•
4 January – Former
Senator James Heffernan is convicted of the assault of three gardaí after an incident at the
Indiependence music festival in County Cork during August 2016. •
18 January – The members of
The Cranberries receive honorary doctorates from the
University of Limerick. •
25 January – The
Ulster Orchestra announces the appointment of
Daniele Rustioni as its next chief conductor, effective September 2019. •
31 January – The radio station
RTÉ 2fm is renamed
Larry Gogan FM for a day in honour of the retirement of the presenter, who is retiring after 40 years with the station. •
28 February–
3 March – The New Music Dublin Festival takes place. •
7 June – In the British Queen's Birthday Honours,
Feargal Sharkey is made an
Officer of the Order of the British Empire. •
25 June – A statue of folk musician
Luke Kelly in
Sheriff Street, Dublin, is vandalised with black paint. It is subsequently restored by specialists. ==Classical works==