1999 in Ireland

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.