1999 in Ireland
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- See also: 1998 in Ireland, 1999, 2000 in Ireland, and list of years in Ireland
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[edit] 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 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 p.m. at Dursey Head in west Cork[citation needed].
[edit] Arts and literature
- November 1 - Sligo boyband, Westlife released their first album. To date, they are the only artist to have 7 singles straight at UK number one.
[edit] Sports
- St Patrick's Athletic win the Football League of Ireland for the 3rd time in 4 years
[edit] Births
[edit] Deaths
- 15 January - Robert Lowry, Baron Lowry, Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland (b.1919).
- 28 January - Markey Robinson, artist (b.1918).
- 8 February - Iris Murdoch, novelist and philosopher (b.1919).
- 25 April - William McCrea, astronomer and mathematician (b.1904).
- 25 April - Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin, journalist, author, sports official and sixth president of the International Olympic Committee (b.1914).
- 19 May - Victor Bewley.
- 23 May - Cathal Gannon, harpsichord maker and fortepiano restorer (b.1910).
- 15 June - Fred Tiedt, boxer (b.1935).
- 17 July - Donal McCann, actor (b.1943).
- 27 July - Malachi Martin, Roman Catholic priest and author (b.1921).
- 21 August - Noel Larmour, cricketer and diplomat (b.1916).
- 21 August - Maurice Gerard Moynihan, civil servant and writer (b.1902).
- 24 August - Eithne Strong, poet.
- 15 October - Josef Locke, tenor (b.1917).
- 20 October - Jack Lynch, former Taoiseach and leader of Fianna Fáil (b.1917).
- 14 November - Brian Ó Cuív, son-in-law of Eamon de Valera, Celtic scholar and author.
- Manliff Barrington, motorcycle racer (b.1910).
