▁Camp aign ▁in ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁with ▁the ▁bomb ing ▁of ▁a ▁BBC ▁relay ▁transmit ter ▁in ▁County ▁London der ry , ▁burning ▁of ▁a ▁cour th ouse ▁in ▁Mag h era f elt ▁by ▁a ▁unit ▁led ▁by ▁ 1 8 - year - old ▁Se am us ▁Cost ello ▁and ▁of ▁an ▁Ul ster ▁Special ▁Const ab ul ary ▁post ▁near ▁New ry ▁and ▁blow ing ▁up ▁of ▁a ▁half - built ▁British ▁Army ▁bar ra cks ▁at ▁En n isk ill en . ▁A ▁ra id ▁on ▁G ough ▁Bar ra cks ▁in ▁Arm agh ▁is ▁be aten ▁off ▁after ▁a ▁brief ▁exchange ▁of ▁fire . ▁Und ated ▁The ▁second ▁Co im isi ún ▁na ▁Ga elt ach ta ▁re def ines ▁the ▁boundaries ▁of ▁the ▁Ga elt acht . ▁Robert ▁Br is co e ▁becomes ▁the ▁first ▁Jewish ▁Lord ▁Mayor ▁of ▁Dublin . ▁ ▁Arts ▁and ▁literature ▁ ▁June ▁– ▁P ain ter ▁Louis ▁le ▁Bro c qu y ▁represents ▁Ireland ▁at ▁the ▁Ven ice ▁B ienn ale . ▁ ▁Samuel ▁Beck ett ' s ▁novel ▁Mal one ▁Dies ▁is ▁published ▁in ▁English . ▁ ▁Sport ▁ ▁Football ▁League ▁of ▁Ireland ▁W inners : ▁St ▁Patrick ' s ▁Athlet ic ▁ ▁FA I ▁Cup ▁W inners : ▁Sh am rock ▁Ro vers ▁ 3 – 2 ▁C ork ▁Athlet ic . ▁ ▁B irth s ▁ 1 ▁January ▁– ▁John ▁O ' Don oh ue , ▁poet ▁and ▁phil os opher ▁( d ied ▁ 2 0 0 8 ).