* 1970 – Jeff Kenna, Irish footballer

* 1970 – Arthur Shields, Irish actor ( b. 1896 )

* 1970 – Glen Hansard, Irish singer-songwriter, musician, and actor ( The Frames and The Swell Season )

* 1896 – Arthur Shields, Irish actor ( d. 1970 )

The " Troubles " in Northern Ireland ( 1970 – 1998 ) were becoming a security concern for the Irish Government at the time, and in 1972 a Temporary Custody Order ( S. I.

* 1970 – Wayne McCullough, Irish boxer

* 1970 – Garth Ennis, Irish comic book author

* 1970 – Glenn Quinn, Irish actor ( d. 2002 )

* 1970 – Sharon Corr, Irish musician ( The Corrs )

* 1970 – Neil Hannon, Northern Irish musician ( The Divine Comedy )

* 1970 – Dean Kiely, Irish footballer

* 16-Captain James Kelly, former Irish Army officer cleared of attempting to import arms for the IRA in the Arms Trial in 1970.

* 1970 – Andy Ward, Irish rugby player

The legendary Irish folk singer, Christy Moore, was also strongly influenced by Woody in his seminal 1970 album Prosperous, giving renditions of " The Ludlow Massacre " and Bob Dylan's " Song to Woody ".

* December 3 – Glenn Quinn, Irish actor ( b. 1970 )

* Irish — Dillon, Gerard: Many works, including Bird and Bird Canvas ( c. 1958 ), And the Time Passes ( 1962 ), The Brothers ( 1967 ), Beginnings ( 1968 ), Encounter ( c. 1968 ), Red Nude with Loving Pierrot ( c. 1970 ); Robinson, Markey: Many works.

He has also appeared in Seán O ' Casey's Juno and the Paycock at Gaiety Theatre, Dublin, and fulfilled a lifetime ambition when taking to the stage of the Irish capital's Abbey Theatre in 1970 to perform in Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot alongside Donal McCann.

** Michael Sheridan ( Irish politician ) ( died 1970 ), Irish Fianna Fáil politician

He won decisively from Decies, a colt who went on to win the Irish 2000 Guineas in 1970.

In March 2005, Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs Éamon Ó Cuív announced that the government of Ireland would begin listing only the Irish language versions of place names in the Gaeltachtaí as the official names, stripping the official Ordnance Survey of their English equivalents, to bring them up to date with roadsigns in the Gaeltacht, which have been in Irish only since 1970.

Glenn Martin Christopher Francis Quinn ( 28 May 1970 – 3 December 2002 ) was an Irish actor in television and film, known for playing Mark Healy in the American sitcom Roseanne, and Doyle, a half-demon, on the 1999 – 2004 television series Angel, a spin-off series of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Reynolds became interested in politics at the time of the Arms Crisis in 1970, a hugely controversial episode in modern Irish history which saw two Cabinet ministers, Neil Blaney and Charles Haughey, sacked from the government over an alleged attempt to import arms to Northern Ireland.

In 1970, sculptor Alain Gourdon used Bardot as the model for a bust of Marianne, the French national emblem.

Edinburgh has also hosted various national and international sports events including the World Student Games, the 1970 British Commonwealth Games, the 1986 Commonwealth Games and the inaugural 2000 Commonwealth Youth Games.

The tense diplomatic relations between East and West Pakistan reached a climax in 1970 when the Awami League, the largest East Pakistani political party, led by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, ( Mujib ), won a landslide victory in the national elections in East Pakistan.

By 1970 the national census registered 8. 5 million people, about a 27 percent increase, while the most recent official census in 1984 recorded a figure of 12. 3 million — almost double the 1960 figure ( see table 2, Appendix ).

During the period of 1960 to 1970, the average annual rate of increase of Albania's national income was 29 percent higher than the world average and 56 percent higher than the European average.

The International Kendo Federation ( FIK ) was founded in April 1970, it is an international federation of national and regional kendo federations and the world governing body for kendo.

Since his accession in 1970, Sultan Qaboos has balanced tribal, regional, and ethnic interests in composing the national administration.

* 1970 – In Montreal, Quebec, a national crisis hits Canada when Quebec Vice-Premier and Minister of Labour Pierre Laporte becomes the second statesman kidnapped by members of the FLQ terrorist group.

The Red Army Faction existed from 1970 to 1998, committing numerous operations, especially in late 1977, which led to a national crisis that became known as " German Autumn ".

The annual national championship for Club Racing is called the SCCA National Championship Runoffs and has been held at Riverside International Raceway ( 1964, 1966, 1968 ), Daytona International Speedway ( 1965, 1967, 1969 ), Road Atlanta ( 1970 – 1993 ), Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course ( 1994 – 2005 ), and Heartland Park Topeka ( 2006 – 2008 ).

In 1970, the poorest fifth of the population had 3 % of national income, while the wealthiest fifth had 54 %.

NOAA was formed on October 3, 1970, after Richard Nixon proposed creating a new department to serve a national need "… for better protection of life and property from natural hazards … for a better understanding of the total environment … for exploration and development leading to the intelligent use of our marine resources …" NOAA formed a conglomeration of three existing agencies that were among the oldest in the federal government.

Environmental issues reemerged on the national agenda in 1970, with Republican Richard Nixon playing a major role, especially with his creation of the Environmental Protection Agency.

At the collegiate level, academic quiz bowl competitions enjoyed broad exposure in the United States media via College Bowl, which started on radio in 1953 and aired on national television from 1959 to 1970.

In 1965, the government increased the national assistance rate to a higher level relative to earnings, and via annual adjustments, broadly maintained the rate at between 19 % and 20 % of gross industrial earnings until the start of 1970.

Altogether, from 1964 to 1970, spending on the social services rose from 16 % to 23 % of national wealth between 1964 and 1970.

In terms of social security, the welfare state was significantly expanded through substantial increases in national insurance benefits ( which rose in real terms by 20 % from 1964 to 1970 ) and the creation of new social welfare benefits.

In 1970, the unemployment rate in development areas was 1. 67 times the national average, compared to 2. 21 times in 1964.

Although national rates of unemployment were higher in 1970 than in the early 1960s, unemployment rates in the development areas were lower and had not increased for three years.

Public expenditure as a percentage of GDP rose significantly under the 1964 – 1970 Labour government, from 34 % in 1964 – 65 to nearly 38 % of GDP by 1969 – 70, whilst expenditure on social services rose from 16 % of national income in 1964 to 23 % by 1970.

O ' Brien was elected national chairman of the DNC in 1968 and 1970.

His career with the England national side is also largely remembered for one match – the 1970 FIFA World Cup quarter-final against West Germany in Mexico, when he was thrust into the starting line-up as a late replacement for Banks, who was suffering from food poisoning.

The veiling of crucifixes and images of the saints with violet cloth, which was obligatory before 1970, is left to the decision of the national bishops ' conferences.