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1993 in Ireland
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Decades:
1970s • 1980s •
1990s
• 2000s • 2010s
Centuries:
18th • 19th •
20th
• 21st
See also:
1993 in Northern Ireland
Other events of 1993
List of years in Ireland
Contents
1
Events
2
Arts and literature
3
Sport
3.1
Athletics
3.2
Gaelic football
3.3
Golf
3.4
Hurling
3.5
Soccer
4
Deaths
5
References
Events
January 1 - The
Single European Market
comes into effect.
January 12 -
Albert Reynolds
is elected
Taoiseach
in
Dáil Éireann
. A
Fianna Fáil
-
Labour Party
coalition government comes to power.
March 10 - The
Gaelic Athletic Association
gets planning permission for the redevelopment of
Croke Park
.
May 15 -
Niamh Kavanagh
wins the
Eurovision Song Contest
for
Ireland
.
June 1 -
Mother Teresa
meets
President Robinson
at
Áras an Uachtaráin
.
June 24 -
Dáil Éireann
passes a bill to decriminalise homosexuality.
July 15 - The
Beef Tribunal
ends after 226 days.
December 15 -
Albert Reynolds
and
John Major
issue their joint
Downing Street Declaration
on the future of Northern Ireland.
[
1
]
December 16 - The world premiere of the film
In the Name of the Father
takes place at the Savoy,
Dublin
.
December 25 -
Elizabeth II
speaks of her hopes for peace in Northern Ireland in her Christmas Day speech.
December 29 - The IRA announces it will fight on against the British presence in Northern Ireland.
Arts and literature
11 November - The final
Jacob's Award
ceremony takes place in Dublin.
Roddy Doyle
is awarded the
Booker Prize
for his novel
Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha
.
Sport
Athletics
Marcus O'Sullivan
wins the world indoor 1500m championship for the third time, at
Toronto
.
Gaelic football
Derry GAA
beat
Cork GAA
1-14 to 2-8 to win the
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
for the first time.
Golf
Carroll's Irish Open
is won by
Nick Faldo
(England).
Hurling
Kilkenny GAA
beat
Galway GAA
2-17 to 1-15 to win their second consecutive
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
.
Soccer
Shelbourne
defeat
Dundalk
1-0 at
Lansdowne Road
to win the
FAI Cup
.
Alan McLoughlin
scores as Ireland draw 1-1 with Northern Ireland to qualify for the
1994 FIFA World Cup
in the USA
Deaths
14 January - Jeremiah F. Dempsey, Chief Executive of
Aer Lingus
.
5 February -
Seán Flanagan
,
Gaelic footballer
, captain of winning Mayo All Ireland football teams in 1950s,
Fianna Fáil
TD
, Cabinet Minister and
MEP
(b.
1922
).
11 February -
Brian Inglis
, journalist, historian and television presenter (b.
1916
).
15 February -
Peter Kavanagh
, soccer player (b.
1910
).
23 March -
Denis Parsons Burkitt
,
surgeon
(b.
1911
).
April - Denis Hegarty, public servant.
3 May - Sir Patrick Macrory, barrister, military historian, and native to
Bedford, IA
.
5 May -
Dermot Boyle
,
Marshal of the Royal Air Force
(b.
1904
).
29 June -
Patrick Lindsay
,
Fine Gael
TD
and lawyer (b.
1914
).
28 July -
Stanley Woods
, motor cycle racer, with 29 Grand Prix wins and 10
Isle of Man TT
wins (b.
1903
).
14 September -
Sheelagh Murnaghan
, only
Ulster Liberal Party
Member of Parliament
at
Stormont
(b.
1924
).
7 October -
Cyril Cusack
, actor (b.
1910
).
28 November -
Joe Kelly
, motor racing driver (b.
1913
).
November -
Jimmy McAlinden
, soccer player and manager (b.
1917
).
29 December -
Marie Kean
, actress (b.
1918
).
Maeve Brennan
, short story writer and journalist (b.
1917
).
References
^
"Anglo-Irish pact paves way for peace"
.
BBC News
. 1993-12-15
.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/december/15/newsid_4032000/4032141.stm
. Retrieved 2008-02-13
.