Editing 1996 in Ireland

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Events from the year '''1996 in Ireland'''.

==Incumbents==
* [[President of Ireland|President]]: [[Mary Robinson]]
* [[Taoiseach]]: [[John Bruton]] ([[Fine Gael|FG]])
* [[Tánaiste]]: [[Dick Spring]] ([[Labour Party (Ireland)|Lab]])
* [[Minister for Finance (Ireland)|Minister for Finance]]: [[Ruairi Quinn]] ([[Labour Party (Ireland)|Lab]])
* [[Chief Justice of Ireland|Chief Justice]]: [[Liam Hamilton]]
* [[Dáil Éireann|Dáil]]: [[27th Dáil|27th]]
* [[Seanad Éireann|Seanad]]: [[20th Seanad|20th]]

==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.

==Arts and literature==
* 1 February – [[Martin McDonagh]]'s black comedy ''[[The Beauty Queen of Leenane]]'' was premiered by the [[Druid Theatre Company]] in [[Galway]].
* 11 February – The television drama series ''[[Ballykissangel]]'' first aired. It was made by [[BBC Northern Ireland]] and set in a rural Irish community.
* 18 May – Ireland won the [[Eurovision Song Contest 1996|Eurovision Song Contest]] for the seventh time with ''[[The Voice (Eimear Quinn song)|The Voice]]'', sung by [[Eimear Quinn]] and composed by [[Brendan Graham]].
* 7 August – [[Marie Jones]]' play ''[[Stones in His Pockets]]'' was premiered in Belfast.
* 26 September – [[Enda Walsh]]'s play ''Disco Pigs'' was premiered by the [[Corcadorca Theatre Company]] at the Triskel Arts Centre in [[Cork (city)|Cork]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Playography Ireland|url=http://www.irishplayography.com/|publisher=Irish Theatre Institute|location=Dublin|access-date=2015-04-11}}</ref>
* 31 October – Ireland's first Irish language television station, [[TG4|Teilifís na Gaeilge (TnaG)]], was launched. On 3 November the soap opera ''[[Ros na Rún]]'' was first aired on the channel.
* 6 November – The film ''[[Michael Collins (film)|Michael Collins]]'' was shown in Cork and Dublin.
*The following novels were published:
** ''[[Evening Class (novel)|Evening Class]]'' by [[Maeve Binchy]].
** ''[[Reading in the Dark]]'' by [[Seamus Deane]].
** ''Headbanger'' by [[Hugo Hamilton (writer)|Hugo Hamilton]].
** ''[[Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married]]'' by [[Marian Keyes]].
** ''[[The Story of the Night]]'' by [[Colm Tóibín]].

==Sport==

===Association football===
* [[St Patrick's Athletic F.C.|St Patrick's Athletic]] won the [[League of Ireland]].
* [[Shelbourne F.C.|Shelbourne]] won the [[FAI Cup]].

===Boxing===
* 9 March – [[Steve Collins]], "The Celtic Warrior", successfully defended his [[World Boxing Organization]] [[super middleweight]] title against [[Neville Brown]] at the [[Green Glens Arena]], [[Millstreet]], County Cork.<ref>{{cite web|title=Steve Collins|url=http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=645&cat=boxer|work=BoxRec|access-date=2012-04-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150329154226/http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=645&cat=boxer|archive-date=29 March 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Gaelic football===
* [[Meath GAA|Meath]] beat [[Mayo GAA|Mayo]] in the [[All-Ireland Senior Football Championship]] final, after a replay, to win their first title since 1988.

===Golf===
* [[Irish Open (golf)|Murphy's Irish Open]] was won by [[Colin Montgomerie]] (Scotland).

===Hurling===
* [[Wexford GAA|Wexford]] beat [[Limerick GAA|Limerick]] in the [[All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship]] final.  It was their first senior All-Ireland since 1968.

===Olympics===
* Swimmer [[Michelle Smith]] won three gold medals and one bronze in the Atlanta Olympics.

==Births==
* 3 January – [[Cian Lynch]], hurler ([[Patrickswell GAA|Patrickswell]], [[Limerick GAA|Limerick]])
* 24 January – [[Seán Finn]], hurler ([[Bruff GAA|Bruff]], [[Limerick GAA|Limerick]])
* 26 January – [[Gary Cully]], boxer
* 2 February – [[Paul Mescal]], actor
* 5 May – [[Mark McKenna]], actor and musician
* 29 May – [[Tom Morrissey (hurler)|Tom Morrissey]], hurler ([[Ahane GAA|Ahane]], [[Limerick GAA|Limerick]])
* 23 October – [[Lyra Valkyria]], professional wrestler
* 28 October – [[Una Raymond-Hoey]], cricketer
* 16 November – [[Brendan Murray]], singer
* 6 December – [[Ann Skelly]], actress
* 31 December – [[Barry Nash]], hurler ([[South Liberties GAA|South Liberties]], [[Limerick GAA|Limerick]])

==Deaths==

===January to June===
* 8 January – [[Joyce McCartan]], community activist.
* 12 February – [[James Camlin Beckett]], historian.
* 18 February – [[Cathal Ó Sándair]], writer (born 1922).
* 9 March – [[Ollie Walsh]], [[Kilkenny GAA|Kilkenny]] hurler (born 1937).
* 5 April – [[Gerry L'Estrange]], member of the [[Seanad Éireann|Seanad]], [[Fine Gael]] [[Teachta Dála|TD]].
* 22 April – [[Molly Keane]], novelist and playwright (born 1904).
* 24 April – [[Tomás de Bhaldraithe]], Irish language scholar and lexicographer (born 1916).
* 9 June – [[Patrick Flynn (Canadian politician)|Patrick Flynn]], [[Liberal Party of Canada]] [[Member of parliament|MP]] (born 1921).
* 10 June – [[Peter Raftery]], diplomat.
* 26 June – [[Veronica Guerin]], journalist, murdered by drug dealers (born 1958).

===July to December===
* 9 July – [[Christopher Casson]], actor (born 1912).
* 16 July – [[Joe Dunn (priest)|Joe Dunn]], [[Jacob's Award]]-winning documentarian for the [[Radharc]] television programme, broadcasting educator, publisher, author (born 1930).<ref>[https://www.irishtimes.com/news/radharc-director-dies-in-dublin-1.67861 'Radharc' director dies in Dublin] The Irish Times, 1996-07-17.</ref><ref>[https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/fr-joe-dunn-1930-1996-1.72831 Fr Joe Dunn (1930-1996)] The Irish Times, 1996-08-01.</ref>
* 6 August – [[Havelock Nelson]], composer and pianist (born 1917).
* 18 August – [[Charles Mitchel]], actor and television newsreader, read the first [[RTÉ One|Telefís Éireann]] news bulletin in 1961 (born 1920).
* 25 August – [[Erskine Barton Childers]], diplomat writer and broadcaster, son of [[Erskine Hamilton Childers|President Childers]] (born 1929).
* August – [[Kathleen Mills]], camogie player (born 1923).
* 11 November – [[Liam Naughten]], Fine Gael politician, [[Cathaoirleach]] of [[Seanad Éireann]] from 1995 until his death. (born 1944).
* 24 November – [[Michael O'Hehir]], sports commentator and journalist (born 1920).

===Full date unknown===
* [[Seán 'ac Dhonncha]], traditional singer (born 1919).

==See also==
*[[1996 in Irish television]]

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