2 February – President
Mary Robinson addressed a joint session of the Houses of the
Oireachtas.
15 February – English football hooligans
rioted at Lansdowne Road stadium in
Dublin during a friendly match between
Ireland and
England. The match was abandoned with Ireland 1–0 ahead. There were over 70 injuries, most of them English. The English fans were escorted out of Ireland by
the Army.
22 February – The British Prime Minister,
John Major, and the Taoiseach, John Bruton, launched a peace framework document for Northern Ireland.
7 March – Sir
Patrick Mayhew, Northern Ireland Secretary, set out the conditions for Sinn Féin to join all-party peace talks, including "the actual decommissioning of some arms."
19 March – Dublin boxer
Steve Collins beat world champion
Chris Eubank to win the World Boxing Organization super middleweight championship title.
19 May –
Elizabeth II and the
Duke of Edinburgh made a visit to Northern Ireland. On the same day US President
Bill Clinton approved a visa for Gerry Adams to enter the United States.
25 May – The last edition of The Irish Press newspaper was published.
2 November – A new blue-coloured £50 note featuring former president
Douglas Hyde was issued.
11 November –
Neil Blaney, the longest serving member of the Dáil, was buried on the
Fanad Peninsula in County Donegal.
21 November – South Africa's deputy-President,
F. W. de Klerk, addressed a Forum for Peace and Reconciliation at
Dublin Castle.
24 November – In
the divorce referendum, citizens voted narrowly to allow divorce. A vote recount two days later confirmed the result.
30 November – American President Bill Clinton and his wife
Hillary spent the day in Northern Ireland.
1 December – President Bill Clinton addressed both
Houses of the Oireachtas in Dublin.[2] Afterwards, he addressed 80,000 people in
College Green. Later, he attended a state dinner at Dublin Castle.
12 December – Plans for a £200 million light rail transit system in Dublin were announced. Eventually to be called
Luas, it was to connect the city centre with
Sandyford,
Tallaght and
Ballymun.
16 December – A tribunal was established to compensate victims of
Hepatitis C.
15 February – A match between
Ireland and
England was abandoned in the first half after some of the England fans ripped out seating in the West Stand of
Lansdowne Road stadium and hurled it onto the pitch. Ireland had been leading 1–0 before the match was stopped.
8 December –
Philip Lawrence,
London-based
headmaster stabbed to death outside the gates of his school when he went to help a pupil being attacked by a gang (born 1947).
18 December –
Colville Deverell, cricketer and politician (born 1907).
19 December –
P. A. Ó Síocháin, journalist, author and lawyer (born 1905).
2 February – President
Mary Robinson addressed a joint session of the Houses of the
Oireachtas.
15 February – English football hooligans
rioted at Lansdowne Road stadium in
Dublin during a friendly match between
Ireland and
England. The match was abandoned with Ireland 1–0 ahead. There were over 70 injuries, most of them English. The English fans were escorted out of Ireland by
the Army.
22 February – The British Prime Minister,
John Major, and the Taoiseach, John Bruton, launched a peace framework document for Northern Ireland.
7 March – Sir
Patrick Mayhew, Northern Ireland Secretary, set out the conditions for Sinn Féin to join all-party peace talks, including "the actual decommissioning of some arms."
19 March – Dublin boxer
Steve Collins beat world champion
Chris Eubank to win the World Boxing Organization super middleweight championship title.
19 May –
Elizabeth II and the
Duke of Edinburgh made a visit to Northern Ireland. On the same day US President
Bill Clinton approved a visa for Gerry Adams to enter the United States.
25 May – The last edition of The Irish Press newspaper was published.
2 November – A new blue-coloured £50 note featuring former president
Douglas Hyde was issued.
11 November –
Neil Blaney, the longest serving member of the Dáil, was buried on the
Fanad Peninsula in County Donegal.
21 November – South Africa's deputy-President,
F. W. de Klerk, addressed a Forum for Peace and Reconciliation at
Dublin Castle.
24 November – In
the divorce referendum, citizens voted narrowly to allow divorce. A vote recount two days later confirmed the result.
30 November – American President Bill Clinton and his wife
Hillary spent the day in Northern Ireland.
1 December – President Bill Clinton addressed both
Houses of the Oireachtas in Dublin.[2] Afterwards, he addressed 80,000 people in
College Green. Later, he attended a state dinner at Dublin Castle.
12 December – Plans for a £200 million light rail transit system in Dublin were announced. Eventually to be called
Luas, it was to connect the city centre with
Sandyford,
Tallaght and
Ballymun.
16 December – A tribunal was established to compensate victims of
Hepatitis C.
15 February – A match between
Ireland and
England was abandoned in the first half after some of the England fans ripped out seating in the West Stand of
Lansdowne Road stadium and hurled it onto the pitch. Ireland had been leading 1–0 before the match was stopped.
8 December –
Philip Lawrence,
London-based
headmaster stabbed to death outside the gates of his school when he went to help a pupil being attacked by a gang (born 1947).
18 December –
Colville Deverell, cricketer and politician (born 1907).
19 December –
P. A. Ó Síocháin, journalist, author and lawyer (born 1905).