1988 in Ireland
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See also: 1987 in Ireland, other events of 1988, 1989 in Ireland and the list of years in Ireland.
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[edit] 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 Irish National Lottery launches its national live draw, "the Lotto".
- 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.
- September 12 - Archbishop Thomas Morris resigns as Archbishop of Cashel
- September 12 - Dermot Clifford appointed Archbishop of Cashel
- 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.
[edit] Arts and literature
[edit] 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 at Euro 88.
- October 16 - In golf, Ireland (Eamonn Darcy, Ronan Rafferty, Des Smyth) wins the Dunhill Cup at St Andrew's.
[edit] Births
- 23 January - Alan Power, soccer player.
- 29 January - Owen Garvan, soccer player.
- 21 February - Darren Forsyth, soccer player.
- 22 February - Robert Bayly, soccer player.
- 2 May - Stephen Henderson, soccer player.
- 21 May - Adam Rooney, soccer player.
- 25 July - Anthony Stokes, soccer player.
- 22 September - Keith Quinn, soccer player.
[edit] Deaths
- 1 January - Dan Spring, Gaelic footballer, trade unionist and Irish Labour Party TD (b.1910).
- 15 January - Seán MacBride, former Clann na Poblachta TD, Cabinet Minister and Nobel Peace Prize Winner (b.1904).
- 6 February - Paschal (PV) Doyle, hotelier and builder, founder Doyle Hotel Group.
- 24 February - Tommy O'Brien, journalist and broadcaster.
- 10 May - Ciaran Bourke, musician, one of the original members of the The Dubliners (b.1936).
- 17 July - Frank Carter, Fianna Fáil TD,Seanad member.
- 10 October - Sonny Hool, cricketer (b.1924).
- 27 October - Frank Devlin, badminton player (b.1900).
- 12 December - Seán Dowling, revolutionary and playwright.
- 7 December - Peter Langan, restaurateur.
- 21 December - Eithne Dunne, actress.
- Robert Dudley Edwards, historian (b.1909).
- E. Chambré Hardman, photographer (b.1898).
- Máirtín Ó Direáin, poet (b.1910).
- Tommy Potts, fiddle player (b.1912).
