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Events
- January 2 - The national offices of the Progressive Democrats are officially opened.
- January 4 - Phil Lynott, lead singer with Thin Lizzy, dies aged 35.
- February 11 - Ireland's new soccer team manager, Jack Charlton, arrives in Dublin.
- March 18 - Irish citizenship is conferred on Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, Tip O'Neill, for inspiring constitutional nationalists to launch a new initiative for a new Ireland.
- March 31 - President Hillery and Mrs. Hillery start a four-day official visit to Austria. This is the first-ever official visit there by an Irish head of state.
- May 6 - The Divorce Action Group launches its campaign for the forthcoming referendum.
- May 30 - Knock Airport, County Mayo is officially opened.
- June 6 - John Stalker is removed from the 'shoot to kill' inquiry.
- June 12 - Two giant pandas, Ming Ming and Ping Ping, arrive at Dublin zoo.
- June 21 - An anti-divorce rally takes place in Dublin.
- June 27 - Across the country counting begins in the Divorce Referendum. Tallymen predict a strong 'no' vote.
- August 7 - The deputy leader of the Democratic Unionist Party, Peter Robinson MP, is arrested and charged with illegal assembly, after a loyalist mob takes over a village in County Monaghan.
- December 25 - Dublin Airport opens for the first time on Christmas Day.
- December 31 - At the United States Embassy in Dublin, visa applications rise by 25%. 30,000 people emigrate during 1986.
Arts and literature
Sport
Football
- The Republic of Ireland did not qualify for the 1986 world cup
Golf
- Carroll's Irish Open is won by Seve Ballesteros (Spain).
Births
January to June
- 23 January - Luke Fitzpatrick, soccer player.
- 10 February - Steven Foley-Sheridan, soccer player.
- 17 February - Joey O'Brien, soccer player.
- 24 February - Claire Hennessy, author.
- 4 April - Stephen Quinn, soccer player.
- 18 April - Conrad Logan, soccer player.
- 30 April - Derek Doyle, soccer player.
- 16 May - Andy Keogh, soccer player.
- 17 May - Wayne Byrne, soccer player.
- 19 May - Paul Byrne, soccer player.
- 23 May - Shane McFaul, soccer player.
- 10 June - Darren Quigley, soccer player.
- 18 June - Lee Roche, soccer player.
July to December
- 11 July - Gerard Nash, soccer player.
- 17 July - Andrew Hageman, soccer player.
- 27 July - Davitt Walsh, soccer player.
- 31 July - Gary Dicker, soccer player.
- 7 August - Cainneach Lennon, artist.
- 22 August - Stephen Ireland, soccer player.
- 31 August - Colm Begley, Australian rules footballer.
- 10 September - Eoin Morgan, cricketer.
- 19 October - Shaun Williams, soccer player.
- 25 October - John Brophy, soccer player.
- 4 November - Brian Gartland, soccer player.
- 20 November - Evan McMillan, soccer player.
- 24 November - Sean L'Estrange, soccer player.
Full date unknown
- Shane O'Neill, Cork hurler.
- Michael Shields, Cork Gaelic footballer, Australian rules footballer.
Deaths
January to June
- 4 January - Phil Lynott, singer and songwriter (b.1949).
- 10 February - James Dillon, former leader of Fine Gael, TD and Minister (b.1902).
- 12 February - James Joseph Magennis, awarded Victoria Cross for taking part in Operation Struggle in 1945 (b.1919).
- 1 March - Cahir Davitt, lawyer and judge.
- 4 March - Edward McLysaght, genealogist and writer (b.1887).
- 16 March - Pat Carroll, Offaly hurler (b.1956).
- 28 March - Eddie McAteer, Nationalist Party (Northern Ireland) MP (b.1914).
- 26 April - Séamus McElwaine, Provisional Irish Republican Army member killed in an ambush near Roslea by the SAS (b.1960).
- 13 May - Peadar O'Donnell, Irish Republican socialist, Marxist activist and writer (b.1893).
July to December
- 20 July - Dermot V Honan. licensed vintner, member of the Seanad from 1965 to 1973.
- 1 August - James Horan, Roman Catholic monsignor, conceived and created Knock Airport (b.1911).
- 1 October - Seán Moore, Fianna Fáil TD (b.1913).
Full date unknown
- Eddie Duffy, traditional Irish musician (b.1894).
- Cecil King, painter (b.1921).
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