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2006 in Ireland

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2006
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See also:2006 in Northern Ireland
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Events from the year 2006 in Ireland.

Incumbents

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Events

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Rioting on the streets of Dublin in February 2006
Riots occurred on the streets of Dublin in February.
Dublin Port Tunnel
The Dublin Port Tunnel opened in December.

Arts and literature

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Colm Tóibín
Colm Tóibín became the first Irish writer to win the International Dublin Literary Award, with his novel The Master.

Music

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Sport

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Association football

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European Championship Qualifiers
Northern Ireland 0–3 Iceland (2 September)
Germany 1–0 Republic of Ireland (2 September)
Northern Ireland 3–2 Spain (6 September)
Denmark 0–0 Northern Ireland (7 October)
Cyprus 5–2 Republic of Ireland (7 October)
Northern Ireland 1–0 Latvia (11 October)
Republic of Ireland 1–1 Czech Republic (11 October)
Republic of Ireland 5–0 San Marino (15 November)

Athletics

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Derval O'Rourke
Derval O'Rourke

Gaelic games

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All-Ireland Senior Football Championship 2006

               (Kerry 4–15 : 3–5 Mayo)

               (Louth 3–14 : 1–11 Leitrim)

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 2006

               (Kilkenny 1–16 : 1–13 Cork)

               (Antrim 5–13 : 1-07 Carlow)

               (Derry 5–15 : 1–11 Donegal)

Golf

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Mountaineering

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Olympic Games

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Rugby union

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Ireland claimed the triple crown for the second time in 3 years.

Deaths

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Proinsias Ó Maonaigh died in March.
Proinsias Ó Maonaigh died in March.
Michael O'Riordan died in May.
Michael O'Riordan died in May.
January to March
April to June
July to September
October to December
Full date unknown

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Reilly, Jerome (29 January 2006). "Cruel smear campaign by rivals won't beat me says gay FF councillor". Sunday Independent. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. ^ RTÉ report on St. Patrick's day parade. Archived 23 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "The Weather of 2006" (PDF). Met Éireann. 2 January 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 June 2007. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  4. ^ BBC article on Northern Ireland's Ranking
  5. ^ Port Tunnel to open on 20 December, RTÉ News
    Port tunnel opens after last-minute delay, RTÉ News
  6. ^ Port Tunnel opens to all users, RTÉ News
  7. ^ "The Irish Emigrant – Around the 32 Counties". Emigrant.ie. 18 January 2007. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  8. ^ McDonnell, Jane (19 May 2006). "Obituary: Clare Boylan". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
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