Editing 1995 in Ireland (section)

==Events==
* 27 January – [[Taoiseach]], [[John Bruton]], and [[Sinn Féin]] leader [[Gerry Adams]] held their first formal peace discussions.
* 2 February – President [[Mary Robinson]] addressed a joint session of the Houses of the [[Oireachtas]].
* 15 February – English football hooligans [[Lansdowne Road football riot|rioted at Lansdowne Road]] stadium in [[Dublin]] during a friendly match between [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Ireland]] and [[England national football team|England]]. The match was abandoned with Ireland 1–0 ahead. There were over 70 injuries, most of them English. The English fans were escorted out of Ireland by [[Irish Army|the Army]].
* 22 February – The British Prime Minister, [[John Major]], and the Taoiseach, John Bruton, launched a peace framework document for Northern Ireland.
* 7 March – Sir [[Patrick Mayhew]], Northern Ireland Secretary, set out the conditions for Sinn Féin to join all-party peace talks, including "the actual decommissioning of some arms."
* 19 March – Dublin boxer [[Steve Collins]] beat world champion [[Chris Eubank]] to win the World Boxing Organization super middleweight championship title.
* 19 May – [[Elizabeth II]] and the [[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh|Duke of Edinburgh]] made a visit to Northern Ireland. On the same day US President [[Bill Clinton]] approved a visa for Gerry Adams to enter the United States.
* 25 May – The last edition of ''[[The Irish Press]]'' newspaper was published.
* 31 May – [[Charles III|The Prince of Wales]] began his first official visit to Dublin.
* 4 June – Ireland qualified for the quarterfinals of the [[1995 Rugby World Cup]].
* 13 August – Gerry Adams told a rally in [[Belfast]] that the [[Irish Republican Army]] (IRA) "haven't gone away."
* 9 September – [[David Trimble]] became leader of the [[Ulster Unionist Party]].
* 13 September – The Cabinet agreed the wording of a Constitutional Amendment on divorce.
* 25 September – The [[Censorship in the Republic of Ireland|Censorship of Publications Board]] removed a ban on the sale of ''[[Playboy]]'' magazine, following the magazine's appeal against the prohibition. The [[National Women's Council of Ireland]] protested against the removal of the ban, which had existed since 1961.<ref>{{cite news |agency=Associated Press|title=Censors lift ban on ''Playboy'' |publisher=[[Sun Journal (Lewiston)|Sun-Journal]] |date=1995-09-27 |page=3A |url=https://news.google.ie/newspapers?id=JN0gAAAAIBAJ&sjid=B2sFAAAAIBAJ&dq=playboy%20ireland&pg=2550%2C4757731 |access-date=2024-05-29}}</ref>
* 1 November – Fianna Fáil party [[teachta dála]] (member of parliament) [[Brian Lenihan Snr|Brian Lenihan]] died aged 64.
* 2 November – A new blue-coloured £50 note featuring former president [[Douglas Hyde]] was issued.
* 11 November – [[Neil Blaney]], the longest serving member of the Dáil, was buried on the [[Fanad|Fanad Peninsula]] in County Donegal.
* 21 November – South Africa's deputy-President, [[F. W. de Klerk]], addressed a Forum for Peace and Reconciliation at [[Dublin Castle]].
* 24 November – In [[Fifteenth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland|the divorce referendum]], citizens voted narrowly to allow divorce. A vote recount two days later confirmed the result.
* 30 November – American President Bill Clinton and his wife [[Hillary Clinton|Hillary]] spent the day in Northern Ireland.
* 1 December – President Bill Clinton addressed both [[Oireachtas|Houses of the Oireachtas]] in Dublin.<ref>[https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/press-centre/press-releases/20230405-president-of-the-united-states-joseph-r-biden-jr-to-address-joint-sitting-of-the-houses-of-the-oireachtas/ President of the United States, Joseph R Biden Jr to address joint sitting of the Houses of the Oireachtas] Houses of the Oireachtas, 2023-04-05.</ref> Afterwards, he addressed 80,000 people in [[College Green, Dublin|College Green]]. Later, he attended a state dinner at Dublin Castle.
* 12 December – Plans for a £200 million light rail transit system in Dublin were announced. Eventually to be called [[Luas]], it was to connect the city centre with [[Sandyford]], [[Tallaght]] and [[Ballymun]].
* 16 December – A tribunal was established to compensate victims of [[Irish Blood Transfusion Service|Hepatitis C]].
* 21 December – [[Jack Charlton]] retired as manager of the [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Irish football team]].