1995 жылғы Ирландия оқиғалары

Events from the year 1995 in Ireland.

27 January – Taoiseach, John Bruton, and Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams held their first formal peace discussions. 2 February – President Mary Robinson addressed a joint session of the Houses of the Oireachtas. 15 February – English football hooligans rioted at Lansdowne Road stadium in Dublin during a friendly match between Ireland and England. The match was abandoned with Ireland 1–0 up. There were over 70 injuries, most of them English. The English fans were escorted out of Dublin by the Irish Army. 22 February – The British Prime Minister, John Major, and the Taoiseach, John Bruton, launched a peace framework document for Northern Ireland. 7 March – Sir Patrick Mayhew, Northern Ireland Secretary, set out the conditions for Sinn Féin to join all party peace talks, including "the actual decommissioning of some arms." 19 March – Dublin boxer Steve Collins beat world champion Chris Eubank to win the World Boxing Organization super middleweight championship title. 19 May – Elizabeth II and The Duke of Edinburgh made a visit to Northern Ireland. On the same day U. S. President Bill Clinton approved a visa for Gerry Adams to enter the United States. 25 May – The last edition of The Irish Press newspaper was published. 31 May – The Prince of Wales began his first official visit to Dublin. 4 June – Ireland qualified for the quarterfinals of the 1995 Rugby World Cup. 13 August – Gerry Adams told a rally in Belfast that the Irish Republican Army (IRA) "haven't gone away." 9 September – David Trimble became leader of the Ulster Unionist Party. 13 September – The Cabinet agreed the wording of a Constitutional Amendment on divorce. 25 September – The Censorship of Publications Board removed a ban on the sale of Playboy, following the magazine's appeal against the prohibition. The National Women's Council of Ireland protested against the removal of the ban, which had existed since 1961. 1 November – Fianna Fáil party TD Brian Lenihan died aged 64. 2 November – A new blue coloured £50 note featuring Douglas Hyde was issued. 11 November – Neil Blaney, the longest serving member in the Dáil, was buried on the Fanad Peninsula. 21 November – South Africa's deputy President, F. W. de Klerk, addressed a Forum for Peace and Reconciliation at Dublin Castle. 24 November – In the divorce referendum, citizens voted narrowly to allow divorce. 26 November – A recount of the divorce referendum confirmed the result. 30 November – American President Bill Clinton and his wife Hillary spent the day in Northern Ireland. 1 December – US President Bill Clinton addressed both Houses of the Oireachtas in Dublin. Afterwards, he addressed 80,000 people in College Green. Later, he attended a state dinner at Dublin Castle. 12 December – Plans for a £200 million light rail transit system in Dublin were announced. Eventually to be called Luas, it was to connect the city centre with Sandyford, Tallaght and Ballymun. 16 December – A tribunal was established to compensate victims of Hepatitis C.
21 December – Jack Charlton retired as manager of the Irish football team.

24 January – The Chieftains' album The Long Black Veil was released. It included collaborations with Van Morrison (on "Have I Told You Lately") and Sinéad O'Connor (on folk songs including "He Moved Through the Fair"). 21 April – Sitcom Father Ted, written by Arthur Mathews and Graham Linehan and starring Dermot Morgan and Ardal O'Hanlon, first aired on Channel 4 television in the United Kingdom. 2–23 May – Historical mini series The Hanging Gale premiered on RTÉ One television. 13 May – Ireland staged the Eurovision Song Contest. 5 October – Poet Seamus Heaney was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. Sebastian Barry's play The Steward of Christendom was produced for the first time. Phil Coulter wrote the anthem "Ireland's Call" to a commission from the Irish Rugby Football Union. Emma Donoghue's novel Hood was published. Anne Enright's first novel The Wig My Father Wore was published. Marian Keyes' first novel Watermelon was published. Patrick McCabe's novel The Dead School was published. Rachel Joynt and Remco de Fouw's sculpture Perpetual Motion was installed on the Naas by pass.

15 February – A match between Ireland and England was abandoned in the first half after some of the England fans ripped out seating in the West Stand of Lansdowne Road stadium and hurled it onto the pitch. Ireland had been leading 1–0 before the match was stopped.

9 September – Steve Collins, "The Celtic Warrior", successfully defended his World Boxing Organization super middleweight title against Chris Eubank at the Green Glens Arena, Millstreet, County Cork.

17 September – Dublin were the All Ireland football Champions following victory over Tyrone.

Murphy's Irish Open was won by Sam Torrance (Scotland).

Under new manager Ger Loughnane, Clare won the All Ireland Senior Hurling Championship for the first time since 1914.

4 July – Seán Fallon, Fianna Fáil politician, Cathaoirleach of Seanad Éireann from 1992 until his death. (born 1937)
12 July – Muriel Gahan, promoter of country crafts. 19 July – Paddy Keaveney, Independent Fianna Fáil TD (born 1929). 23 August – Johnny Carey, soccer player and manager (born 1919). 21 September – Frank Hall, journalist and satirist (born 1921). 27 September – Sean Conway, Fianna Fáil senator. 1 November – Brian Lenihan, Fianna Fáil TD, Cabinet Minister and Seanad Éireann member (born 1930). 8 November – Neil Blaney, Fianna Fáil TD, Cabinet Minister and MEP (born 1922). 8 December – Philip Lawrence, London based headmaster stabbed to death outside the gates of his school when he went to help a pupil being attacked by a gang (born 1947). 18 December – Colville Deverell, cricketer and politician (born 1907). 19 December – P. A. Ó Síocháin, journalist, author and lawyer (born 1905). 25 December – James Boucher, cricketer (born 1910).

Niall Ó Dónaill, Irish language lexicographer and writer (born 1908).