▁sty led ▁as ▁the ▁" D ub lin ▁City ▁Women ' s ▁In vas ion ▁Force ", ▁including ▁journalist ▁Nell ▁McC af fer ty , ▁politician ▁and ▁activ ist ▁N ual a ▁F enn ell , ▁and ▁poet ▁Mary ▁D ' Ar cy , ▁entered ▁the ▁Fort y ▁Foot ▁bath ing ▁place ▁in ▁Sand yc ove ▁in ▁Dublin , ▁histor ically ▁a ▁men - only ▁n ude ▁bath ing ▁area . ▁The ▁women ▁were ▁claim ing ▁their ▁right ▁to ▁sw im ▁there . ▁From ▁that ▁time ▁forward , ▁women ▁sw am ▁at ▁the ▁Fort y ▁Foot . ▁▁ 1 ▁September ▁– ▁Trans ition ▁Year ▁was ▁introduced ▁on ▁a ▁pilot ▁basis ▁in ▁three ▁schools . ▁▁ 2 1 ▁September ▁– ▁Le ader ▁of ▁the ▁O pp osition ▁Jack ▁Lyn ch ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁F ian na ▁F á il ▁party ▁would ▁not ▁support ▁any ▁proposal ▁to ▁repe al ▁Articles ▁ 2 ▁and ▁ 3 ▁of ▁the ▁Constitution . ▁▁ 4 ▁November ▁– ▁Pow ers court ▁House ▁in ▁En n isk er ry ▁was ▁destroyed ▁by ▁fire . ▁▁ 1 7 ▁November ▁– ▁President ▁Er sk ine ▁Child ers ▁died ▁suddenly , ▁aged ▁ 6 9 , ▁having ▁served ▁less ▁than ▁ 1 7 ▁months ▁of ▁his ▁seven - year ▁term . ▁▁ 1 0 ▁December ▁– ▁Se án ▁Mac B ride ▁was ▁presented ▁with ▁the ▁Nobel ▁Prize ▁for ▁Peace . ▁▁ 1 9 ▁December ▁– ▁C ear b hall ▁Ó ▁D á la igh ▁was ▁sw orn ▁in ▁as ▁the ▁fifth ▁President ▁of ▁Ireland