1996 in Ireland explained
Events from the year 1996 in Ireland.
Incumbents
Events
- 24 January – The international body proposed six principles of democracy and non-violence ('the Mitchell principles') as conditions for entry to all-party talks in Northern Ireland.
- 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.[1] [2]
- 11 March – The Hepatitis Tribunal opened in Dublin.
- 26 April – The fifth People In Need Telethon was held.
- 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.
- 4 August – The Proceeds of Crime Act, 1996 was signed into law providing for the seizure of the suspected proceeds of organised criminal activity.[3] [4]
- 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.[5]
- 11 October – The Criminal Assets Bureau Act, 1996 was signed into law providing for the creation of the Criminal Assets Bureau.[6]
- 31 October – The new Irish language television station TnaG was launched.
- 29 November – It was revealed that Dunnes Stores paid £208,000 for an extension to Minister Michael Lowry's house.
- 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.[7]
- Undated
Arts and literature
Sport
Association football
Boxing
Gaelic football
Golf
Hurling
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)
- 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
January to June
- 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).
July to December
- 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).[10] [11]
- 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
See also
Notes and References
- Book: Edwards, Aaron. The Northern Ireland Troubles. Oxford. Osprey Publishing. 2011. 978-1-84908-525-0. 13.
- News: 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.
- https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/bills/bill/1996/37/ Proceeds of Crime Act, 1996
- http://www.i-law.com/ilaw/doc/view.htm?id=61536 Proceeds of crime legislation in Ireland
- News: Irish Church's Forgotten Victims Take Case to U.N.. Carol. Ryan. The New York Times. 25 May 2011.
- https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/bills/bill/1996/43/ Criminal Assets Bureau Act, 1996
- https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/jul/04/sophie-toscan-cork-murder West Cork is braced for new moves in case that shattered its peace
- Web site: Playography Ireland. Irish Theatre Institute. Dublin. 2015-04-11.
- Web site: Steve Collins. BoxRec. 2012-04-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20150329154226/http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=645&cat=boxer. 29 March 2015. dead.
- https://www.irishtimes.com/news/radharc-director-dies-in-dublin-1.67861 'Radharc' director dies in Dublin
- https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/fr-joe-dunn-1930-1996-1.72831 Fr Joe Dunn (1930-1996)