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Events

January 4 - The Euro makes its debut on European financial markets.
January 13 - Derek Hill becomes the eleventh honorary citizen of Ireland.
February 5 - New legislation changes the name of the RSI No to the Personal Public Service Number and expands its use.
March 31 - The Irish Land Commission is dissolved.
May 21 - Gay Byrne hosts his last Late Late Show after 37 years.
May 22 - The electorate of the entire island of Ireland go to the polls to vote on the Good Friday Agreement.
May 23 - People North and South give their overwhelming support to the Good Friday Agreement.
August 11 - Ireland joins the world and watches the last solar eclipse of the millennium.
August 28 - 80,000 fans see the Robbie Williams concert at Slane Castle, County Meath.
October 12 - Peter Mandelson arrives in Belfast as the new Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.
October 20 - President McAleese leads tributes to the former Taoiseach Jack Lynch who died this morning aged 82.
November 29 - Ten designated ministers are appointed to the power-sharing Northern Ireland Assembly.
December 2 - The Irish Government ratifies changes to Articles 2 and 3 of the Constitution. Direct rule from Westminster in Northern Ireland ends.
December 13 - The first meeting of the North-South Ministerial Council takes place in Armagh.
December 31 - The last sunset of the millennium occurs at 4.41 p.m. at Dursey Head in west Cork.

Arts and literature

Sports

Births

Deaths

May 19 - Victor Bewley.
July 17 - Donal McCann, actor.
July 27 - Malachi Martin, Roman Catholic priest and author.
August 15 - Paddy Devlin, politician.
August 24 - Eithne Strong, poet.
October 15 - Josef Locke, tenor.
October 20 - Jack Lynch, former Taoiseach and leader of Fianna Fáil.

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+{{seealso|1998 in Ireland|1999|2000 in Ireland|Timeline of Irish history}}
-''See also:''
-[[1998 in Ireland]],
-[[1999|other events of 1999]],
-[[2000 in Ireland]] and the
-[[Timeline of Irish history|list of 'years in Ireland']].
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 ==Events==
-*[[January 4]] - The [[Euro]] makes its debut on European financial markets.
+* [[January 4]] - The [[Euro]] makes its debut on European financial markets.
-*[[January 13]] - [[Derek Hill]] becomes the eleventh honorary citizen of [[Ireland]].
+* [[January 13]] - [[Derek Hill]] becomes the eleventh honorary citizen of [[Ireland]].
-*[[February 5]] - New legislation changes the name of the RSI No to the [[Personal Public Service Number]] and expands its use.
+* [[February 5]] - New legislation changes the name of the RSI No to the [[Personal Public Service Number]] and expands its use.
-*[[March 31]] - The [[Irish Land Commission]] is dissolved.
+* [[March 31]] - The [[Irish Land Commission]] is dissolved.
-*[[May 21]] - [[Gay Byrne]] hosts his last [[Late Late Show]] after 37 years.
+* [[May 21]] - [[Gay Byrne]] hosts his last [[Late Late Show]] after 37 years.
-*[[May 22]] - The electorate of the entire island of [[Ireland]] go to the polls to vote on the [[Good Friday Agreement]].
+* [[May 22]] - The electorate of the entire island of [[Ireland]] go to the polls to vote on the [[Good Friday Agreement]].
-*[[May 23]] - People North and South give their overwhelming support to the Good Friday Agreement.
+* [[May 23]] - People North and South give their overwhelming support to the Good Friday Agreement.
-*[[August 11]] - Ireland joins the world and watches the last solar eclipse of the millennium.
+* [[August 11]] - Ireland joins the world and watches the last solar eclipse of the millennium.
-*[[August 28]] - 80,000 fans see the [[Robbie Williams]] concert at Slane Castle, [[County Meath]].
+* [[August 28]] - 80,000 fans see the [[Robbie Williams]] concert at Slane Castle, [[County Meath]].
-*[[October 12]] - [[Peter Mandelson]] arrives in [[Belfast]] as the new [[Secretary of State for Northern Ireland]].
+* [[October 12]] - [[Peter Mandelson]] arrives in [[Belfast]] as the new [[Secretary of State for Northern Ireland]].
-*[[October 20]] - [[Mary McAleese|President McAleese]] leads tributes to the former [[Taoiseach]] [[Jack Lynch]] who died this morning aged 82.
+* [[October 20]] - [[Mary McAleese|President McAleese]] leads tributes to the former [[Taoiseach]] [[Jack Lynch]] who died this morning aged 82.
-*[[November 29]] - Ten designated ministers are appointed to the power-sharing [[Northern Ireland Assembly]].
+* [[November 29]] - Ten designated ministers are appointed to the power-sharing [[Northern Ireland Assembly]].
-*[[December 2]] - The [[Irish Government]] ratifies changes to Articles 2 and 3 of the Constitution.  Direct rule from [[Westminster]] in [[Northern Ireland]] ends.
+* [[December 2]] - The [[Irish Government]] ratifies changes to Articles 2 and 3 of the Constitution.  Direct rule from [[Westminster]] in [[Northern Ireland]] ends.
-*[[December 13]] - The first meeting of the [[North-South Ministerial Council]] takes place in [[Armagh]].
+* [[December 13]] - The first meeting of the [[North-South Ministerial Council]] takes place in [[Armagh]].
-*[[December 31]] - The last sunset of the [[Millenium#Popular approach|millennium]] occurs at 4.41 p.m. at Dursey Head in west Cork.
+* [[December 31]] - The last sunset of the [[Millennium#Popular approach|millennium]] occurs at 4.41 p.m. at Dursey Head in west Cork.
 ==Arts and literature==
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 * [[August 24]] - [[Eithne Strong]], poet.
 * [[October 15]] - [[Josef Locke]], tenor.
-* [[October 20]] - [[Jack Lynch]], Former [[Taoiseach]] and leader of [[Fianna Fáil]].
+* [[October 20]] - [[Jack Lynch]], former [[Taoiseach]] and leader of [[Fianna Fáil]].
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