A Look Back At

Born in 2001

What Was Life Like in 2001?

Who Was in Charge?

Taoiseach

Bertie Ahern

What Things Cost

Petrol (per litre)

€0.86/L

Loaf of Bread

€1.00

Average House

€200,000

Weekly Wage

€295

Events of 2001 in Ireland

A selection from Wikipedia's '2001 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.

  • 7 June – Voters rejected the Treaty of Nice in a referendum.
  • 26 June – Two Old Master paintings from the Alfred Beit collection were stolen from Russborough House.
  • 8 August – The first Irish transmission of the Australian soap opera Neighbours was shown on Network 2.
  • 9 September – The National Museum of Ireland's Museum of Country Life at Turlough, County Mayo, was officially opened.
  • 1 October – First season of Bachelors Walk on Network 2.
  • 23 October – The Provisional Irish Republican Army commenced disarmament after peace talks.
  • 4 November – The Police Service of Northern Ireland was established.
  • 14 December – Irish euro coins becomes available through the postal service, An Post, and at bank branches. These "starter packs" contained nineteen coins worth €6.35 and could be purchased for IR£5.

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Popular Toys & Games

  • Bratz Dolls
  • GameCube
  • Xbox

Irish Chart Song in 2001

It Wasn't Me

Shaggy ft. RikRok