Incumbents
President: Seán T. O'Kelly
Taoiseach: John A. Costello (FG)
Events
6 January – the National Farmers' Association was formed during a meeting of 1,200 people in Dublin.
14 January – Tony O'Reilly was named in the Irish rugby squad for his first cap in an international against France.
17 March (Saint Patrick's Day) – The Church of Ireland hallowed Trim Cathedral.
4 July – Denis Larkin was elected Lord Mayor of Dublin defeating 73-year-old Alfie Byrne.
21 July – the BBC brought its Divis transmitter into service, its first permanent facility serving Northern Ireland, marking the launch of a television service for Northern Ireland; the 35-kilowatt transmissions could also be readily received in much of Ireland.[1]
September – United States Senator John F. Kennedy and his wife Jacqueline visited Dublin for two days.[2][3]
29 November – publication of the Greyhound Industry Bill paved the way for the establishment of the greyhound board, Bord na gCon.
12 December – Cork Opera House at Emmet Palace was destroyed by fire.
14 December – Ireland was admitted to the United Nations. Frederick Boland was appointed as its first ambassador.
Michael Sheehy's modern history Divided We Stand: A Study In Partition was published.