1995 in Ireland - Definition and Overview

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.