Born in 1997

A selection from Wikipedia's '1997 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.

• 8 January – Russia sought to widen its ban on the importation of Irish beef due to bovine spongiform encephalopathy.
• 27 February – A new law providing for divorce came into effect.
• 17 March – The new national independent radio station, Radio Ireland, went on the air.
• 6 June – In the general election, Fianna Fáil won a plurality of seats and formed a coalition government with the Progressive Democrats.
• 16 June – National University of Ireland, Maynooth came into existence with the commencement of the Universities Act, 1997.
• 20 July – The National Famine Memorial was unveiled by President Mary Robinson in Murrisk, County Mayo.
• 18 September – The converted Collins Barracks in Dublin re-opened to house the National Museum of Ireland's Decorative Arts and History collections.
• 10 October – At a Provisional Irish Republican Army General Army Convention held at Falcarragh, County Donegal, a majority supported the ceasefire.

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