A Look Back At
Born in 1998
What Was Life Like in 1998?
Who Was in Charge?
Taoiseach
Bertie Ahern
What Things Cost
Petrol (per litre)
£1.70/gal
Loaf of Bread
£0.82
Average House
£90,000
Weekly Wage
£148
Events of 1998 in Ireland
A selection from Wikipedia's '1998 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.
- 1 January – The Vocational Education Committees of the towns of Bray, Drogheda, Sligo, Tralee and Wexford were abolished.
- 27 February – Ireland qualified for entry into the Economic and Monetary Union of the European Union.
- 10 April – (Good Friday) – The British and Irish governments and all the political parties in Northern Ireland (except the Democratic Unionists) signed the Belfast Agreement (also called Good Friday Agreement).
- 1 July – The new Northern Ireland Assembly first met, in "shadow" form; Reg Empey and Seamus Mallon were elected First Minister and Deputy First Minister respectively.
- 20 September – The TV3 television station was launched.
- 22 October – Whistleblowers at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, drew attention to the excessive number of hysterectomies carried out by surgeon Michael Neary.
- 26 November – Tony Blair became the first Prime Minister of the United Kingdom to address the Oireachtas.
- 26 December – Great Boxing Day Storm ('Hurricane Stephen'): Severe gale-force winds hit northwest Ireland causing heavy disruption to services.
Popular Toys & Games
- Furby
- iMac (Bondi Blue)
- Pokémon Cards
Irish Chart Song in 1998
My Heart Will Go On
Celine Dion