1985 – INFORMATION AND EVENTS FROM 1985
Kerry won the All Ireland Senior Football Champions
Offaly won the All Ireland Senior Hurling Champions
BORN THAT YEAR WERE
Michael Phelps (Swimmer)
Michelle Trachtenberg (Actress)
INVENTIONS IN 1985 INCLUDED
Windows program invented by Microsoft
ALSO THAT YEAR
The Italian Cruise Liner “Achille Lauro ” is hijacked by Palestinian Terrorists
Crowd violence erupts during the European Cup Final at Heysel Stadium in Brussels causing a wall to collapse killing 39 football fans.
An Air India Boeing 747 crashes into the Atlantic. A terrorist bomb is the suspected cause. All 329 people on board are killed.
Dozens of soccer supporters are crushed to death when Liverpool fans riot at Heysel Stadium in Brussels. The European Cup Final is a disaster.
Pressure grows for divorce legislation but the government defers a referendum until next year.
After the death of Konstantin Chernenko, Mikhail Gorbachev becomes Party leader. His policy of ‘glasnost’ (openness) brings change to the Soviet Union.
Cork Celebates 800 years as a chartered City
In Rugby Ireland win the Triple Crown, they beat England 13-10
In April, Dennis Taylor wins the Embassy World Snooker Championship, beating the heavily favoured Steve Davis on the black ball in a final often described as one of the sport’s greatest snooker games.
October 25 – The first commercial flight departs from Knock Airport.
13 July 1985 is a day to remember. Bob Geldof organises Live Aid at Wembley. Ireland is the highest ‘per capita’ donor. Billed as the “global jukebox”, the event was held simultaneously in Wembley Stadium in London, England and John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia.
It was one of the largest-scale satellite link-ups and television broadcasts of all time: an estimated 2 billion viewers, across 60 countries, watched the live broadcast.
The Irish Christmas number 1 is Dermot Morgan with ‘ Thank You Very Much Mr. Eastwood’
1985 popular songs
1985 SONGS INCLUDE
Eurythmics: There Must Be An Angel
The Concerned: Show Some Concern
Simple Minds: Alive And Kicking
U2 : The Unforgettable Fire
Fergal Sharkey: A Good Heart
Smiths: The Boy With The Thorn In His Side
The Cure: Close To Me
Tears for Fears: Everybody Wants To Rule…
Nik Kershaw: The Riddle
