A Look Back At
Born in 1992
What Was Life Like in 1992?
Who Was in Charge?
Taoiseach
Albert Reynolds
What Things Cost
Petrol (per litre)
£1.55/gal
Loaf of Bread
£0.65
Average House
£33,000
Weekly Wage
£90
Events of 1992 in Ireland
A selection from Wikipedia's '1992 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.
- 30 January – Charles Haughey resigned as Taoiseach and as leader of the Fianna Fáil party.
- 4 February – Mary Robinson became the first President of Ireland to visit Belfast.
- 15 March – Proinsias De Rossa led a breakaway group from the Workers' Party to form what would shortly become Democratic Left. The majority of the breakaway group including De Rossa joined the Labour Party in 1999.
- 13 April – Two hundred and fifty years after the first performance of Handel's Messiah in Dublin, the Academy of St Martin in the Fields performed the oratorio at the Point Theatre.
- 9 May – Linda Martin won the Eurovision Song Contest (staged in Sweden) for Ireland with "Why Me?". This was the first of three consecutive Irish wins.
- 18 June – A referendum approved the Maastricht Treaty on European Union: 69.1% voted in favour; 30.9% against.
- 8 July – President Mary Robinson addressed both houses of the Oireachtas.
- 5 November – The Government lost a confidence motion and the Dáil was dissolved. Two former Taoisigh, Charles Haughey and Garret FitzGerald, announced their retirement from politics.
Popular Toys & Games
- WWF Action Figures
- Talkboy
- Barbie Dream House
Irish Chart Song in 1992
Would I Lie to You
Charles & Eddie