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November 2016
History Selection |
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Street view |
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Horse and cart |
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Crowd |
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George's Street |
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Street view |
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Treaty Stone |
| Ireland in 1994 |
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January 1st: Death of Raymond Crotty, farmer, economist and campaigner against the European Union. January 19th: The Irish Broadcast Ban was lifted, allowing Sinn Féin access to the Irish media. January 24th: Birth of Sean Kavanagh, footballer. January 29th: Gerry Adams was given a US Visa. February 10th: Dominic McGlinchey of the Irish National Liberation Army was shot dead by three gunmen in Drogheda. February 17th: An RUC officer and a civilian were killed in an IRA rocket attack. February 19th: Death of Micho Russell, musician and author. February 23rd: Death of Jackie Power, Limerick hurler and Gaelic footballer. March 6th: Death of Flann Campbell, educationalist and historian. |
 Micho Russell, musician known for playing the tin whistle |
 Paul Harrington and Charlie McGettigan, Eurovision winners |
March 9th: The IRA carried out a mortar attack on Heathrow airport, followed by two more over the following days. April 6th: The IRA called a three-day ceasefire. April 7th: Margaret Wright, a Protestant, was killed in a Loyalist band-hall by men who believed she was a Catholic. April 12th: Birth of Saoirse Ronan, actress. April 14th: The Central Bank issued a new £5 note. April 30th: Ireland won the Eurovision Song Content, staged in Dublin, for the third year in a row with Rock 'n' Roll Kids. Riverdance was performed for the first time in the interval. May 13th: Death of Duncan Hamilton, motor racing driver. |
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May 21st: PIRA member Martin 'Doco' Doherty was shot dead while attempting to prevent a bombing by the UVF of a Dublin pub. May 26th: Jack Charlton, manager of the Republic of Ireland national football team, was awarded the freedom of Dublin City. May 27th: Death of M.J. Malloy, playwright. June 2nd: Twenty-five Security Personnel were killed in a helicopter crash while travelling from Northern Ireland to Scotland. June 6th: Irish veterans from the D-Day Normandy landings attended the 50th commemorative ceremony on Omaha Beach. June 18th: The UVF killed six Catholic men in a bar in Loughlinisland. June 18th: The Republic of Ireland beat Italy in its first match in the World Cup. June 24th: The Republic of Ireland lost to Mexico in the World Cup. |
 Martin 'Doco' Doherty |
 Niamh Bhreathnach, Minister for Education |
June 28th: The Republic of Ireland qualified for the next stage of the World Cup after a goalless draw with Norway. July 4th: The Republic of Ireland was knocked out of the World Cup by the Netherlands. July 19th: Death of Éilis Dillon, author. July 24th: Sinn Féin held a special conference in Letterykenny to consider the Downing Street Declaration. July 26th: Niamh Bhreathnach, the Minister for Education, pledged to introduce free third-level education for everyone over the next three years. August 18th: Martin "The General" Cahill, a prominent criminal in Dublin, was shot dead by the PIRA. August 28th: John Hume and Gerry Adams released their fourth joint statement. |
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August 31st: The Provisional Irish Republican Army announced a complete cessation of military operations. September 1st: Transition Year was introduced to mainstream secondary schools. September 6th: Taoiseach Albert Reynolds, John Hume of the SDLP and Gerry Adams of Sinn Féin held a historic meeting at the Government Buildings in Dublin. All three pledged themselves to the democratic idea. September 16th: The British lifted their broadcasting ban on Sinn Féin. September 30th: Taoiseach Albert Reynolds and members of his government waited at Shannon Airport to greet Russian President Boris Yeltsin, but he failed to leave the aircraft to meet them. October 13th: Loyalist paramilitary groups announced a ceasefire six weeks after the IRA. October 22nd: Boyzone's debut album, Said and Done, was released in Ireland. October 28th: The inaugural session of the Forum for Peace and Reconciliation took place in St. Patrick's Hall, Dublin Castle. |
 Republicans celebrated after the ceasefire was announced |
 Bertie Ahern and Albert Reynolds, November 1994 |
November 16th: The Fianna Fáil-Labour coalition collapsed. November 17th: Albert Reynolds tendered his resignation as Taoiseach, but the Dáil was not dissolved. November 19th: Bertie Ahern was elected leader of Fianna Fáil. December 1st: American President Bill Clinton announced that he was appointing George Mitchell as a special economic adviser on Ireland. December 15th: The Fine Gael leader John Bruton became Taoiseach of the 'Rainbow' government in coalition with Labour and the Democratic Left parties. December 20th: Death of Stephen Coughlan, former Mayor of Limerick. December 22nd: Noel Lyness, a Catholic civilian, was killed in a sectarian attack. |
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Oppression of Catholics in Northern Ireland in the early 1920s |
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