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1995 in Ireland - Definition and Overview |
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See also:
1994 in Ireland,
other events of 1995,
1996 in Ireland and the
list of 'years in Ireland'.
Events
- January 27 - An Taoiseach, John Bruton, and Gerry Adams hold their first formal discussions.
- February 2 - President Mary Robinson addresses a joint session of the Houses of the Oireachtas.
- February 15 - English soccer hooligans riot at Lansdowne Road during a friendly between the Republic of Ireland and England. The match is abandoned.
- February 22 - The British Prime Minister, John Major, and the Irish Taoiseach, John Bruton, launch the framework document regarding Northern Ireland.
- March 7 - Sir Patrick Mayhew, Northern Ireland Secretary, sets out the conditions for Sinn Féin to join all-party talks, including 'the actual decommissioning of some arms.'
- March 19 - Dublin boxer Stephen Collins beats world champion Chris Eubank to win the WBO super middleweight championship title.
- May 19 - Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh make an historic visit to Northern Ireland. On the same day U.S. President Bill Clinton approves a visa for Gerry Adams to enter the United States.
- May 25 - The last edition of The Irish Press is published.
- May 31 - The Prince of Wales begins his first official visit to Dublin.
- June 4 - Ireland qualifies for the quarter-finals of the Rugby World Cup.
- August 13 - Gerry Adams tells a rally in Belfast that the IRA 'haven't gone away.'
- September 9 - David Trimble becomes leader of the Ulster Unionist Party.
- September 13 - The Cabinet agrees the wording of the Constitutional Amendment on divorce.
- October 5 - Séamus Heaney is awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.
- November 1 - Fianna Fáil TD Brian Lenihan dies aged 64.
- November 11 - Neil Blaney, the longest serving member in the Dáil, is buried on the Fanad Penninsula.
- November 21 - South Africa's deputy-President, FW de Klerk, addresses the Forum for Peace and Reconciliation at Dublin Castle.
- November 24 - In a referendum, the people of the Republic vote narrowly to allow divorce.
- November 26 - A recount in the Divorce Referendum reveals that a majority of the electorate has voted in favour of divorce.
- November 30 - American President Bill Clinton and his wife Hillary spend the day in Northern Ireland.
- December 1 - 80,000 cheer President Bill Clinton at College Green in Dublin. Afterwards he attends a state dinner at Dublin Castle.
- December 12 - Plans for a £200 million light rail transit system in Dublin are announced. The Luas will connect the city centre with Tallaght, Dundrum and Ballymun.
- December 21 - Jack Charlton retires as manager of the Republic of Ireland soccer team.
Arts and literature
- Sebastian Barry's The Steward of Christendom is produced for the first time.
Sports
Births
Deaths
- February 22 - Johnny Carey, footballer.
- March 14 - Gerard Victory, Irish composer.
- March 30 - John Lighton Synge, physicist.
- April 3 - Jeremiah Newman, Bishop of Limerick.
- April 14 - Brian Coffey, poet.
- June 7 - Joseph Tomelty, actor and playwright.
- June 14 - Rory Gallagher, musician.
- June 25 - Ernest Walton, scientist.
- June 28 - Gordon Wilson
- July 12 - Muriel Gahan, promoter of country crafts.
- August 1 - Austin Bourke, chess player.
- September 21 - Frank Hall, journalist and satirist.
- November 1 - Brian Lenihan, politician.
- November 8 - Neil Blaney, politician.
- December 6 - Coslett Quin, Irish scholar and linguist.
- December 25 - Jimmy Boucher, international cricketer.
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