Events
- 28 January – Dublin Port Tunnel opened to all traffic.
- 7 March – Elections take place for the suspended Northern Ireland Assembly.
- 12 March – Docklands railway station is opened in its temporary location, the first new station in Dublin's city centre since Tara Street Station in 1891.
- 17 March – Hundreds of thousands celebrate Saint Patrick's Day throughout the country – 650,000 alone line the streets in Dublin.
- 30 April – President Mary McAleese dissolves the 29th Dáil at the request of Taoiseach Bertie Ahern. The general election is fixed for 24 May.
- 8 May – Direct rule from Westminster is ended as the Northern Ireland Executive takes control of the affairs of Northern Ireland.
- 24 May – Irish general election, 2007.
- 14 June – First meeting of the 30th Dail and the formation of a FF/Green/PD government.
- 17 July – Meeting of the North/South Ministerial Council including the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) for the first time.
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“The great events of life often leave one unmoved; they pass out of consciousness, and, when one thinks of them, become unreal. Even the scarlet flowers of passion seem to grow in the same meadow as the poppies of oblivion.”
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