1993 in Ireland

1993
in
Ireland

Decades:	1970s • 1980s • 1990s • 2000s • 2010s
Centuries:	18th • 19th • 20th • 21st
See also:	1993 in Northern Ireland Other events of 1993 List of years in Ireland

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January 1 - The Single European Market comes into effect.
January 12 - Albert Reynolds is elected Taoiseach in Dáil Éireann. A Fianna Fáil-Labour Party coalition government comes to power.
March 10 - The Gaelic Athletic Association gets planning permission for the redevelopment of Croke Park.
May 15 - Niamh Kavanagh wins the Eurovision Song Contest for Ireland.
June 1 - Mother Teresa meets President Robinson at Áras an Uachtaráin.
June 24 - Dáil Éireann passes a bill to decriminalise homosexuality.
July 15 - The Beef Tribunal ends after 226 days.
December 15 - Albert Reynolds and John Major issue their joint Downing Street Declaration.
December 16 - The world premiere of the film, In the Name of the Father, takes place in the Savoy, Dublin.

Marcus O'Sullivan wins the world indoor 1500 m championship for the third time, at Toronto.

14 January - Jeremiah F. Dempsey, Chief Executive of Aer Lingus.
5 February - Seán Flanagan, captain winning Mayo All Ireland football teams in 1950s, Fianna Fáil TD, Cabinet Minister and MEP (b.1922).
11 February - Brian Inglis, journalist, historian and television presenter (b.1916).
15 February - Peter Kavanagh, soccer player (b.1910).
23 March - Denis Parsons Burkitt, surgeon (b.1911).
April - Denis Hegarty, public servant.
3 May - Sir Patrick Macrory, barrister, military historian, and native to Bedford, IA.
5 May - Dermot Boyle, Marshal of the Royal Air Force (b.1904).
29 June - Patrick Lindsay, Fine Gael TD and lawyer (b.1914).
28 July - Stanley Woods, motor cycle racer, with 29 Grand Prix wins and 10 Isle of Man TT wins (b.1903).
14 September - Sheelagh Murnaghan, only Ulster Liberal Party Member of Parliament at Stormont (b.1924).
7 October - Cyril Cusack, actor (b.1910).
28 November - Joe Kelly, motor racing driver (b.1913).
November - Jimmy McAlinden, footballer and football manager (b.1917).
29 December - Marie Kean, actress (b.1918).
Maeve Brennan, short story writer and journalist (b.1917).