Events
- 12 February - Sixteen members of the Ennis Dalcassian Gaelic Athletic Association club are expelled for attending the Ennis-Nenagh rugby match.
- 17 March - First St. Patrick's Day parade held in the Irish Free State, reviewed by Desmond FitzGerald, Minister of Defense.
- 3 April - Persistent rainfall causes the banks of the River Lee to burst. Half the houses in Cork are flooded.
- 7 May - The Irish Youth Hostel Service, An Óige, is established.
- 17 May - Muintir na Tíre, the rural organisation, is founded by Canon John Hayes.
- 9 July - Dublin-born racing driver Kaye Don breaks the world water speed record at Lake Garda, Italy.
- 13 August - Law books return to the rebuilt Four Courts where High Court business resumes after its destruction during the Civil War.
- 5 September - The first issue of The Irish Press, the newspaper of Fianna Fáil, goes on sale for 1d.
- 27 September - Saor Éire's first National Congress takes place in the Iona Hall in Dublin.
- 4 December - The derelict aerodrome at Collinstown in north County Dublin is considered as the site for a new civil airport.
- Ulster Canal abandoned.
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