1977

Dublin won the All Ireland Senior Football Champions
Cork won the All Ireland Senior Hurling Champions

BORN THAT YEAR WERE

Orlando Bloom
Shakira
Thierry Henry

INVENTIONS IN 1977 INCLUDED

Magnetic resonance imaging

ALSO THAT YEAR

Jimmy Carter Elected President of United States
President Carter grants pardon to American Draft dodgers of the Vietnam War Period
Jimmy Carter President of United States warns that Americans need to make profound changes in their Oil Consumption
The Medal of Freedom was awarded posthumously to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr
In Canada French is adopted as the official language of Quebec
Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to Amnesty International
Menachem Begin a center-right politician for the Likud party became Israel’s sixth prime minister.
Jack Lynch leads Fianna Fail to landslide victory and a twenty-seat majority in the Dail.
The ‘Brendan Voyage’ comes to an end. Having followed the legendary journey of sixth-century Irish monks, the crew reaches harbour in Newfoundland. The ‘Brendan’ has sailed 4,000 miles across the Atlantic.
Punk hits the UK with The Sex Pistols, God Save the Queen
Ireland gets a new music magazine, Hot Press.
Mull of Kintyre by Wings is Christmas Number 1

OTHER SONGS THAT FROM 1977

Status Quo – Rockin’ All Over The World
Boney M – Daddy Cool
Billy Ocean – Red Light Spells Danger
Thin Lizzy – Dancin’ In The Moonlight
Elvis Presley – Way Down
Rod Stewart – The First Cut Is The Deepest
Gladys Knight/ Pips – Baby Don’t Change Your Mind
The Boomtown Rats – Looking After Number One
Fleetwood Mac – Dreams