Editing 1993 in Ireland

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Events from the year '''1993 in Ireland'''.

==Incumbents==
* [[President of Ireland|President]]: [[Mary Robinson]]
* [[Taoiseach]]: [[Albert Reynolds]] ([[Fianna Fáil|FF]])
* [[Tánaiste]]:
** [[John Wilson (Irish politician)|John Wilson]] ([[Fianna Fáil|FF]]) (until 12 January 1993)
** [[Dick Spring]] ([[Labour Party (Ireland)|Lab]]) (from 12 January 1993)
* [[Minister for Finance (Ireland)|Minister for Finance]]: [[Bertie Ahern]] ([[Fianna Fáil|FF]])
* [[Chief Justice of Ireland|Chief Justice]]: [[Thomas Finlay (judge)|Thomas Finlay]]
* [[Dáil Éireann|Dáil]]: [[27th Dáil|27th]]
* [[Seanad Éireann|Seanad]]: [[20th Seanad|20th]] (from 17 February 1993)

==Events==
*8&ndash;17 January – The [[Braer Storm of January 1993|Braer Storm]] blew in the North Atlantic.
*12 January – [[Albert Reynolds]] was elected [[Taoiseach]] in [[Dáil Éireann]]. A [[Fianna Fáil]]–[[Labour Party (Ireland)|Labour Party]] coalition government came to power.
*10 March – The [[Gaelic Athletic Association]] received planning permission for the redevelopment of the [[Croke Park]] stadium.
*25 March – [[Castlerock killings]]: four Catholics were shot dead by the [[Ulster Defence Association]] as they arrived for work in Castlerock, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
*27 May – The first meeting of an Irish head of state with a British monarch took place when President [[Mary Robinson]] makes a private visit to Queen [[Elizabeth II]] at [[Buckingham Palace]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Flashback 1993: The first Irish head of state meeting with a British monarch |url=https://www.independent.ie/life/flashback-1993-the-first-irish-head-of-state-meeting-with-a-british-monarch-34725933.html |website=The Independent |access-date=2 June 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
*1 June – [[Mother Teresa]] met President Mary Robinson at [[Áras an Uachtaráin]].
*24 June – [[Dáil Éireann]] passed the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act, decriminalising consensual homosexual acts.
*15 July – The Beef Tribunal ended after 226 days.
*September – The sale of land beside a Dublin convent and the consequent exhumation of at least 133<!-- Irish Times say 133; New York Times say 155 --> former residents of a [[Magdalene asylum]] from unmarked graves brought the existence of these institutions to wide public attention.<ref>{{cite news|title=Funeral ceremony sought for 'Magdalens'|last1=O'Loughlin|first1=Edward|newspaper=[[The Irish Times]]|date=8 September 1993|page=4}}</ref><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>
*16 September – A new green coloured £10 note was issued depicting the writer [[James Joyce]]. 
*23 October – [[Shankill Road bombing]] – Ten people were killed when a [[Provisional Irish Republican Army]] (IRA) bomb exploded at a fish shop on the Shankill Road in Belfast.
*30 October – [[Greysteel massacre]] – The Ulster Defence Association shot 21 people in the Rising Sun Bar in [[Greysteel]], County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, during a Hallowe'en party. They chose the pub as it was in a Catholic area.
*12 November – The issue of a new, smaller 10&nbsp;pence coin meant there was no longer a coin equivalent in size to a [[florin]] after 22 years.
*December – [[Brú na Bóinne]] became the first [[UNESCO]] [[World Heritage Site]] designated in Ireland.
*15 December – Taoiseach [[Albert Reynolds]] and British Prime Minister [[John Major]] issued a joint [[Downing Street Declaration]] on the future of Northern Ireland.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/december/15/newsid_4032000/4032141.stm|title=1993: Anglo–Irish pact paves way for peace|access-date=2008-02-13|date=15 December 1993|work=On This Day|publisher=[[BBC News]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080307120320/http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/december/15/newsid_4032000/4032141.stm|archive-date=7 March 2008|url-status=live}}</ref>
*25 December – [[Elizabeth II]] spoke of her hopes for peace in Northern Ireland in her Christmas Day speech to the U.K.<ref>{{cite web |title=Christmas Broadcast 1993 |website=The official website of The British Monarchy |publisher=[[Royal Households of the United Kingdom|The Royal Household]] |url=http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast1993.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150726060248/http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast1993.aspx |archive-date=26 July 2015 |access-date=18 October 2021}}</ref>
*29 December – The IRA announced it would fight on against the British presence in Northern Ireland.

==Arts and literature==
* 15 May – [[Niamh Kavanagh]] won the [[Eurovision Song Contest 1993|Eurovision Song Contest]] (staged at the [[Green Glens Arena]] in [[Millstreet]], [[County Cork]]) for Ireland with ''[[In Your Eyes (Niamh Kavanagh song)|In Your Eyes]]'', the second of three consecutive Irish wins.
* 6 August – The television film ''[[The Snapper (film)|The Snapper]]'' was released.
* 26–7 August – The band [[U2]] played two concerts at the [[RDS Arena|RDS Showgrounds]].<ref>[http://www.u2gigs.com/tour202.html U2's ZOO TV 4th leg: Zooropa] U2gigs.com. Retrieved: 2013-07-19.</ref>
* 11 November – The final [[Jacob's Award|Jacob's Broadcasting Awards]] ceremony took place in Dublin.
* 16 December – The world première of the film ''[[In the Name of the Father]]'' was held at the [[Savoy Cinema]] in Dublin.
* [[Roddy Doyle]] was awarded the [[Booker Prize]] for his novel ''[[Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha]].''
* [[John Banville]]'s novel ''[[Ghosts (1993 novel)|Ghosts]]'' was published.
* The [[Irish Film Board]] was re-established as a funding body under the chairmanship of [[Lelia Doolan]].

==Sport==

===Association football===

====Domestic football====
*[[Shelbourne F.C.|Shelbourne]] defeated [[Dundalk F.C.|Dundalk]] 1–0 at [[Lansdowne Road]] to win the [[FAI Cup]].

====International football====
*[[Alan McLoughlin]] scored as [[republic of Ireland national football team|Ireland]] drew 1–1 with [[Northern Ireland national football team|Northern Ireland]] to qualify for the [[1994 FIFA World Cup]] in the USA. 
*Ireland also went 6th in the world to reach their highest [[FIFA]] ranking to date.

===Athletics===
*Runner [[Marcus O'Sullivan]] won the world indoor 1,500-metre championship for the third time, in [[Toronto]].

===Gaelic football===
*[[Derry GAA|Derry]] beat [[Cork GAA|Cork]] 1–14 to 2–8 to win the [[All-Ireland Senior Football Championship]] for the first time.

===Golf===
*[[Irish Open (golf)|The Irish Open]] was won by [[Nick Faldo]] (England).

===Hurling===
*[[Kilkenny GAA|Kilkenny]] beat [[Galway GAA|Galway]] 2–17 to 1–15 to win their second consecutive [[All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship]].

===Mountaineering===
*[[Pat Falvey]] and [[Dawson Stelfox]] became the first Irish people to reach the summit of [[Mount Everest]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Siggins|first=Lorina|title=Latest climbs bring Irish Everest ascents to 19|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2010/0527/1224271230317.html|access-date=2010-12-20|newspaper=The Irish Times|date=27 May 2010}}</ref>

==Births==
* 6 January – [[Al Porter]], entertainer
* 21 February – [[Shane Dowling (hurler)|Shane Dowling]], hurler ([[Na Piarsaigh GAA (Limerick)|Na Piarsaigh]], [[Limerick GAA|Limerick]]).
* 20 April – [[Dan Morrissey]], hurler ([[Ahane GAA|Ahane]], [[Limerick GAA|Limerick]])
* 25 April – [[Josh van der Flier]], Rugby player
* 6 June – [[Aisling Franciosi]], screen actress
* 27 June – [[Rejjie Snow]], born Alex Anyaegbunam, hip hop musician
* 7 July – [[Ciarán Kilkenny]], Gaelic footballer
* 5 August – [[Patrick McBrearty]], Donegal Gaelic football superstar
* 13 September – [[Niall Horan]], member of boy band [[One Direction]]

==Deaths==

*5 February – [[Seán Flanagan]], [[Gaelic football]]er, captain of winning Mayo All Ireland football teams in 1950s, [[Fianna Fáil]] [[Teachta Dála|TD]], Cabinet Minister and [[Member of the European Parliament|MEP]] (born 1922).
*11 February – [[Brian Inglis]], journalist, historian and television presenter (born 1916).
*15 February – [[Peter Kavanagh (Irish footballer)|Peter Kavanagh]], soccer player (born 1910).
*23 March – [[Denis Parsons Burkitt]], [[surgeon]] (born 1911).
*April – [[Denis Hegarty]], public servant.
*5 May – [[Dermot Boyle]], [[Marshal of the Royal Air Force]] (born 1904).
*29 June – [[Patrick Lindsay (Irish politician)|Patrick Lindsay]], [[Fine Gael]] [[Teachta Dála|TD]] and lawyer (born 1914).
*28 July – [[Stanley Woods]], motor cycle racer, with 29 Grand Prix wins and 10 [[Isle of Man TT]] wins (born 1903).
*14 September – [[Sheelagh Murnaghan]], only [[Ulster Liberal Party]] [[Member of Parliament]] at [[Parliament Buildings (Northern Ireland)|Stormont]] (born 1924).
*7 October – [[Cyril Cusack]], actor (born 1910).
*1 November – [[Maeve Brennan]], short story writer and journalist (born 1917).
*15 November – [[Jimmy McAlinden]], soccer player and manager (born 1917).
*28 November – [[Joe Kelly (Formula One)|Joe Kelly]], motor racing driver (born 1913).
*29 December – [[Marie Kean]], actress (born 1918).
*31 December – [[Michael Cleary (priest)|Michael Cleary]], priest and media personality, throat cancer (born 1933)

==See also==
*[[1993 in Irish television]]

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