Events
- James Connolly founds the Irish Republican Socialist Party.
- John Dillon assumes the leadership of the anti-Parnellite wing of the Home Rule Party.
- An extension is made to Arthur Balfour's Land Act. 1,500 bankrupt estates are made available for sale to tenants.
- Ireland's first motor vehicle laws are introduced.
- The first electric tram runs in the streets of Dublin (16 May).
- The Limavady hoard of prehistoric gold objects is discovered by Tom Nicholl while ploughing.
- Ireland's first cinema shows are held at Dan Lowry's Music Hall in Dublin.
- Restoration of the Church of Ireland's Kildare Cathedral is completed.
- Tom Gallaher incorporates the Gallaher tobacco business (28 March) and opens the world's largest tobacco factory in Belfast.
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