1987 in Ireland

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1987
in
Ireland
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See also:1987 in Northern Ireland
Other events of 1987
List of years in Ireland

Events from the year 1987 in Ireland.

Incumbents[edit]

Events[edit]

Arts and literature[edit]

Sport[edit]

Association football[edit]

  • 11 November – Ireland qualified for their first major international tournament when Scotland pulled off a shock 1–0 win in Sofia against Bulgaria. Gary Mackay scored the only goal with just three minutes left to put Ireland into the Euro 88 tournament in West Germany.

Cycling[edit]

Stephen Roche
Stephen Roche

Gaelic football[edit]

Golf[edit]

Hurling[edit]

Births[edit]

Shane Long born in January.
Shane Long, born in January.
Shane Lowry born in April.
Shane Lowry, born in April.

Deaths[edit]

Full date unknown[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Cochrane, Gerry (2009). Back in Steam: the Downpatrick and County Down Railway from 1982. Newtownards: Colourpoint. p. 95. ISBN 978-1-906578-29-9.
  2. ^ Buckley, Peter (2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. p. 1125. ISBN 9781843531050.