1991 in Ireland
See also:
1990 in Ireland,
other events of 1991,
1992 in Ireland and the
list of 'years in Ireland'.
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EventsJanuary 1 - Limerick City celebrates 300 years of the Treaty of Limerick.January 6 - The Irish Government and the EC Commission meet in Dublin to officially launch the Irish EC Presidency.January 17 - There controversy as the government allows US war planes to refuel at Shannon Airport.January 24 - The new Government Buildings in the renovated College of Science are officiall opened.February 7 - The IRA fires mortar bombs at 10 Downing Street in London.March 14 - After spending 16 years in prison the Birmingham Six are freed.March 16 - Dublin is officially inaugurated as the European City of Culture.June 26 - The convictions of the Maguire Seven are quashed.November 6 - Kildare TD Seán Power proposes a no-confidence motion in Charles Haughey's leadership.November 7 - The Minister for Finance, Albert Reynolds, is sacked from the government over his intention to support the no-confidence motion.November 13 - Jim McDaid, the new Defence Minister, resigns following criticism from the opposition over his attendance at an IRA funeral.
Arts and literature
Sports - Frank O'Mara wins the world indoor 3000m championship for the second time.
- Eddie Jordan enters his Jordan team in the World Formula One Championship, becoming the first Irish-based constructor in Formula One.
- October 19 - Seán Kelly wins the Tour of Lombardy.
Births
Deaths - February 19 - Thekla Beere, civil servant.
- March 25 - Theodora Fitzgibbon, film-maker.
- May 19 - Philip Townshend Somerville-Large, engineer.
- May 22 - Valentin Iremonger, poet and diplomat.
- November 10 - Mitchel Cogley, journalist.
- November - George Otto Simms, Archbishop of Armagh.
- December 1 - Pat O'Callaghan, athlete and Olympic gold-medallist.
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