page_title: 1963 in Ireland
section_title: Events
hierarchical_section_title: 1963 in Ireland / Events
caption_attribution_description: English: President Kennedy addresses the people of his ancestral home of New Ross, Co. Wexford, Ireland.
context_page_description: Events from the year 1963 in Ireland.
context_section_description: 17 January – Thomas Johnson, first parliamentary leader of the Labour Party, dies aged 91.
  24 January – The Minister for Justice, Charles Haughey, announces that the government proposes to abolish the death penalty.
  29 January – A new control tower is opened at Shannon Airport.
  20 May – The Minister for Education, Patrick Hillery, announces plans for comprehensive schools and regional technical colleges.
  3 June – Teilifís Éireann closes down immediately after its 9 o'clock news bulletin as a mark of respect to the memory of Pope John XXIII.
  27 June – U.S. president John F. Kennedy visits his ancestral home at New Ross, County Wexford. He inspects a naval guard of honour and then addresses the crowd.
  28 June – U.S. president John Kennedy receives a standing ovation as he addresses a joint session of both houses of the Oireachtas.
  29 June – U.S. president John Kennedy chats with President de Valera at the U.S. Embassy in Dublin before leaving Ireland.
  4 October – Speaking on the nuclear test ban at the United Nations in New York, the Minister for External Affairs, Frank Aiken, calls for an end to all nuclear weapons.
  16 October – Taoiseach Seán Lemass is greeted by U.S. president John Kennedy at the White House where he inspects a guard of honour.
  1 November – Domhnall Ua Buachalla, the last Governor-General of the Irish Free State, is buried in Dublin.
  7 November – The Beatles arrive in Dublin for a concert in the Adelphi Cinema. This is the only time that they ever perform in the Republic of Ireland.
  22 November – President de Valera addresses the nation on the death of U.S. president John Kennedy.
  24 November – President de Valera leaves for the funeral of U.S. president John Kennedy. He is accompanied by cadets who have been invited by Jacqueline Kennedy to form a guard of honour.
  26 November – Ireland held a national day of mourning following the death of U.S. president John F. Kennedy
caption: U.S. president John F. Kennedy addresses the people of New Ross.
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