1906 in Ireland

Events in the year 1906 in Ireland.

Events

4 January – Irish Parliamentary Party member of parliament William O'Brien called on nationalists to extract the maximum concessions for Ireland from every British government.
16 May – Temperance reformers met with the Lord-Lieutenant to seek Sunday closing for all public houses, earlier closing on Saturdays, and a reduction of public house licences throughout the country.
6 June – The Iveagh Baths opened in Dublin.
1 August – The Catholic Hierarchy ruled out any scheme for mixed religious education at Trinity College Dublin.
7 August – Douglas Hyde was awarded the freedom of Dublin.
8 August – A Parisian court granted a separation to Maud Gonne and John MacBride; Gonne was given custody of their son, Seán MacBride.

September – St Eunan's College opened in Letterkenny.
The Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast was completed, laying claim to being the first air conditioned building in the world.
Work on the building of Belfast City Hall was completed.
Alice Perry became the first woman to graduate with a degree in civil engineering in Ireland or Britain, at Queen's College, Galway, and was appointed in December as acting county surveyor for Galway.

'Æ' (George William Russell) published his poetry collection By Still Waters.
Douglas Hyde edited and translated The Religious Songs of Connacht from Irish into English.
Winifred Mary Letts' one-act play The Eyes of the Blind premiered at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin.
W. B. Yeats published his Poems, 1899–1905.
Ella Young published her first book of verse, Poems.

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: 17 February – Ireland 0–5 England (in Belfast) (25th annual match with no Irish wins) Val Harris became the first Dubliner to play for Ireland.
: 17 March – Ireland 0–1 Scotland (in Dublin)