1993 in Ireland

1993
in
Ireland

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

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 2 - Kevin Curtis was born.
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.
December 16 - The world premiere of the film, In the Name of the Father, takes place in the Savoy, Dublin.

Marcus O'Sullivan wins the world indoor 1500m championship for the third time, at Toronto.

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

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).
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