1931 in Ireland
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See also: 1930 in Ireland, other events of 1931, 1932 in Ireland and the list of 'years in Ireland'.
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Events
- February 12 - 16 members of the Ennis Dalcassian GAA club are expelled for attending the Ennis-Nenagh rugby match.
- April 3 - Persistent rainfall causes the banks of the River Lee to burst. Half the houses in Cork are flooded.
- May 7 - The Irish Youth Hostel Service, An Óige, is established.
- May 17 - Muintir na Tíre, the rural organisation, is founded by Canon John Hayes.
- August 13 - Law books return to the rebuily Four Courts where High Court business resumes. The Four Courts were destroyed during the Civil War.
- September 5 - The first issue of the Irish Press, the newspaper of Fianna Fáil, goes on sale today for 1d.
- September 27 - Saor Éire's first National Congress takes place in the Iona Hall in Dublin.
- December 4 - The derelict aerodrome at Collinstown in north County Dublin is considered as the site for a new civil airport.
