| Date | | | |
| 14-Dec-1868 | | Departure of His Excellency the Duke of Abercorn, K.G., consequent on the resignation of Mr. Disraeli's Ministry. | |
| 23-Dec-1868 | | His Excellency Earl Spencer, K.G., Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, sworn in before the Privy Council. | |
| 14-Sep-1869 | | Meeting at St. Patrick's Cathedral of the Provincial Synods of Armagh and Dublin. | |
| 2-Apr-1871 | | Census of the Population of Dublin taken. Number of Inhabitants within the Municipal Borough, 115,618 males and 130,708 females; total, 246,326, inhabiting 23,896 houses. | |
| 31-Jul-1871 | | The Prince of Wales, Prince Arthur, the Princess Louise, and the Marquess of Louise, pay a visit to Dublin. | |
| 1-Aug-1871 | | Annual meeting of the Royal Agricultural Society of Ireland opened in Dublin by the Prince of Wales. | |
| 4-Aug-1871 | | Grand review in the Phoenix Park in presence of the Princes. | |
| 6-Aug-1871 | | Riot in the Phoenix Park, in suppressing an attempted political meeting. | |
| 7-Aug-1871 | | Departure of the Princes from Kingstown. | |
| 25-Oct-1871 | | Trial of Robert Kelly commenced at the Commission Court for the murder of Head-Constable Talbot, which ended in a verdict of acquittal after an eleven days' trial. Kelly detained, and subsequently tried and convicted for attempting to shoot two policemen. | |