1998 in Ireland#External links

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Events from the year 1998 in Ireland.

Incumbents

Events

= January =

= February =

= March =

= April =

= May =

  • 22 May – The Good Friday Agreement was endorsed in a referendum by people north and south of the Irish border.

= July =

= August =

= September =

  • 4 September – President Bill Clinton of the United States began his second official visit to the island of Ireland (his first being in 1995).
  • 20 September - The TV3 television station was launched.

= November =

  • 26 November – Tony Blair became the first Prime Minister of the United Kingdom to address the Oireachtas.{{cite book|title=Penguin Pocket On This Day|publisher=Penguin Reference Library|isbn=0-14-102715-0|year=2006}}
  • 30 November – Unemployment fell by 20% with the number of people in work rising by 100,000.

= December =

Arts and literature

Sport

=Association football=

=Gaelic football=

=Golf=

=Hurling=

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  • 6 August – Olympic gold medalist Michelle Smith was banned from competition for four years for tampering with a drug test.

Births

Deaths

See also

References

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