1991 in Ireland
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See also: 1990 in Ireland, other events of 1991, 1992 in Ireland and the list of 'years in Ireland'.
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[edit] Events
- January 1 - Limerick City celebrates 300 years of the Treaty of Limerick.
- January 6 - The Irish Government and the EC Commission meet in Dublin to officially launch the Irish EC Presidency.
- January 17 - There controversy as the government allows US war planes to refuel at Shannon Airport.
- January 24 - The new Government Buildings in the renovated College of Science are officially opened.
- February 7 - The IRA fires mortar bombs at 10 Downing Street in London.
- March 14 - After being wrongfully jailed for 16 years, the Birmingham Six are freed.
- March 16 - Dublin is officially inaugurated as the European City of Culture.
- June 26 - The wrongful convictions of the Maguire Seven are quashed.
- November 6 - Kildare TD Seán Power proposes a no-confidence motion in Charles Haughey's leadership.
- November 7 - The Minister for Finance, Albert Reynolds, is sacked from the government over his intention to support the no-confidence motion.
- November 13 - Jim McDaid, the new Defence Minister, resigns following criticism from the opposition over his attendance at an IRA funeral.
[edit] Arts and literature
[edit] Sports
- Frank O'Mara wins the world indoor 3000m championship for the second time.
- Eddie Jordan enters his Jordan team in the World Formula One Championship, becoming the first Irish owned constructor in Formula One.
- October 19 - Seán Kelly wins the Tour of Lombardy.
[edit] Births
[edit] Deaths
- 19 February - Thekla Beere, civil servant.
- 22 May - Valentin Iremonger, poet and diplomat.
- 17 October - J.G. Devlin, actor (b.1907).
- 13 November - Francis Blackwood, 10th Baron Dufferin and Claneboye (b.1916).
- November - George Otto Simms, Archbishop of Armagh.
- 1 December - Pat O'Callaghan, athlete and Olympic gold-medallist.
