1992 in Ireland

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Events from the year1992 in Ireland.

Incumbents

• President:Mary Robinson
• Taoiseach:
  • Charles Haughey(FF) (until 11 February 1992)
  • Albert Reynolds(FF) (from 11 February 1992)
• Tánaiste:John Wilson(FF)
• Minister for Finance:Bertie Ahern(FF)
• Chief Justice:Thomas Finlay
• Dáil:
  • 26th(until 5 November 1992)
  • 27th(from 14 December 1992)
• Seanad:19th(until 17 December 1992)

Events

• 20 January –Peter Brookeoffered to resign asSecretary of State for Northern Irelandfollowing criticism of his singing onThe Late Late Showonly hours after anIrish Republican Army(IRA) bomb exploded.
• 30 January –Charles Haugheyresigned asTaoiseachand as leader of theFianna Fáilparty.
• 31 January – The Government sold theB+I Shipping Lineto theIrish Continental Group.
• 4 February
  • Mary Robinsonbecame the first President of Ireland to visitBelfast.
  • An off-dutyRoyal Ulster Constabularyofficer in Belfast killed three people in aSinn Féinoffice before committing suicide.
• 5 February –Loyalistgunmen killed five Catholics in an attack on a bookmaker's shop in Belfast.
• 6 February –Albert Reynoldswas elected the fifth leader ofFianna Fáil.
• 11 February – Charles Haughey resigned as Taoiseach and was succeeded by Albert Reynolds.
• 18 February – Albert Reynolds discussed the situation with other party leaders as the High Court prevented a 14-year-old rape victim from going to Britain for an abortion.
• 26 February –The Supreme Court lifted the High Court rulingpreventing a girl from travelling to Britain for an abortion; it was duly performed.
• 15 March –Proinsias De Rossaled a breakaway group from theWorkers' Partyto form what would shortly becomeDemocratic Left.The majority of the breakaway group including De Rossa joined theLabour Partyin 1999.
• 13 April – Two hundred and fifty years after the first performance ofHandel'sMessiahinDublin,theAcademy of St. Martin in the Fieldsperformed the oratorio at thePoint Theatre.
• 7 May – BishopEamon Caseyof Galway resigned following the revelation that he was the father of a teenage boy.
• 8 May – The thirdPeople In Need Telethonwas held.
• 9 May –Linda Martinwon theEurovision Song Contestfor Ireland withWhy Me?.This was the first of three consecutive Irish wins.
• 31 May –Christy O'Connor Jnrwon the British Masters golf tournament.
• 18 June – A referendum approved theMaastricht Treatyon European Union: 69.1% voted in favour; 30.9% against.
• 25 June – The issue of a new, smaller 5 pence coin meant that, after 21 years, it was no longer the same size as ashilling.
• 8 July – PresidentMary Robinsonaddressed both houses of theOireachtas.
• 23 September – The IRA destroyed the forensic science laboratory in Belfast with a huge bomb.
• 5 November – The Government lost a confidence motion and the Dáil was dissolved. Two former Taoisigh,Charles HaugheyandGarret FitzGerald,announced their retirement from politics.
• 6 November – A new purple £20 note depictingDaniel O'Connellwas issued.
• 25 November – Three referendums were held on abortion-related issues. The right to abortion-related travel and the right to abortion-related information were supported.
• 31 December – Unemployment reached record levels: 290,000 people were out of work.

Undated

• An appearance byChristine BuckleyonThe Gay Byrne Showbrought an "overwhelming response" from others who felt they had been victims of incarceration and abuse inindustrial schools.
• Trustee Savings Bankdropped the previous Cork and Limerick Savings Bank name.

Arts and literature

• April –Patrick McCabe's novelThe Butcher Boywas published.
• 11 September –Colm Tóibín's novelThe Heather Blazingwas published.
• 23 September – TheIrish Film Instituteopened the Irish Film Centre in Dublin.
• 30 September –Vincent Woods' playAt the Black Pig's Dykeopened at theDruid Theatre Company.
• 30 October –Neil Jordan's filmThe Crying Gamewas released in Ireland and the U.K.
• Samuel Beckett's first novel,Dream of Fair to Middling Women,was finally published.
• Maeve Binchy's novelThe Copper Beechwas published.
• Eugene McCabe's novelDeath and Nightingaleswas published.

Sport

Association football

• 5 April –Shelbournewon their firstLeague of IrelandChampionship for thirty years.

Gaelic football

• DonegalbeatDublin0–18 to 0–14 to win their firstAll-Ireland Senior Football Championship.

Golf

• Carroll's Irish Openwas won byNick Faldo(England).

Hurling

• KilkennybeatCork3–10 to 1–12 in theAll-Ireland Senior Hurling Championshipfinal.

Olympics

• 8 August –Michael Carruthwon Ireland's first gold medal in 36 years at theOlympic GamesinBarcelona.Wayne McCulloughwon a silver medal.

Births

• 13 January –Ryan Connolly,footballer
• 16 January –Matt Doherty,footballer
• 23 January –Jack Reynor,actor
• 27 January –Sam Barry,tennis player
• 26 April –Shane O'Meara,actor
• 10 May –Sophie Vavasseur,actress
• 20 May –Jack Gleeson,actor
• 22 July –George Dockrell,cricketer
• 27 July –Neil R. Barrett,rugby player
• 9 September –Damian McGinty,singer and actor
• 27 September –Ryan O'Shaughnessy,pop singer
• 18 October –Barry Keoghan,actor
• 20 October –John Egan,footballer
• 14 November –Tadhg Furlong,rugby union player
• 24 November
  • Aaron Barry,footballer
  • Oliver Dingley,diver
• 25 November –Declan Hannon,hurler (Adare,Limerick)
• 26 November –Paul Dunne,golfer
• 2 December –Danielle Galligan,actress
• 4 December –Emma Eliza Regan,actress

Full date unknown

• Aisling Dunphy,camogie player

Deaths

• 9 January –Bill Naughton,playwright and author (born 1910).
• 20 March –Michael McLaverty,novelist (born 1904).
• 28 April –Francis Bacon,painter (born 1909).
• 12 May –Joseph Raftery,archaeologist.
• 13 May –F. E. McWilliam,sculptor (born 1909).
• 20 May –James Tully,formerLabour PartyTDand Cabinet Minister (born 1915).
• 3 June –Patrick Peyton,the Rosary Priest (born 1909).
• 6 July –Bryan Guinness, 2nd Lord Moyne,lawyer and poet.
• 21 July –Aloys Fleischmann,composer and musicologist (born 1910).
• 17 August –Tom Nolan,Fianna FáilTD,Minister of State andMEP(born 1921).
• 23 September –Ivar Ivask,Estonianpoet and literary scholar (born 1927).

Full date unknown

• Benjamin Guinness, 3rd Earl of Iveagh,peer andSeanadmember (born 1937).
• Aidan MacCarthy,doctor,RAFmedical officer, captured by theJapaneseduring theSecond World War(born 1914).
• Matt O'Mahoney,international soccer player (born 1913).
• Peter Rice,structural engineer (born 1935).
• Jim Young,Corkhurler (born 1915).

See also

• 1992 in Irish television