Ireland

Final performance at the Grassmarket, Edinburgh premises of the Traverse Theatre

The Traverse Theatre is a theatre in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was founded as The Traverse Theatre Club in 1962 by John Calder, John Malcolm, Jim Haynes, Richard Demarco, Terry Lane, Andrew Muir, John Martin and Sheila Colvin.

US government deports Joseph Doherty, volunteer Oglaigh na hÉireann

George Mann MacBeth, Journalist and poet, died.

Liz McColgan won her first marathon in a record time.

Liz McColgan won the World Athletics Championship, 10,000 metres in Tokyo by a margin of, 20 seconds.

British Steel announced the closure of the hot strip mill at Ravenscraig

Sandy Lyle becomes the first Scottish (and British) golfer to win the US Masters tournament.

A general election in the Republic returns a Fianna Fáil government with Haughey as Taoiseach

Ireland elects its first woman President Mary Robinson

Mary Therese Winifred Robinson (Irish: Máire Mhic Róibín; née Bourke; born 21 May 1944) former president of Ireland (1990-97) and former United Nations high commissioner for human rights (1997-2002).

Barry McGuigan beats Eusebia Pedrosa to become the World Featherweight Champion