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Events

• February 11 - The British government suspends devolution in Northern Ireland.
• May 6 - The IRA begins decommissioning its weapons.
• May 30 - Devolution returns to Northern Ireland.
• December 11 - President Clinton of the United States arrives in Dublin for what is his last overseas journey as President.
• December 12 - Bill Clinton meets with An Taoiseach Bertie Ahern in Dublin.
• December 13 - Bill Clinton meets with the political leaders of Northern Ireland.
• December 31 - Ireland celebrates as the 20th Century draws to a close.

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Arts and literature

Sports

Births

Deaths

• January 2 - Patrick O'Brien, author.
• January 28 - Tony Doyle, actor.
• February 2 - Francis Stuart, writer.
• June 10 - Frank Patterson, tenor.
• July 2 - Joey Dunlop, motorcycle racer and humanitarian worker.
• July 10 - Death of Denis O Conor Donn, died 10th July 2000, aged 88; succeded by his son, Desmond as The O Connor Donn.
• November 26 - Paddy Donegan, former Fine Gael TD and Cabinet Minister.