A Look Back At

Born in 1993

What Was Life Like in 1993?

Who Was in Charge?

Taoiseach

Albert Reynolds

What Things Cost

Petrol (per litre)

£1.58/gal

Loaf of Bread

£0.68

Average House

£35,000

Weekly Wage

£94

Events of 1993 in Ireland

A selection from Wikipedia's '1993 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.

  • 8–17 January – The Braer Storm blew in the North Atlantic.
  • 10 March – The Gaelic Athletic Association received planning permission for the redevelopment of the Croke Park stadium.
  • 27 May – The first meeting of an Irish head of state with a British monarch took place when President Mary Robinson makes a private visit to Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace.
  • 1 June – Mother Teresa met President Mary Robinson at Áras an Uachtaráin.
  • 15 July – The Beef Tribunal ended after 226 days.
  • 16 September – A new green coloured £10 note was issued depicting the writer James Joyce.
  • 12 November – The issue of a new, smaller 10 pence coin meant there was no longer a coin equivalent in size to a florin after 22 years.
  • 15 December – Taoiseach Albert Reynolds and British Prime Minister John Major issued a joint Downing Street Declaration on the future of Northern Ireland.

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Irish Chart Song in 1993

I'd Do Anything for Love

Meat Loaf