Permanent year factsheet

Ireland in 1999

Historical records for Ireland in 1999, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

8Records
8Events
5Named people
1Places
4Categories

Historical records

January

1 January 1999Euro IntroducedBertie Ahern

Dublin · Government / European Economic Community (EEC)

Heads the government when the euro becomes Ireland's currency for electronic payments and accounting.

1 January 1999Euro IntroductionBertie Ahern

Dublin · Government / Government of Ireland

Leads Ireland when the euro becomes the national currency for electronic and accounting purposes.

1 January 1999Euro Monetary Union BeginsCharlie McCreevy

Dublin · Government / European Economic Community (EEC)

Oversees Irish fiscal policy as Ireland enters the third stage of economic and monetary union.

February

8 February 1999Death of Iris MurdochIris Murdoch

Arts / Literature

Death of Iris Murdoch

May

1 May 1999Treaty of Amsterdam Enters into ForceBertie Ahern

Dublin · Government / European Economic Community (EEC)

Amsterdam's institutional reforms become legally effective while Ahern leads the Irish government.

Other Events

1999A Star Called Henry theRoddy Doyle

Arts / Literature

Publication of "A Star Called Henry the first book in a trilogy, telling the story of Henry Smart, an IRA assassin and 1916 Easter Rebellion fighter, from his birth in Dublin to his adulthood when he becomes a father

1999IRARoddy Doyle

Arts / Literature

Publication of "A Star Called Henry the first book in a trilogy, telling the story of Henry Smart, an IRA assassin and 1916 Easter Rebellion fighter, from his birth in Dublin to his adulthood when he becomes a father

1999The World Is Not EnoughPierce Brendan Brosnan

Arts / Cinema

Stars as James Bond in The World Is Not Enough

Names involved

Bertie AhernCharlie McCreevyIris MurdochPierce Brendan BrosnanRoddy Doyle

Places involved

Dublin

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.