27 June – Kennedy flew to New Ross by helicopter where he made a speech to a crowd. He drove to his ancestral home nearby in Dunganstown where he met extended family. Afterwards he flew to Wexford where he was given the freedom of the town. That evening, he attended a garden party at Áras an Uachtaráin, home of the Irish president, and afterwards attended a state dinner hosted by the Taoiseach in his honour at Iveagh House in Dublin.[2][3]
28 June – Kennedy flew to Cork by helicopter. Following a motorcade through the crowded city he was awarded the freedom of the city. Back in Dublin in the afternoon, he visited Arbour Hill where he laid a wreath at the graves of executed leaders of 1916 Rising. Afterwards, he visited Leinster House where he became the first statesman to address both Houses of the Oireachtas.[5] At Dublin Castle, he was conferred with degrees of Doctor of Laws by both the National University of Ireland and by Dublin University. He was also awarded the freedom of the city of Dublin.[2][3]
29 June – Kennedy flew by helicopter to Galway where a motorcade took him to City Hall where he was made a freeman of the city. He made a speech to a large crowd in Eyre Square before another motorcade took him to his helicopter in Salthill from where he flew to Limerick, where he landed at Greenpark Racecourse. He was conferred with the freedom of Limerick. After speaking to the crowd, he flew to Shannon Airport nearby where he made a farewell speech before flying to England on Air Force One for an informal meeting with British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan.[2][3][4]
24 November – De Valera left to attend Kennedy's funeral. He was accompanied by cadets who were invited by Jacqueline Kennedy to form a guard of honour.
26 November – Ireland held a national day of mourning for President Kennedy.