1995 in Northern Ireland explained

Events during the year 1995 in Northern Ireland.

Incumbents

27 January - Taoiseach John Bruton, and Gerry Adams hold their first formal discussions.
22 February - The British Prime Minister, John Major, and the Irish Taoiseach, John Bruton, launch the framework document regarding Northern Ireland.
7 March - Sir Patrick Mayhew, Northern Ireland Secretary, sets out the conditions for Sinn Féin to join all-party talks, including 'the actual decommissioning of some arms.'
19 May - Elizabeth II and The Duke of Edinburgh make a visit to Northern Ireland. On the same day US President Bill Clinton approves a visa for Gerry Adams to enter the United States.
4 June - Ireland qualifies for the quarter-finals of the Rugby World Cup.
13 August - Gerry Adams tells a rally in Belfast that the IRA 'haven't gone away.'
9 September - David Trimble becomes leader of the Ulster Unionist Party.
30 November - American President Bill Clinton and his wife Hillary spend the day in Northern Ireland.

5 October - Seamus Heaney is awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.
BBC Northern Ireland television broadcasts The Hole in the Wall Gang's comedy Two Ceasefires and a Wedding, the pilot for Give My Head Peace.
Ormeau Baths Gallery opened in Belfast, on the site of a Victorian bath house.
Phil Coulter writes the anthem "Ireland's Call" to a commission from the Irish Rugby Football Union.
Michael Longley's translation of classical verse into Ulster Scots, The Ghost Orchid, is published.^[1]

Winners: Crusaders

Winners: Linfield 3 - 1 Carrick Rangers

Winners: Derry City 2 - 1 Shelbourne

September 17 - Dublin are the All-Ireland football Champions following victory over Tyrone. Peter Canavan is unlucky to be on the losing side following his personal haul of 11 points in the final.

Book: Ulster-Scots Writing: an anthology. Ferguson, Frank. Dublin. Four Courts Press. 2008. 978-1-84682-074-8. Ulster and Scotland, 7.