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EVENTS

January 4 - The Euro makes its debut on European financial markets.

January 13 - Derek Hill becomes the eleventh honorary citizen of Ireland .

February 5 - New legislation changes the name of the RSI No to the Personal Public Service Number and expands its use.

March 31 - The Irish Land Commission is dissolved.

May 21 - Gay Byrne hosts his last Late Late Show after 37 years.

May 22 - The electorate of the entire island of Ireland go to the polls to vote on the Good Friday Agreement .

May 23 - People North and South give their overwhelming support to the Good Friday Agreement.

August 11 - Ireland joins the world and watches the last solar eclipse of the millennium.

August 28 - 80,000 fans see the Robbie Williams concert at Slane Castle, County Meath .

October 12 - Peter Mandelson arrives in Belfast as the new Secretary Of State For Northern Ireland .

October 20 - President McAleese leads tributes to the former Taoiseach Jack Lynch who died this morning aged 82.

November 29 - Ten designated ministers are appointed to the power-sharing Northern Ireland Assembly .

December 2 - The Irish Government ratifies changes to Articles 2 and 3 of the Constitution. Direct rule from Westminster in Northern Ireland ends.

December 13 - The first meeting of the North-South Ministerial Council takes place in Armagh .

December 31 - The last sunset of the Millennium occurs at 4.41 pm at Dursey Head in west Cork.

ARTS AND LITERATURE

SPORTS

BIRTHS

DEATHS

May 19 - Victor Bewley .

July 17 - Donal McCann , actor.

July 27 - Malachi Martin , Roman Catholic Priest and author.

August 15 - Paddy Devlin , politician.

August 24 - Eithne Strong , poet.

October 15 - Josef Locke , tenor.

October 20 - Jack Lynch , Former Taoiseach and leader of Fianna Fáil .