Born in 1996

A selection from Wikipedia's '1996 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.

• 5 February – The Football Association of Ireland appointed Mick McCarthy as manager of the Irish football team.
• 11 March – The Hepatitis Tribunal opened in Dublin.
• 17 June – The Fifteenth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland was signed into law, repealing the absolute constitutional prohibition of divorce.
• 4 August – The Proceeds of Crime Act, 1996 was signed into law providing for the seizure of the suspected proceeds of organised criminal activity.
• 25 September – The last Magdalene asylum closed, in Waterford.
• 11 October – The Criminal Assets Bureau Act, 1996 was signed into law providing for the creation of the Criminal Assets Bureau.
• 31 October – The new Irish language television station TnaG was launched.
• 29 November – It was revealed that Dunnes Stores paid £208,000 for an extension to Minister Michael Lowry's house.

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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