In the year: 1805
Michael Doheny, poet and Young Irelander, is born near Fethard, Co. Tipperary

In the year: 2000
A survey shows that half of Ireland's small and medium-size businesses have their own website

In the year: 1950
Bill Whelan, musician and composer, is born in Limerick; he is best known for composing the music to Riverdance

In the year: 1995
U.S. President Bill Clinton approves a visa for Irish nationalist leader Gerry Adams to enter the United States

In the year: 1920
Birth of Oliver J. Flanagan, Fine Gael politician