Events for September 18September 18, 1941Stephen Hayes, a former IRA chief of staff, is kidnapped on 30 June; he later claims to have been court martialled and tortured by the IRA; Seán McCaughey is convicted of his kidnapping on this dateRead MoreSeptember 18, 1818Theatre Royal, Glasgow, became the first theatre in Britain to be lit by gas.Read MoreSeptember 18, 1914Home Rule Act on Statute Book but is suspended for the duration of World WarRead MoreSeptember 18, 1964Death of Sean O’Casey in England.Read More