1995 in Ireland - Events

Events

  • 27 January - Taoiseach, John Bruton, and Gerry Adams hold their first formal discussions.
  • 2 February - President Mary Robinson addresses a joint session of the Houses of the Oireachtas.
  • 15 February - English soccer hooligans riot at Lansdowne Road during a friendly between the Republic of Ireland and England. The match is abandoned. Ireland were 1-0 up. There was over 70 injuries, most of them were English. The English fans were escorted out of Dublin by members of the Irish Army.
  • 22 February - The British Prime Minister, John Major, and the Irish Taoiseach, John Bruton, launch the framework document regarding Northern Ireland.
  • 7 March - 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.'
  • 19 March - Dublin boxer Steve Collins beats world champion Chris Eubank to win the WBO super middleweight championship title.
  • 19 May - Elizabeth II and The Duke of Edinburgh make a visit to Northern Ireland. On the same day US President Bill Clinton approves a visa for Gerry Adams to enter the United States.
  • 25 May - The last edition of The Irish Press is published.
  • 27 May - Pat Falvey becomes the first Irish climber to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
  • 31 May - The Prince of Wales begins his first official visit to Dublin.
  • 4 June - Ireland qualifies for the quarter-finals of the Rugby World Cup.
  • 13 August - Gerry Adams tells a rally in Belfast that the IRA 'haven't gone away.'
  • 9 September - David Trimble becomes leader of the Ulster Unionist Party.
  • 13 September - The Cabinet agrees the wording of the Constitutional Amendment on divorce.
  • 1 November - Fianna Fáil TD Brian Lenihan dies aged 64.
  • 11 November - Neil Blaney, the longest serving member in the Dáil, is buried on the Fanad Peninsula.
  • 21 November - South Africa's deputy-President, FW de Klerk, addresses the Forum for Peace and Reconciliation at Dublin Castle.
  • 24 November - In a referendum, the people of the Republic vote narrowly to allow divorce.
  • 26 November - A recount in the Divorce Referendum reveals that a majority of the electorate has voted in favour of divorce.
  • 30 November - American President Bill Clinton and his wife Hillary spend the day in Northern Ireland.
  • 1 December - 80,000 cheer President Bill Clinton at College Green in Dublin. Afterwards he attends a state dinner at Dublin Castle.
  • 12 December - Plans for a £200 million light rail transit system in Dublin are announced. Eventually to be called Luas, it is to connect the city centre with Howth, Blackrock and Bray when complete.
  • 16 December - A tribunal is established to compensate victims of Hepatitis C.
  • 21 December - Jack Charlton retires as manager of the Republic of Ireland national football team.

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