Events
- January 26 - W. T. Cosgrave officially resigns as leader of no Fine Gael.
- March 10 - The United States alleges that Ireland's neutrality is operating in favour of the Axis Powers.
- March 13 - The British Government bans all travel between Great Britain and Ireland.
- March 22 - Cymric (Capt. C. Cassidy) lost between Ardrossan and Lisbon - 11 dead
- June 1 - The general election gives the ruling Fianna Fáil a majority of 14 seats over all other parties.
- June 7 - The Minister for Supplies, Seán Lemass, announces further rationing of electricity.
- July 21 - Irish Fir (Capt, J.P. Kelly) reports a 'near miss' torpedo attack in North Atlantic.
- August 22 - Men from Tyrone and Fermanagh form an Anti-Partition League in Dublin.
- November 29 - The Chief Genealogical Officer issues County Dublin with a coat of arms, the first county to receive such a distinction.
- November 30 - General Eoin O'Duffy, former leader of the Blueshirts, dies aged 52.
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