1990 in Ireland
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See also: 1989 in Ireland, other events of 1990, 1991 in Ireland and the list of 'years in Ireland'.
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Events
- January 1 - The Northern Ireland Fair Employment Act becomes law.
- April 3 - There is all-party support for the Government bill to abolish the death penalty for capital murder and replace it with lengthy prison sentences.
- April 26 - The Labour Party selects Mary Robinson as its candidate in the presidential election.
- June 20 - Circulation begins of the IR£1 coin as a replacement for the note of the same denomination.
- July 2 - Deputy President of the ANC, Nelson Mandela, addresses a joint session of both houses of the Oireachtas.
- July 24 - The IRA kills three policemen and a nun in a bomb attack near Armagh.
- August 24 - Brian Keenan is released after 1574 days in captivity in Beirut.
- October 24 - The IRA kills 6 soldiers and a civilian in bomb attacks at Derry and Newry.
- October 25 - Presidential candidate Brian Lenihan denies that he tried to contact President Hillery to stop the dissolution of the Dáil in 1982. This is in spite of a taped interview where he confirms that he did.
- October 31 - An Tánaiste and Minister for Defence Brian Lenihan is sacked from the government over the telephone call controversy.
- November 9 - Mary Robinson is elected the seventh President of Ireland.
- December 3 - Mary Robinson is inaugurated as President of Ireland. Dr. Patrick Hillery bows out after 14 years as Head of State.
Arts and literature
- Brian Friel's Dancing at Lughnasa opens at the Abbey Theatre.
- Jim Sheridan's film The Field is shown
- John McGahern's novel Amongst Women is published
Sports
- Football World Cup 1990
- Group Game 1 Image:Ireland flag large.png Republic of Ireland 1-1 England Image:England flag large.png
- Group Game 2 Image:Ireland flag large.png Republic of Ireland 0-0 England Image:Egypt flag large.png
- Group Game 3 Image:Ireland flag large.png Republic of Ireland 1-1 Netherlands Image:Netherlands flag large.png
- Round of 16 Image:Ireland flag large.png Republic of Ireland 0-0 (AET 5-4 PEN) Romania Image:Romania flag large.png
- Quarter-Finals Image:Ireland flag large.png Republic of Ireland 0-1 Italy Image:Flag of Italy.png
- Golf
- Ireland (David Feherty, Ronan Rafferty, Philip Walton) win the Dunhill Cup.
Births
Deaths
- February 12 - Harold McCusker, Ulster Unionist MP.
- February 17 - Brendan Corish, former Tánaiste and leader of the Labour Party.
- February 26 - Leon Ó Broin, public servant.
- April 6 - Peter Doherty, footballer.
- April 23 - Willie Bermingham, founder of Alone and firefighter.
- May 8 - Tomás Ó Fiaich, Archbishop of Armagh.
- June 12 - Terence O'Neill, Prime Minister of Northern Ireland.
- October 1 - John Stewart Bell, scientist.
- October 27 - Tarlach Ó hUid, author.
