1997 in Ireland - Arts and Literature

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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