Events
- January 21 – The Spire of Dublin on O'Connell Street is officially completed.
- February 16 – 100,000 people in Dublin, and 30,000 in Belfast march to express their opposition to the imminent invasion of Iraq.
- April 7 – President Bush of the United States arrives in Northern Ireland for discussuions with British Prime Minister, Tony Blair. He also meets Taoiseach Bertie Ahern, and the leaders of the pro-agreement parties.
- June 21 – The 2003 Special Olympics World Summer Games open in Croke Park, Dublin.
- August 31 – The remains of Belfast mother Jean McConville, are found 31 years after she was abducted and murdered by the Provisional IRA, who accused her of being a British Army agent.
- September 15 – For the first time the All-Ireland Football Final is contested by two teams from the same province. Tyrone are victorious over Armagh in the first All-Ulster Final.
- November 27 – The people of Northern Ireland go to the polls. The Democratic Unionist Party and Sinn Féin make massive gains at the expense of more moderate unionist and nationalist parties.
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