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'{{Refimprove|date=December 2009}} {{YearInIrelandNav|1997}} ==Events== *January 8 - Russia seeks to widen its ban on the importation of [[Ireland|Irish]] beef due to [[Bovine spongiform encephalopathy|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, [[Today FM|Radio Ireland]], goes on the air. *April 8 - Author [[Frank McCourt (author)|Frank McCourt]] is awarded the [[Pulitzer Prize]] for his book ''Angela's Ashes''. *June 6 - In the [[Irish general election, 1997|Irish general elections]], [[Fianna Fáil]] win a plurality of seats, and form a coalition government with the [[Progressive Democrats]]. [[Bertie Ahern]] replaces [[John Bruton]] as [[Taoiseach]], and [[Mary Harney]] of the Progressive Democrats becomes [[Tánaiste]] and [[Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation|Minister for Enterprise, Trade, and Employment]]. *June 12 - [[President of Ireland|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 - [[Taoiseach]], [[Bertie Ahern]], meets [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] [[Tony Blair]] for the first time. *July 6 - There is violence in nationalist areas after an [[Orange Institution|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. *September 18 - [[Collins Barracks (Dublin)]] opens as converted to house the [[National Museum of Ireland]]'s Decorative Arts and History collections.<ref>{{cite web|title=History and Architecture|url=http://www.museum.ie/en/list/history-and-architecture-arts-history.aspx|publisher=National Museum of Ireland|year=2008|accessdate=2011-02-06}}</ref> *October 7 - Substantial all-party talks begin in [[Northern Ireland]]. *November 1 - The [[Irish Blood Transfusion Service|Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal Act, 1997]], takes effect. *November 7 - [[Dick Spring]] confirms that he is resigning as leader of the [[Labour Party (Ireland)|Labour Party]]. *November 11 - [[Mary McAleese]] is inaugurated as the eighth [[President of Ireland]], the first time in the world that one woman has succeeded another as elected [[head of state]]. *November 13 - [[Ruairi Quinn]] wins the leadership of the Labour Party. *December 27 - The [[Loyalist Volunteer Force]] leader [[Billy Wright (loyalist)|Billy Wright]] is shot dead in the Maze prison by members of the [[Irish National Liberation Army]]. ==Arts and literature== *May 3 - [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]] stages the [[Eurovision Song Contest 1997|Eurovision Song Contest]], hosted by [[Ronan Keating]] and [[Carrie Crowley]]. The Irish entry, ''[[Mysterious Woman]]'' sung by [[Marc Roberts]], comes second. *November 24 - First episode of ''[[A Scare at Bedtime]]'' airs. *[[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]] rebrands its television [[RTÉ Two|Network 2]] as N2. *[[John Banville]]'s novel ''[The Untouchable (novel)|The Untouchable]]'' is published. ==Sport== ===Gaelic games=== *[[Kerry GAA|Kerry]] win the [[National Football League (Ireland)|National Football League]], beating Cork 3-7 to 1-8 in the final. *Kerry go on to win the [[All-Ireland Senior Football Championship]] winners for the first time since 1986, following a 0-13 to 1-7 victory over [[Mayo GAA|Mayo]] in the final. *[[Limerick GAA|Limerick]] beat [[Galway GAA|Galway]] 1-12 to 1-9 in the [[National Hurling League]] final. *[[Clare GAA|Clare]] beat [[Tipperary GAA|Tipperary]] by 0-20 to 2-13 in the [[All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship]] final. It is their second title in three years. ===Golf=== *[[Irish Open (golf)|Murphy's Irish Open]] is won by [[Colin Montgomerie]] ([[Scotland]]). ===Snooker=== *[[Ken Doherty]] becomes World Snooker champions following an 18 frames to 12 victory over [[Stephen Hendry]] at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield. ===Soccer=== *[[Shelbourne FC|Shelbourne]] win the [[FAI Cup]] for the fifth time. *The first ever [[League of Ireland]] match to be broadcast live on television is from [[Tolka Park]] between [[Shelbourne F.C.|Shelbourne]] and [[Derry City F.C.|Derry City]] on [[RTÉ Two|Network 2]]. ==Births== Aoife McCooey 07/01/1997 ==Deaths== ===January to June=== *31 January - [[John Joseph Scanlan]], second Bishop of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu]] (b.[[1906 in Ireland|1906]]). *2 February - [[Seán Ó Síocháin]], former [[Gaelic Athletic Association]] president. *February - [[Reg Ryan]], soccer player (b.[[1925 in Ireland|1925]]). *17 April - [[Chaim Herzog]], sixth [[President of Israel]] (1983–1993) (b.[[1918 in Ireland|1918]]). *12 March - [[William Hare, 5th Earl of Listowel]], peer and [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] politician (b.[[1906 in Ireland|1906]]). *2 May - [[Robin Kinahan]], Unionist politician and businessman (b.[[1916 in Ireland|1916]]). *9 May - [[Thomas FitzGerald, Earl of Offaly]] (b.[[1974 in Ireland|1974]]). *23 May - [[Noel Browne]], politician and former Cabinet Minister (b.[[1915 in Ireland|1915]]). *24 May - [[Edward Mulhare]], actor (b.[[1923 in Ireland|1923]]). *16 June - [[Michael O'Herlihy]], television director (b.[[1929 in Ireland|1929]]). *18 June - [[Julia Clifford]], fiddle player and traditional musician (b.[[1914 in Ireland|1914]]). ===July to December=== *25 September - [[Jim Kemmy]], [[Irish Labour Party]] and [[Democratic Socialist Party (Ireland)|Democratic Socialist Party]] [[Teachta Dála|TD]] (b.[[1936 in Ireland|1936]]). *20 December - [[Jim Gibbons (Irish politician)|Jim Gibbons]], former [[Fianna Fáil]] [[Teachta Dála|TD]], [[Member of the European Parliament]] and Cabinet Minister (b.[[1924 in Ireland|1924]]). *29 December - [[John Graham (Irish republican)|John Graham]], [[Irish Republican Army (1922-1969)|Irish Republican Army]] activist in the 1940s (b.[[1915 in Ireland|1915]]). ===Full date unknown=== *[[Mervyn Wall]], novelist and dramatist (b.[[1908 in Ireland|1908]]). ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * [http://www.rte.ie/tv/reelingintheyears/1997.html 1997] at ''[[Reeling in the Years]]'' {{DEFAULTSORT:1997 In Ireland}} [[Category:Years of the 20th century in Ireland]] [[Category:1997 by country|Ireland]] [[Category:1997 in Ireland| ]] [[Category:1990s in Ireland]]'