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Events

• January 1 - Dublin City begins its millennium celebrations.
• January 11 - John Hume and Gerry Adams have a surprise meeting in Belfast.
• January 15 - Former Nobel Prize-winner Seán MacBride dies aged 83.
• March 6 - The SAS kills three unarmed members of the IRA in Gibraltar.
• March 7 - It is agreed that a millennium fountain called the Anna Livia Fountain is to be built on O'Connell Street.
• March 16 - Three men are killed and 70 are wounded in a gun and grenade attack on mourners in Milltown Cemetery during the funerals of three IRA members.
• March 19 - 5,000 people turn out for an anti-apartheid rally at the GPO in Dublin.
• March 22 - Tributes are paid to Aran Islands poet Máirtín Ó Direáin at his funeral in Dublin.
• April 16 - The first Lotto draw is held.
• June 15 - The IRA kills six British soldiers in a bomb attack in Lisburn.
• July 10 - Dublin celebrates its official 1,000th birthday.
• July 18 - Nelson Mandela, the jailed anti-apartheid leader, is awarded the freedom of Dublin City.
• August 11 - The Department of Health launches an information booklet as the number of AIDS cases increases dramatically.
• August 28 - Leopardstown Racecourse celebrates its 100th birthday.
• October 8 - A tax amnesty brings in over £500 million.
• October 17 - The IRTC is established to regulate radio and television services outside the RTE umbrella.
• November 16 - Minister for Finance Ray MacSharry is appointed Ireland's new EC Commissioner.

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Arts and literature

Sports

• March 13 - Seán Kelly wins the Paris-Nice cycle race for the seventh year in a row.
• May 15 - Seán Kelly wins the tour of Spain cycle race.
• The Republic of Ireland football team plays in the European Championship finals for the first time.
• June 12 - The Republic of Ireland celebrates its most historic win in 60 years by beating England 1-0.
• October 16 - In golf, Ireland (Eamon Darcy, Ronan Rafferty, Des Smyth) wins the Dunhill Cup at St Andrew's.

March 13 is the 72nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (73rd in leap years). ... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... City motto: Nicæa civitas. ... May 15 is the 135th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (136th in leap years). ... A database query syntax error has occurred. ... June 12 is the 163rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (164th in leap years), with 202 days remaining. ... First International Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Largest win Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Northern Ireland; 18 February 1882) Worst defeat Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 11 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances 7 (First... October 16 is the 289th day of the year (290th in Leap years). ... Ronan Rafferty (b. ... The Alfred Dunhill Cup was a team golf tournament which ran from 1985 to 2000. ...

Births

Deaths

• January 15 - Seán MacBride, former Clann na Poblachta TD, Cabinet Minister and Nobel Peace Prize Winner.
• February 6 - Paschal Doyle, hotelier and builder.
• February 24 - Tommy O'Brien, journalist and broadcaster.
• December - Seán Dowling, revolutionary and playwright.
• December 7 - Peter Langan, restaurateur.
• December 21 - Eithne Dunne, actress.