1995 In Ireland

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EVENTS

January 27 - An Taoiseach , John Bruton , and Gerry Adams hold their first formal discussions.

February 2 - President Mary Robinson addresses a joint session of the Houses of the Oireachtas .

February 15 - English soccer hooligans, led by members of Combat 18 , riot at Lansdowne Road during a friendly between the Republic Of Ireland and England . The match is abandoned.

February 22 - The British Prime Minister , John Major , and the Irish Taoiseach , John Bruton , launch the framework document regarding Northern Ireland .

March 7 - 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.'

March 19 - Dublin boxer Stephen Collins beats world champion Chris Eubank to win the WBO super middleweight championship title.

May 19 - Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke Of Edinburgh make a visit to Northern Ireland . On the same day U.S. President Bill Clinton approves a visa for Gerry Adams to enter the United States .

May 25 - The last edition of '' The Irish Press '' is published.

May 31 - The Prince Of Wales begins his first official visit to Dublin .

June 4 - Ireland qualifies for the quarter-finals of the Rugby World Cup .

August 13 - Gerry Adams tells a rally in Belfast that the IRA 'haven't gone away.'

September 9 - David Trimble becomes leader of the Ulster Unionist Party .

September 13 - The Cabinet agrees the wording of the Constitutional Amendment on divorce.

October 5 - Séamus Heaney is awarded the Nobel Prize For Literature .

November 1 - Fianna Fáil TD Brian Lenihan dies aged 64.

November 11 - Neil Blaney , the longest serving member in the Dáil, is buried on the Fanad Peninsula.

November 21 - South Africa's deputy-President, FW De Klerk , addresses the Forum for Peace and Reconciliation at Dublin Castle .

November 24 - In a referendum, the people of the Republic vote narrowly to allow divorce.

November 26 - A recount in the Divorce Referendum reveals that a majority of the electorate has voted in favour of divorce.

November 30 - American President Bill Clinton and his wife Hillary spend the day in Northern Ireland .

December 1 - 80,000 cheer President Bill Clinton at College Green in Dublin . Afterwards he attends a state dinner at Dublin Castle .

December 12 - Plans for a £200 million light rail transit system in Dublin are announced. Eventually to be called Luas , it is to connect the city centre with Tallaght, Dundrum and Ballymun when complete.

December 16 - A tribunal is established to compensate victims of Hepatitis C .

December 21 - Jack Charlton retires as manager of the Republic of Ireland soccer team.

ARTS AND LITERATURE

Sebastian Barry 's '' The Steward Of Christendom '' is produced for the first time.

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BIRTHS

DEATHS

February 22 - Johnny Carey , footballer.

March 14 - Gerard Victory , Irish composer.

March 30 - John Lighton Synge , physicist.

April 3 - Jeremiah Newman , Bishop of Limerick.

April 14 - Brian Coffey , poet.

June 7 - Joseph Tomelty , actor and playwright.

June 14 - Rory Gallagher , musician.

June 25 - Ernest Walton , scientist.

June 28 - Gordon Wilson

July 12 - Muriel Gahan , promoter of country crafts.

August 1 - Austin Bourke , chess player.

September 21 - Frank Hall , journalist and satirist.

November 1 - Brian Lenihan , politician.

November 8 - Neil Blaney , politician.

December 6 - Coslett Quin , Irish scholar and linguist.

December 25 - Jimmy Boucher , international cricketer.

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