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Ireland in 1974

Historical records for Ireland in 1974, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

4Records
4Events
4Named people
1Places
2Categories

Historical records

December

9 December 1974Paris European SummitLiam Cosgrave

Paris · Government / European Economic Community (EEC)

Represents Ireland as leaders agree to establish regular meetings under the title European Council.

10 December 1974Creation of European CouncilGarret FitzGerald

Paris · Government / European Economic Community (EEC)

Supports the Paris decision creating the European Council and advancing direct European Parliament elections.

Other Events

1974NightlifePhilip Lynott

Arts / Popular Music

Records Nightlife as Thin Lizzy moves toward the line-up that will define its mid-1970s sound.

1974Thin LizzyGary Moore

Arts / Popular Music

Briefly joins Thin Lizzy as guitarist after Eric Bell leaves, beginning his first association with the band.

Names involved

Garret FitzGeraldGary MooreLiam CosgravePhilip Lynott

Places involved

Paris

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.