1999 in Ireland - Arts and Literature

Arts and Literature

  • 10 April – Sligo boyband Westlife release their first single, Swear It Again, the first of seven which will go straight to the number one in the UK Singles Chart.
  • 1 November – Westlife release their first album, five singles from which will go to number one in the UK Singles Chart.
  • Colm Tóibín's novel The Blackwater Lightship is published.

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