Editing 1996 in Ireland (section)

==Events==

* 24 January – The international body{{which|date=July 2022}} proposed six principles of democracy and non-violence ('the [[George J. Mitchell|Mitchell]] principles') as conditions for entry to all-party talks in Northern Ireland.
* 5 February – The [[Football Association of Ireland]] appointed [[Mick McCarthy]] as manager of the [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Irish football team]].
* 9 February – A large [[Provisional Irish Republican Army]] (PIRA) bomb exploded in the [[London Docklands]] area, near [[Canary Wharf]], injuring around forty, and marking the end of a 17-month IRA ceasefire.<ref name=Edwards>{{cite book|first=Aaron|last=Edwards|title=The Northern Ireland Troubles|location=Oxford|publisher=Osprey Publishing|year=2011|isbn=978-1-84908-525-0|page=13}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/10/newsid_2539000/2539265.stm|title=1996: Docklands bomb ends IRA ceasefire|publisher=[[BBC News]]|access-date=2008-02-03|date=10 February 1996|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080201022746/http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/10/newsid_2539000/2539265.stm|archive-date=1 February 2008|url-status=live}}</ref>
* 11 March – The Hepatitis Tribunal opened in Dublin.
* 26 April – The fifth [[People In Need Telethon]] was held. 
* 7 June – Detective Garda [[Death of Jerry McCabe|Jerry McCabe was shot dead]] by the [[Provisional Irish Republican Army|PIRA]] in [[Adare]], County Limerick.
* 17 June – The [[Fifteenth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland]] was signed into law, repealing the absolute constitutional prohibition of divorce.
* 26 June – Crime reporter [[Veronica Guerin]] was shot dead in her car in Dublin.
* 4 August – The [[Proceeds of Crime Act, 1996]] was signed into law providing for the seizure of the suspected proceeds of organised criminal activity.<ref>[https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/bills/bill/1996/37/ Proceeds of Crime Act, 1996] Houses of the Oireachtas, 1996-08-04.</ref><ref name="ilaw">[http://www.i-law.com/ilaw/doc/view.htm?id=61536 Proceeds of crime legislation in Ireland] Informa UK Limited. Retrieved 2020-07-27.</ref>
* 11 September – A new £100 note depicting [[Charles Stewart Parnell]] was issued, with a red-and-brown front and a green-and-yellow back, to replace the 68-year-old £100 note.
* 25 September – The last [[Magdalene asylum]] closed, in [[Waterford]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/25/world/europe/25iht-abuse25.html?_r=3|title=Irish Church's Forgotten Victims Take Case to U.N.|first=Carol|last=Ryan|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=25 May 2011}}</ref>
* 11 October – The [[Criminal Assets Bureau Act, 1996]] was signed into law providing for the creation of the [[Criminal Assets Bureau]].<ref>[https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/bills/bill/1996/43/ Criminal Assets Bureau Act, 1996] Houses of the Oireachtas, 1996-10-11.</ref><ref name="ilaw" />
* 31 October – The new Irish language television station [[TnaG]] was launched.
* 29 November – It was revealed that [[Dunnes Stores]] paid £208,000 for an extension to Minister [[Michael Lowry (politician)|Michael Lowry]]'s house.
* 13 December – On the opening day of a Dublin summit, EU leaders achieved a breakthrough in the argument over preparations for a single European currency.
* 23 December – French film-maker [[Death of Sophie Toscan du Plantier|Sophie Toscan du Plantier]] was murdered outside her holiday home in [[Schull]], County Cork.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/jul/04/sophie-toscan-cork-murder West Cork is braced for new moves in case that shattered its peace] The Guardian, 2010-07-03.</ref>
*Undated
** [[Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud]] was the first in Dublin to be awarded two [[Michelin star]]s.