16 March –
Milltown Cemetery attack: Three men were killed and 70 were wounded in a gun and grenade attack by the Loyalist paramilitary,
Michael Stone, on mourners at
Milltown Cemetery in Belfast during the funerals of the three
IRA members who were killed in Gibraltar.
The
National Archives of Ireland was formed under terms of the National Archives Act 1986 to take over the functions of the State Paper Office and the Public Record Office of Ireland.
Gambling company
Paddy Power was established by the merger of the 40 shops of three Irish
bookmakers: Stewart Kenny, David Power, and John Corcoran.[1]
16 March –
Milltown Cemetery attack: Three men were killed and 70 were wounded in a gun and grenade attack by the Loyalist paramilitary,
Michael Stone, on mourners at
Milltown Cemetery in Belfast during the funerals of the three
IRA members who were killed in Gibraltar.
The
National Archives of Ireland was formed under terms of the National Archives Act 1986 to take over the functions of the State Paper Office and the Public Record Office of Ireland.
Gambling company
Paddy Power was established by the merger of the 40 shops of three Irish
bookmakers: Stewart Kenny, David Power, and John Corcoran.[1]