Events
- 3 February – John Gilligan's extradition from the UK to Ireland on drug trafficking and murder charges is completed.
- 11 February – The British government suspends devolution in Northern Ireland.
- 10 April – The ambulance service regulator, the Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council, is established.
- Spring – Clive Cussler's National Underwater and Marine Agency discovers the wreck of RMS Carpathia (sunk 1918) 120 mi (190 km) west of Fastnet Rock.
- 6 May – The Provisional Irish Republican Army begins decommissioning its weapons.
- 30 May – Devolution returns to Northern Ireland.
- 12 December – Bill Clinton, President of the United States, arrives in Dublin beginning what will be his last international trip as President and meets with President McAleese and Taoiseach Bertie Ahern and gives a speech in Dundalk.
- 13 December – Bill Clinton meets with the political leaders of Northern Ireland.
- 31 December – Ireland celebrates as the 20th century draws to a close.
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