Ireland

Raymond Crotty, radical economist, is born in Co. Kilkenny

Raymond Crotty, the Irish economist and writer, was born in County Kilkenny. He was born on January 04, 1925, in Ballyduff, County Kilkenny, Ireland. Crotty was known for his contributions to economic thought and his advocacy for alternative economic policies, particularly in the context of Ireland’s development.

David Wylie Bleakley, writer and Northern Ireland Labour Party politician, born

David Wylie Bleakley was born on January 11, 1925. He was a Northern Irish politician and a notable figure in the history of Northern Ireland and the United Kingdom.

William Craig, unionist politician, is born

William “Bill” Craig (2 December 1924 – 25 April 2011) was a Northern Irish politician best known for forming the Unionist Vanguard movement.

Cardinal Michael Logue, Primate of All Ireland, died in Armagh, Ireland

Cardinal Michael Logue, the Primate of All Ireland, died on November 19, 1924, in Armagh, Ireland in Ara Coeli the official residence of the Archbishop of Armagh, on 19 November 1924 and was buried in a cemetery in the grounds of his cathedral.

John Joe Barry, athlete who is known as the Ballincurry Hare, is born

Irish Free State Aer Corps is established

Joss Lynam, mountaineer, is born in London

Friends send Joyce, who is in the hospital, a bouquet of white and blue hydrangeas

He writes in his notebook - Today 16 of June 1924 twenty years after. Will anybody remember this date?

The first Irish soccer international

Kevin O'Kelly, journalist and broadcaster, is born