1996 in Ireland

none November 2022 August 2022 April 2012 1996 Events from the year 1996 in Ireland. Incumbents President: Mary Robinson Taoiseach: John Bruton (FG) Tánaiste: Dick Spring (Lab) Minister for Finance: Ruairi Quinn (Lab) Chief Justice: Liam Hamilton Dáil: 27th Seanad: 20th Events January 24 January – The international bodyJuly 2022 proposed six principles of democracy and non-violence ('the Mitchell principles') as conditions for entry to all-party talks in Northern Ireland. January (full date unknown) – The Israeli embassy to Ireland opened. State Papers: Jewish cemetery attack in 1995 caused government serious concern Fiachra Ó Cionnaith Harry Manning Evelyn O'Rourke 2025-12-28 RTÉ News https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/1228/1549842-state-papers-jewish-museum-limerick/ February 5 February – The Football Association of Ireland appointed Mick McCarthy as manager of the Irish football team. 9 February – A large Provisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA) bomb exploded in the London Docklands area, near Canary Wharf, injuring around forty, and marking the end of a 17-month IRA ceasefire.Aaron Edwards The Northern Ireland Troubles Oxford Osprey Publishing 2011 978-1-84908-525-0 13https://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/10/newsid_2539000/2539265.stm 1996: Docklands bomb ends IRA ceasefire BBC News 2008-02-03 10 February 1996 https://web.archive.org/web/20080201022746/http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/10/newsid_2539000/2539265.stm 1 February 2008 live March 11 March – The Hepatitis Tribunal opened in Dublin. June 7 June – Detective Garda Jerry McCabe was shot dead by the PIRA in Adare, County Limerick. 17 June – The Fifteenth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland was signed into law, repealing the absolute constitutional prohibition of divorce. 26 June – Crime reporter Veronica Guerin was shot dead in her car in Dublin. August 4 August – The Proceeds of Crime Act, 1996 was signed into law providing for the seizure of the suspected proceeds of organised criminal activity.Proceeds of Crime Act, 1996 Houses of the Oireachtas, 1996-08-04.Proceeds of crime legislation in Ireland Informa UK Limited. Retrieved 2020-07-27. September 11 September – A new £100 note depicting Charles Stewart Parnell was issued, with a red-and-brown front and a green-and-yellow back, to replace the 68-year-old £100 note. 25 September – The last Magdalene asylum closed, in Waterford.https://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/25/world/europe/25iht-abuse25.html?_r=3 Irish Church's Forgotten Victims Take Case to U.N. Carol Ryan The New York Times 25 May 2011 October 11 October – The Criminal Assets Bureau Act, 1996 was signed into law providing for the creation of the Criminal Assets Bureau.Criminal Assets Bureau Act, 1996 Houses of the Oireachtas, 1996-10-11. 31 October – The new Irish language television station TnaG was launched. November 29 November – It was revealed that Dunnes Stores paid £208,000 for an extension to Minister Michael Lowry's house. December 13 December – On the opening day of a Dublin summit, EU leaders achieved a breakthrough in the argument over preparations for a single European currency. 23 December – French film-maker Sophie Toscan du Plantier was murdered outside her holiday home in Schull, County Cork.West Cork is braced for new moves in case that shattered its peace The Guardian, 2010-07-03. Undated Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud was the first in Dublin to be awarded two Michelin stars. Arts and literature 1 February – Martin McDonagh's black comedy The Beauty Queen of Leenane was premiered by the Druid Theatre Company in Galway. 11 February – The television drama series Ballykissangel first aired. It was made by BBC Northern Ireland and set in a rural Irish community. 18 May – Ireland won the Eurovision Song Contest for the seventh time with The Voice, sung by Eimear Quinn and composed by Brendan Graham. 7 August – Marie Jones' play Stones in His Pockets was premiered in Belfast. 26 September – Enda Walsh's play Disco Pigs was premiered by the Corcadorca Theatre Company at the Triskel Arts Centre in Cork.Playography Ireland http://www.irishplayography.com/ Irish Theatre Institute Dublin 2015-04-11 31 October – Ireland's first Irish language television station, Teilifís na Gaeilge (TnaG), was launched. On 3 November the soap opera Ros na Rún was first aired on the channel. 6 November – The film Michael Collins was shown in Cork and Dublin. The following novels were published: Evening Class by Maeve Binchy. Reading in the Dark by Seamus Deane. Headbanger by Hugo Hamilton. Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married by Marian Keyes. The Story of the Night by Colm Tóibín. Sport Association football St Patrick's Athletic won the League of Ireland. Shelbourne won the FAI Cup. Boxing 9 March – Steve Collins, "The Celtic Warrior", successfully defended his World Boxing Organization super middleweight title against Neville Brown at the Green Glens Arena, Millstreet, County Cork.Steve Collins https://boxrec.com/en/box-pro/645 BoxRec 2012-04-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20150329154226/http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=645&cat=boxer 29 March 2015 live Gaelic football Meath beat Mayo in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final, after a replay, to win their first title since 1988. Golf Murphy's Irish Open was won by Colin Montgomerie (Scotland). Hurling Wexford beat Limerick in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final. It was their first senior All-Ireland since 1968. Summer Olympics Swimmer Michelle Smith won three gold medals and one bronze in the Atlanta Olympics. Births 3 January – Cian Lynch, hurler (Patrickswell, Limerick) 24 January – Seán Finn, hurler (Bruff, Limerick) 26 January – Gary Cully, boxer 2 February – Paul Mescal, actor 5 May – Mark McKenna, actor and musician 29 May – Tom Morrissey, hurler (Ahane, Limerick) 13 June – Ruth Codd, actress 23 October – Lyra Valkyria, professional wrestler 28 October – Una Raymond-Hoey, cricketer 16 November – Brendan Murray, singer 6 December – Ann Skelly, actress 31 December – Barry Nash, hurler (South Liberties, Limerick) Deaths 8 January – Joyce McCartan, community activist. 12 February – James Camlin Beckett, historian. 18 February – Cathal Ó Sándair, writer (born 1922). 9 March – Ollie Walsh, Kilkenny hurler (born 1937). 5 April – Gerry L'Estrange, member of the Seanad, Fine Gael TD. 22 April – Molly Keane, novelist and playwright (born 1904). 24 April – Tomás de Bhaldraithe, Irish language scholar and lexicographer (born 1916). 9 June – Patrick Flynn, Liberal Party of Canada MP (born 1921). 10 June – Peter Raftery, diplomat. 26 June – Veronica Guerin, journalist, murdered by drug dealers (born 1958). 9 July – Christopher Casson, actor (born 1912). 16 July – Joe Dunn, Jacob's Award-winning documentarian for the Radharc television programme, broadcasting educator, publisher, author (born 1930).'Radharc' director dies in Dublin The Irish Times, 1996-07-17.Fr Joe Dunn (1930-1996) The Irish Times, 1996-08-01. 6 August – Havelock Nelson, composer and pianist (born 1917). 18 August – Charles Mitchel, actor and television newsreader, read the first Telefís Éireann news bulletin in 1961 (born 1920). 25 August – Erskine Barton Childers, diplomat writer and broadcaster, son of President Childers (born 1929). August – Kathleen Mills, camogie player (born 1923). 11 November – Liam Naughten, Fine Gael politician, Cathaoirleach of Seanad Éireann from 1995 until his death. (born 1944). 24 November – Michael O'Hehir, sports commentator and journalist (born 1920). Full date unknown Seán 'ac Dhonncha, traditional singer (born 1919). See also 1996 in Irish television References 1996 Category:Years of the 20th century in Ireland Ireland Category:1990s in Ireland