1993 in Ireland - Events

Events

  • January 12 - Albert Reynolds is elected Taoiseach in Dáil Éireann. A Fianna Fáil-Labour Party coalition government comes to power.
  • March 10 - The Gaelic Athletic Association gets planning permission for the redevelopment of Croke Park.
  • May 15 - Niamh Kavanagh wins the Eurovision Song Contest (staged at the Green Glens Arena in Millstreet, County Cork) for Ireland with In Your Eyes.
  • June 1 - Mother Teresa meets President Mary Robinson at Áras an Uachtaráin.
  • June 24 - Dáil Éireann passes a bill to decriminalise homosexuality.
  • July 15 - The Beef Tribunal ends after 226 days.
  • December 15 - Albert Reynolds and John Major issue their joint Downing Street Declaration on the future of Northern Ireland.
  • December 16 - The world premiere of the film In the Name of the Father takes place at the Savoy, Dublin.
  • December 25 - Elizabeth II speaks of her hopes for peace in Northern Ireland in her Christmas Day speech.
  • December 29 - The IRA announces it will fight on against the British presence in Northern Ireland.

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