On this day.

[Wildweasel74]

That long,remember the day alright,

[Truthsayer]

The Munich air disaster this day 1958 when the plane carrying the Manchester United team crashed on take-off. Before our time but a tragedy reverberated for decades. Still does I'd say for those affected
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munich_air_disaster

[armaghniac]

At 8:30pm on the 8th of February 1983, a four-man gang of gun toting, balaclava wearing men broke into the Aga Khan's state of the art stable in Kildare and stole Shergar.

[Rossfan]

50 years ago today Frank Stagg murder on hunger strike.

Whatever your views on him or his actions the hijacking of his funeral by the Cosgrove Government was a "thundering disgrace".

[laoislad]

On this day in 1993 , Robert Thompson and Jon Venables, abducted, tortured, and murdered Jamie Bulger.

[Truthsayer]

On this day in 1989, loyalists in collusion with British 'security forces', murdered Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane in his home in front of his wife and three children. 
Three weeks previously Conservative MP Douglas Hogg, in a dog whistle to loyalists, stated that some solicitors in the North were "unduly sympathetic to the cause of the IRA".
Hogg is still alive with some grand title..  an earl or something.

[armaghniac]

On this day, 55 years ago, decimalisation occurred it was no longer possible to make a shilling or spend a few bob.

[AustinPowers]

28 February 1998,  Dermot Morgan died suddenly.

28 years ago.  Mad, Ted.

On the same  date in 2016, Frank Kelly  died.

[Truthsayer]

On this day 60 years ago, the IRA blew up Nelson's column on O'Connell Street, Dublin. 8th March 1966.
 This song by 'The Go Lucky Four', celebrating that event, was number 1 in the Irish charts for 8 weeks.
The Dubliners also had a song about it.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=__3v0eKHB_s

[Baile Brigín 2]

On this day 60 years ago, the IRA blew up Nelson's column on O'Connell Street, Dublin. 8th March 1966.
 This song by 'The Go Lucky Four', celebrating that event, was number 1 in the Irish charts for 8 weeks.
The Dubliners also had a song about it.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=__3v0eKHB_s

The head got stroked by students for a jape and eventually made it's way on stage with the Dubliners. It did the rounds of rebel music gigs and house parties for years.

[AustinPowers]

On this day 60 years ago, the IRA blew up Nelson's column on O'Connell Street, Dublin. 8th March 1966.
 This song by 'The Go Lucky Four', celebrating that event, was number 1 in the Irish charts for 8 weeks.
The Dubliners also had a song about it.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=__3v0eKHB_s

Strange that a British figure stood in the Main Street  of the Irish capital  for near 50 years after the Brits left. If it hadn't been blown up ,   it  could well still be standing there

[Baile Brigín 2]

On this day 60 years ago, the IRA blew up Nelson's column on O'Connell Street, Dublin. 8th March 1966.
 This song by 'The Go Lucky Four', celebrating that event, was number 1 in the Irish charts for 8 weeks.
The Dubliners also had a song about it.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=__3v0eKHB_s

Strange that a British figure stood in the Main Street  of the Irish capital  for near 50 years after the Brits left. If it hadn't been blown up ,   it  could well still be standing there

Not really. The plan was always to remove him but keep the column. The argument was over who to replace him with.

[AustinPowers]

On this day 60 years ago, the IRA blew up Nelson's column on O'Connell Street, Dublin. 8th March 1966.
 This song by 'The Go Lucky Four', celebrating that event, was number 1 in the Irish charts for 8 weeks.
The Dubliners also had a song about it.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=__3v0eKHB_s

Strange that a British figure stood in the Main Street  of the Irish capital  for near 50 years after the Brits left. If it hadn't been blown up ,   it  could well still be standing there

Not really. The plan was always to remove him but keep the column. The argument was over who to replace him with.

Was there  realistic plans at  that time to replace him though?

They were taking their time  about it, if there was!

[tiempo]

Quite an avant garde way to mark International Womens Day if i may say so

[Baile Brigín 2]

On this day 60 years ago, the IRA blew up Nelson's column on O'Connell Street, Dublin. 8th March 1966.
 This song by 'The Go Lucky Four', celebrating that event, was number 1 in the Irish charts for 8 weeks.
The Dubliners also had a song about it.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=__3v0eKHB_s

Strange that a British figure stood in the Main Street  of the Irish capital  for near 50 years after the Brits left. If it hadn't been blown up ,  it  could well still be standing there

Not really. The plan was always to remove him but keep the column. The argument was over who to replace him with.

Was there  realistic plans at  that time to replace him though?

They were taking their time  about it, if there was!

No. That's why it got bombed, and note the statue was, not the column, at least in theory. There was absolutely no consensus about which Irishman got the nod. Civil war politics ran deep.