours. 29 June – The first Croke Park concert took place, featuring U2, Squeeze, R.E.M., The Alarm and In Tua Nua. Maeve Binchy's novel Echoes was published. Shaun Davey's orchestral suite for voice and uilleann pipes Granuaile was recorded. Tom Murphy's Conversations on a Homecoming (16 April) and Bailegangaire (5 December) were produced by the Druid Theatre Company in Galway. Alternative rock group Toasted Heretic was founded by Julian Gough in Galway. Sport Association football Derry City F.C. joined the League of Ireland, having been out of senior football since 1972. Monaghan United F.C. was also elected to the League this year. Boxing 8 June – Barry McGuigan won the WBA world featherweight boxing championship. Golf The Irish Open was won by Seve Ballesteros (Spain). Rugby Union 30 March – The Irish rugby team won the Triple Crown and Five Nations Championship at Lansdowne Road stadium. They beat England 13–10. Births 11 January – Mark Yeates, soccer player. 13 January – Pat Flynn, soccer player. 20 January – Neil Gallagher, soccer player. 31 January – James "Cha" Fitzpatrick, Kilkenny hurler. 6 February – John Tennyson, Kilkenny hurler. 7 February – Michael Lyng, Cavan Gaelic footballer. 20 February – Alan