1976 in Ireland
Births
Births
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* 10 January – [Jason Sherlock](/wiki/Jason_Sherlock "Jason Sherlock"), [Dublin](/wiki/Dublin_GAA "Dublin GAA") Gaelic footballer.
* 6 February – [Darragh Maguire](/wiki/Darragh_Maguire "Darragh Maguire"), association football player.
* 10 February – [Tony McDonnell](/wiki/Tony_McDonnell "Tony McDonnell"), association football player.
* 12 February – [Mundy](/wiki/Mundy "Mundy") (Edmond Enright), folk singer\-songwriter.
* 13 February – [Denis Hickie](/wiki/Denis_Hickie "Denis Hickie"), rugby player.
* 17 March – [Stephen Gately](/wiki/Stephen_Gately "Stephen Gately"), singer and actor.
* 20 April – [Shay Given](/wiki/Shay_Given "Shay Given"), association football player.
* 24 April – [Steve Finnan](/wiki/Steve_Finnan "Steve Finnan"), association football player.
* 15 May – [Mark Kennedy](/wiki/Mark_Kennedy_%28footballer%2C_born_1976%29 "Mark Kennedy (footballer, born 1976)"), association football player.
* 25 May – [Cillian Murphy](/wiki/Cillian_Murphy "Cillian Murphy"), actor.
* 29 May – [Michael O'Donovan](/wiki/Michael_O%27Donovan_%28Gaelic_footballer%29 "Michael O'Donovan (Gaelic footballer)"), [Cork](/wiki/Cork_GAA "Cork GAA") Gaelic footballer.
* 31 May – [Colin Farrell](/wiki/Colin_Farrell "Colin Farrell"), actor.
* 2 June – [Dáithí Ó Sé](/wiki/D%C3%A1ith%C3%AD_%C3%93_S%C3%A9 "Dáithí Ó Sé"), television host.
* 3 June – [Enda Markey](/wiki/Enda_Markey "Enda Markey"), Irish\-Australian actor and producer.
* 12 June – [Tony Scully](/wiki/Tony_Scully "Tony Scully"), association football player.
* 15 June – [Gary Lightbody](/wiki/Gary_Lightbody "Gary Lightbody"), alternative rock singer ([Snow Patrol](/wiki/Snow_Patrol "Snow Patrol")).
* 29 June – [Duncan O'Mahony](/wiki/Duncan_O%27Mahony "Duncan O'Mahony"), [Canadian football](/wiki/Canadian_football "Canadian football") [punter](/wiki/Punter_%28football_position%29 "Punter (football position)") and [placekicker](/wiki/Placekicker "Placekicker").
* 3 July – [Shane Lynch](/wiki/Shane_Lynch "Shane Lynch"), singer and actor.
* 8 July – [David Wallace](/wiki/David_Wallace_%28rugby_union%29 "David Wallace (rugby union)"), rugby player.
* 9 July – [Ollie Canning](/wiki/Ollie_Canning "Ollie Canning"), [Galway](/wiki/Galway_GAA "Galway GAA") hurler.
* 14 July – [Kirsten Sheridan](/wiki/Kirsten_Sheridan "Kirsten Sheridan"), film director and screenwriter.
* 23 July – [Brian Carney](/wiki/Brian_Carney_%28rugby_footballer%29 "Brian Carney (rugby footballer)"), rugby player.
* 11 August – [Claire Byrne](/wiki/Claire_Byrne "Claire Byrne"), journalist and television presenter.
* 18 August – [Robbie Murray](/wiki/Robbie_Murray "Robbie Murray"), boxer.
* 29 August – Joseph Armstrong, boxer.
* 16 September – [Liz Bonnin](/wiki/Liz_Bonnin "Liz Bonnin"), television presenter.
* 18 September – Adam Mates, pop singer with ([OTT band](/wiki/OTT_%28band%29 "OTT (band)")).
* 4 October – [Owen Heary](/wiki/Owen_Heary "Owen Heary"), association football player.
* 15 October – [Paul Mooney](/wiki/Paul_Mooney_%28cricketer%29 "Paul Mooney (cricketer)"), cricketer.
* 19 October – [Alan Quirke](/wiki/Alan_Quirke "Alan Quirke"), Cork Gaelic footballer.
* 20 October – [John Leonard](/wiki/John_Leonard_%28footballer%29 "John Leonard (footballer)"), [Dublin](/wiki/Dublin_GAA "Dublin GAA") Gaelic footballer.
* 21 October – [Andrew Scott](/wiki/Andrew_Scott_%28actor%29 "Andrew Scott (actor)"), actor.
* 29 October – [Mark Sheehan](/wiki/Mark_Sheehan "Mark Sheehan"), musician.

Full date unknown
* [Paddy Christie](/wiki/Paddy_Christie "Paddy Christie"), [Dublin](/wiki/Dublin_GAA "Dublin GAA") Gaelic footballer.
* [Kevin Flynn](/wiki/Kevin_Flynn_%28hurler%29 "Kevin Flynn (hurler)"), [Dublin](/wiki/Dublin_GAA "Dublin GAA") hurler.
* [Donal Ryan](/wiki/Donal_Ryan "Donal Ryan"), novelist.

Who was born on 29 May?