1907 in Ireland

Events

January 2 – A new system of rail cars running from Amien Street in Dublin to Howth is inaugurated.
January 5 – The first motor show, under the auspices of the Irish Automobile Club, opens in the RDS Dublin.
January 6 – The Sunday provisions of the new Licensing Act come into operation in Dublin and four other cities. Sunday opening hours will be from 2 to 5pm.
January 26 – Large sections of the audience boo a performance of The Playboy of the Western World at the Abbey Theatre.
January 28 – Another performance of The Playboy of the Western World at the Abbey Theatre is interrupted by the audience who continue to boo, hiss and shout.
February 4 – In a public debate at the Abbey Theatre the poet William Butler Yeats denies trying to suppress audience distaste during a performance of The Playboy of the Western World.
July 6 – Irish State Jewels, valued at £50,000, are stolen from the safe in Dublin Castle.
September 4 – An Irish Parliamentary Party meeting in the Mansion House is disrupted by Sinn Féin who hold a demonstration outside.
October 17 – The Marconi transatlantic wireless telegraphy service between Galway and Canada is opened. Messages are exchanges without a hitch.
November 9 – The Irish International Exhibition ends after six months. An estimated 3 million people visited it, including a large number from abroad.