A Look Back At

Born in 1991

What Was Life Like in 1991?

Who Was in Charge?

Taoiseach

Charles Haughey

What Things Cost

Petrol (per litre)

£1.52/gal

Loaf of Bread

£0.62

Average House

£32,000

Weekly Wage

£86

Events of 1991 in Ireland

A selection from Wikipedia's '1991 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.

  • 1 January – Limerick city celebrated 300 years of the Treaty of Limerick.
  • 7 February – Downing Street mortar attack by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) in London.
  • 15 March – The Sugar Act provided for privatisation of Cómhlucht Siúicre Éireann, Teoranta, the state-owned sugar beet processor, as Greencore.
  • 22 March – The President, Mary Robinson, against pressure not to do so from the Taoiseach, Charles Haughey, visited the Chester Beatty Library in Dublin where the Dalai Lama opened a Tibetan collection in the library.
  • 16 May – Eyre Square Centre opened in Galway.
  • 26 June – The wrongful convictions of the Maguire Seven were quashed in the UK.
  • 6 November – Kildare TD Seán Power proposed a no-confidence motion in Taoiseach Charles Haughey's leadership.
  • 6 December – Dublin Bus began its 'Nitelink' night bus service, aimed at facilitating revellers returning home from Christmas parties, as well as reducing instances of drink driving.

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Popular Toys & Games

  • Super Soaker
  • Super Nintendo
  • WWF Action Figures

Irish Chart Song in 1991

Everything I Do I Do It for You

Bryan Adams