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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