Arts and Literature
- May 3 - Ireland stages the Eurovision Song Contest, hosted by Ronan Keating and Carrie Crowley. The Irish entry, Mysterious Woman sung by Marc Roberts, comes second.
- November 24 - First episode of A Scare at Bedtime airs.
- Raidió Teilifís Éireann rebrands its television Network 2 as N2.
- John Banville's novel The Untouchable is published.
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