Editing 1999 in Ireland (section)

==Arts and literature==
*10 February – [[Mark O'Rowe]]'s play ''Howie the Rookie'' premièred at the [[Bush Theatre]], London.<ref>{{cite web|title=Howie the Rookie|url=http://www.irishplayography.com/play.aspx?playid=31075|work=Playography Ireland|publisher=Irish Theatre Institute|location=Dublin|access-date=2017-07-23}}</ref>
*19 April – [[Sligo]] [[boyband]] [[Westlife]] released their first single, ''[[Swear It Again]]'', the first of fourteen that went straight to number one in the [[UK Singles Chart]]. 
*6 October – [[Frank McGuinness]]'s drama ''[[Dolly West's Kitchen]]'' premièred at the [[Abbey Theatre]], Dublin.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dolly West's Kitchen|url=http://www.irishplayography.com/play.aspx?playid=783|work=Playography Ireland|publisher=Irish Theatre Institute|location=Dublin|access-date=2015-06-30}}</ref>
*1 November – Westlife released their first album, five singles from which went to number one in the UK Singles Chart.
*[[Colm Tóibín]]'s novel ''[[The Blackwater Lightship]]'' was published.