1997 in Ireland

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1 Events
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3 Sports
4 Births
5 Deaths

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January 8 - Russia seeks to widen its ban on the importation of Irish beef due to BSE.
February 27 - The law providing for divorce comes into effect today.
March 6 - Michael Lowry resigns as a member of the Fine Gael Party.
March 7 - President Mary Robinson meets Pope John Paul II in the Vatican.
March 17 - The new national independent radio station, Radio Ireland, goes on the air.
April 8 - Author Frank McCourt is awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his book Angela's Ashes.
June 12 - President Mary Robinson is appointed UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.
June 16 - National University of Ireland, Maynooth comes into existence with the commencement of the Universities Act, 1997.
July 3 - An Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern, meets Prime Minister Tony Blair for the first time.
July 6 - There is violence in nationalist areas after an Orange Order parade is allowed down the Garvaghy Road by the Royal Ulster Constabulary in Portadown.
July 9 - Counsel for Charles Haughey admits that the former-Taoiseach accepted £1.3 million from businessman Ben Dunne.
July 20 - The Irish Republican Army (IRA) institutes a second ceasefire.
September 12 - Mary Robinson resigns as President of Ireland to take up a United Nations post.
October 7 - Substantial all-party talks begin in Northern Ireland.
November 1 - The Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal Act, 1997 takes effect]].
November 7 - Dick Spring confirms that he is resigning as leader of the Labour Party.
November 11 - Mary McAleese is inaugurated as the eighth President of Ireland.
November 13 - Ruairí Quinn wins the leadership of the Labour Party.
December 27 - The Loyalist Volunteer Force leader Billy Wright is shot dead in the Maze prison by members of the Irish National Liberation Army.

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Kerry are the All-Ireland Football champions following voctory over Mayo. Clare are the All-Ireland Hurling champions.
Ken Doherty becomes World Snooker champions following an 18 frames to 12 victory over Stephen Hendry at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield.
Shelbourne win the FAI Cup for the fifth time.
The first ever League of Ireland match to be broadcast live on television was from Tolka Park between Shelbourne and Derry City on Network 2.