June 19, 1936Birth in Dingle, Co. Kerry of Sister Stanislaus Kennedy, née Treasa Kennedy; campaigner against poverty and homelessness
June 18, 1936Fianna Fáil maintains links with the IRA until 1934 and then, on this date, declares them to be an illegal organisation.
April 28, 1936The Daíl introduces a bill awarding pensions to the Connaught Rangers who mutinied in India in 1920
August 27, 1937The first traffic lights in the Free State are installed at the junction of Merrion Square and Clare Street