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.

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Popular Toys & Games

  • Furby
  • iMac (Bondi Blue)
  • Pokémon Cards

Irish Chart Song in 1998

My Heart Will Go On

Celine Dion