1995 in Northern Ireland

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Contents 1 Events 2 Arts and literature 3 Sport 3.1 Boxing 3.2 Football 3.3 Gaelic Athletic Association 4 Deaths

[edit] Events

• 2 January - The House of Commons chamber in Parliament Buildings is destroyed by fire blamed on an electrical fault.
• 27 January - An Taoiseach, John Bruton, and Gerry Adams hold their first formal discussions.
• 22 February - The British Prime Minister, John Major, and the Irish Taoiseach, John Bruton, launch the framework document regarding Northern Ireland.
• 7 March - Sir Patrick Mayhew, Northern Ireland Secretary, sets out the conditions for Sinn Féin to join all-party talks, including 'the actual decommissioning of some arms.'
• 19 May - Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh make a visit to Northern Ireland. On the same day U.S. President Bill Clinton approves a visa for Gerry Adams to enter the United States.
• 4 June - Ireland qualifies for the quarter-finals of the Rugby World Cup.
• 13 August - Gerry Adams tells a rally in Belfast that the IRA 'haven't gone away.'
• 9 September - David Trimble becomes leader of the Ulster Unionist Party.
• 30 November - American President Bill Clinton and his wife Hillary spend the day in Northern Ireland.

[edit] Arts and literature

• 5 October - Seamus Heaney is awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.
• Ormeau Baths Gallery opened in Belfast, on the site of a Victorian Bath House.

[edit] Sport

[edit] Boxing

• Wayne McCullough wins WBC Bantamweight title.

[edit] Football

• Irish League

Winners: Crusaders

• Irish Cup

Winners: Linfield 3 - 1 Carrick Rangers

• FAI Cup

Winners: Derry City 2 - 1 Shelbourne

• Harry Gregg, former international footballer, awarded an MBE.

[edit] Gaelic Athletic Association

• September 17 - Dublin are the All-Ireland football Champions following victory over Tyrone. Peter Canavan is unlucky to be on the losing side following his personal haul of 11 points in the final.

[edit] Deaths

• 29 March - Jimmy McShane (aka Baltimora), dancer and singer (b.1957).
• 6 May - Noel Brotherston, footballer (b.1956).
• 27 June - Gordon Wilson, peace campaigner (b.1927).
• 21 September - Frank Hall, journalist and satirist (b.1921).