2025 in Ireland

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Events during the year 2025 in Ireland.

Incumbents

President Michael D. Higgins

• President: Michael D. Higgins
• Taoiseach:
  • Simon Harris (FG) (until 23 January 2025)
  • Micheál Martin (FF) (from 23 January 2025)
• Tánaiste:
  • Micheál Martin (FF) (until 23 January 2025)
  • Simon Harris (FG) (from 23 January 2025)
• Minister for Finance:
  • Jack Chambers (FF) (until 23 January 2025)
  • Paschal Donohoe (FG) (from 23 January 2025)
• Chief Justice: Donal O'Donnell
• Dáil Éireann: 34th
• Seanad Éireann: 27th

Events

January

• 1 January
  • The 2025 Seanad election (for university members) was in progress (began 30 December 2024).
  • The minimum wage rose to €13.50 per hour. The Irish minimum wage was introduced in April 2000.
• 4 January – The United States president Joe Biden presented the Irish singer Bono with the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his activism against AIDS and poverty.
• 8 January – The annual Art O'Neill Challenge endurance race, due to take place on 10 January from Dublin Castle, was postponed due to unsafe conditions along the route caused by an extreme cold weather and snow event affecting Ireland and Britain.
• 9 January – A provisional temperature record of –8.2 °C was recorded in County Longford as a cold snap continued with a Status Orange weather warning issued by Met Éireann.
• 10 January – Three sisters aged 12, 15, and 17 from Presentation Secondary School, Tralee were announced as the winners of the Young Scientist Exhibition for their project "Aid Care Treat", a medical assistance application designed to support emergency healthcare response.
• 15 January
  • A programme for government was published by a coalition of the Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael parties, together with Independent politicians, all recently elected at the general election in November. Micheál Martin of Fianna Fáil was proposed as the new taoiseach (prime minister) until November 2027, when Simon Harris of Fine Gael (currently the acting taoiseach) would replace him.
  • Seanad election ballot papers – for panel members – were issued.
• 16 January – Passenger and freight sea ferry sailings between Dublin Port and the Port of Holyhead in Wales resumed after over a month's interruption. Storm Darragh in December damaged the Welsh port.
• 22 January – Dáil Éireann returned after the Christmas break.
• 23 January
  • The Dáil elected the leader of the Fianna Fáil party, Micheál Martin, as the new taoiseach. Martin named his new Cabinet then went to Áras an Uachtaráin to receive his seal of office from President Higgins. The Dáil adjourned until 5 February.
  • Met Éireann issued a Status Red wind warning for the entire country. All education and childcare services were closed and public transport was suspended.
• 24 January – Ireland's worst storm since 1961, Storm Éowyn, left 768,000 homes, farms and businesses without power, and brought record-breaking gusts of 183 km/h. A man died in County Donegal after a tree fell on his car, while the Connacht GAA Air Dome was destroyed.
• 25 January – Thousands of people marched in a National Demonstration for Palestine in Dublin that was organised by the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC) together with more than 150 civil society groups. The IPSC called for Israel to stop its attacks on the West Bank and for the enactment of the Occupied Territories Bill.
• 29 January – The Seanad election poll for university members closed.
• 30 January – The Seanad election poll for panel members closed.

February

• 3 February – The Ceann Comhairle in Dáil Éireann, Verona Murphy, ruled that the Regional Technical Group of independent teachtaí dála (TDs) may not form a Dáil technical group to acquire additional speaking rights. She said, "I have decided that the Group are not eligible for recognition under Standing Order 170. I therefore cannot accord recognition as a technical group to the Regional Technical Group." Opposition politicians welcomed the development including Social Democrat Cian O'Callaghan who said, "Government backbenchers cannot masquerade as members of the opposition in a cynical attempt to avail of opposition speaking rights."
• 5 February – The postal service An Post announced that the price of a domestic postage stamp will increase for the third time in two years. The cost will increase by 25 cents to €1.65, on 27 February for personal customers, and on 1 March for businesses. The price of an international letter stamp will rise from €2.20 to €2.65. The number of letters being posted has declined by half in the past decade. Businesses and government now send 93 percent of post, with just seven percent being sent by the general public.

Scheduled

• 12 September – Earliest date possible for Presidential election.

• 12 November – Inauguration of new president.

Arts

• 5 January – Irish actor Colin Farrell won his third Golden Globe award at a ceremony in Beverly Hills, California for his performance in The Penguin television series. He won previously for his performances in the films In Bruges and The Banshees of Inisherin.

Sport

Association football (men)

Nations League

Play-off fixtures:

• 20 March – Bulgaria v Ireland.

• 23 March – Ireland v Bulgaria.

2026 World Cup qualification

UEFA Group F:

• 6 September – Ireland v Hungary.

• 9 September – Armenia v Ireland.

• 11 October – Denmark or Portugal^† v Ireland.

• 14 October – Ireland v Armenia.

• 13 November – Ireland v Denmark or Portugal.^†

• 16 November – Hungary v Ireland.

† Depending on the outcome of two Nations League quarter-final playoff matches between Denmark and Portugal in March.

Association football (women)

Nation's League

Group B2

• 21 February – Ireland v Turkey.

• 25 February – Slovenia v Ireland.

• 4 April – Greece v Ireland.

• 8 April – Ireland v Greece.

• 30 May – Turkey v Ireland.

• 3 June – Ireland v Slovenia.

Gaelic football

• 27 July – 2025 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship.

Hurling

• 20 July – 2025 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship.

Annual events

Source:

(H) = public holiday

• 1 January – New Year's Day. (H)

• 6 January – Nollaig na mBan.

• 8–11 January – Young Scientist Exhibition.

• 1 February – Imbolc.

• 3 February – Saint Brigid's holiday. (H)

• 20 February–2 March – Dublin International Film Festival.

• 1–8 March – Irish Astronomy Week.

• 17 March – Saint Patrick's Day. (H)

• 20 March – Spring equinox.

• 28–30 March – Skellig Coast Dark Sky Festival (Féile Spéartha Dorcha).

• 8–13 April – Cúirt Festival of Literature.

• 21 April – Easter Monday. (H)

• 1 May – Bealtaine.

• 2–10 May – Galway Theatre Festival.

• 5 May – May holiday. (H)

• 16–25 May – International Literature Festival Dublin.

• 24 May–2 June – Fleadh Nua festival.

• 28 May–1 June – Listowel Writers' Week.

• 2 June – June holiday. (H)

• 16 June – Bloomsday.

• 21 June – Summer solstice.

• 28 July–3 August – Galway Races.

• 1 August – Lúnasa.

• 4 August – August holiday. (H)

• 3–10 August – Fleadh Cheoil festival.

• 10–12 August – Puck Fair.

• 15–19 August – Rose of Tralee festival.

• 29–31 August – Electric Picnic festival.

• 22 September – Autumn equinox.

• 26–28 September – Galway Oyster Festival.

• September–October – Dublin Theatre Festival.

• October 4–10 – National Space Week.

• 27 October – October holiday. (H)

• 31 October – Hallowe'en.

• 1 November – Samhain.

• 21 December – Winter solstice.

• 25 December – Christmas Day. (H)

• 26 December – Saint Stephen's Day, also Lá an Dreoilín. (H)

See also: Public holidays in Ireland

Deaths

January

Eleanor Maguire

Robbie Bonham

• 2 January – Pádraig Ó Snodaigh, 89, Irish language writer, publisher, activist, and former president of Conradh na Gaeilge.
• 3 January – Donal Kelly, 86, journalist and news correspondent for RTÉ News.
• 4 January
  • Colm Connolly, 82, journalist, newsreader and reporter for RTÉ News.
  • Eleanor Maguire, 54, neuroscientist.
• 8 January – Des O'Grady, 72, Gaelic footballer (St Finbarr's, Cork senior team) and politician, county councillor (2014–2019).
• 9 January – Mick Kennedy, 89, hurler and Gaelic footballer (Marlfield, Clonmel Commercials, Faughs, Tipperary senior team, Dublin senior team, Leinster).
• 11 January – Kitty Flynn, 98, historian.
• 13 January – Mary Fennelly, 76, camogie player (St Paul's, Kilkenny senior team) and administrator, President of the Camogie Association (1982–1985).
• 14 January – Pat Goggin, 84, footballer (Cork Hibernians, Tramore Athletic).
• 15 January – Linda Nolan, 65, singer, actress and television personality (The Nolans).
• 17 January – Martin Fallon, 55, Gaelic footballer (Strokestown, Roscommon senior team).
• 21 January – Robbie Bonham, 53, comedian and cartoonist.
• 22 January
  • Paddy Cole, 85, singer, saxophone player and band leader.
  • Michael Longley, 85, poet, Ireland Professor of Poetry (2007–2010). Born in Northern Ireland.
• 26 January – Éamonn Walsh, 79, politician, TD (1992–1997).