1996 in Ireland

Events

January 24 - The international body proposes six principles of democracy and non-violence ('the Mitchell principles') as conditions for entry to all-party talks in Northern Ireland.
February 5 - The FAI appoint Mick McCarthy as the Republic of Irelands soccer team manager.
February 9 - The IRA ends its ceasefire by exploding a huge bomb at Canary Wharf in London.
March 11 - The Hepatitis Tribunal opens in Dublin.
May 18 - Ireland wins the Eurovision Song Contest for the seventh time with the song The Voice.
June 6 - President Mary Robinson meets Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace, London.
June 7 - Detective Garda Jerry McCabe is shot dead by the IRA in Adare, County Limerick.
June 26 - Crime reporter Veronica Guerin is shot in her car in Dublin.
November 6 - The Michael Collins film is shown in Dublin and Cork.
November 25 - Micheál Ó Hehir, broadcaster and sports commentator, dies aged 76.
November 29 - It is revealed that Dunnes Stores paid £208,000 for an extension to Minister Michael Lowry's house.
December 13 - On the opening day of a Dublin summit, EU leaders achieve a breakthrough in the row over preparations for a single European currency.