1995 in Northern Ireland

Events

*2 January - The House of Commons chamber in Parliament Buildings is destroyed by fire blamed on an electrical fault.
*27 January - An Taoiseach, John Bruton, and Gerry Adams hold their first formal discussions.
*22 February - The British Prime Minister, John Major, and the Irish Taoiseach, John Bruton, launch the framework document regarding Northern Ireland.
*7 March - Sir Patrick Mayhew, Northern Ireland Secretary, sets out the conditions for Sinn Féin to join all-party talks, including 'the actual decommissioning of some arms.'
*19 May - Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh make a visit to Northern Ireland. On the same day U.S. President Bill Clinton approves a visa for Gerry Adams to enter the United States.
*4 June - Ireland qualifies for the quarter-finals of the Rugby World Cup.
*13 August - Gerry Adams tells a rally in Belfast that the IRA 'haven't gone away.'
*9 September - David Trimble becomes leader of the Ulster Unionist Party.
*30 November - American President Bill Clinton and his wife Hillary spend the day in Northern Ireland.

Arts and literature

*5 October - Seamus Heaney is awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.
*Ormeau Baths Gallery opened in Belfast, on the site of a Victorian Bath House.

port

Boxing

*Wayne McCullough wins WBC Bantamweight title.

Football

*Irish League::Winners: Crusaders

*Irish Cup::Winners: Linfield 3 - 1 Carrick Rangers

*FAI Cup::Winners: Derry City 2 - 1 Shelbourne

*Harry Gregg, former international footballer, awarded an MBE.

Gaelic Athletic Association

*September 17 - Dublin are the All-Ireland football Champions following victory over Tyrone. Peter Canavan is unlucky to be on the losing side following his personal haul of 11 points in the final.

Deaths

*29 March - Jimmy McShane (aka Baltimora), dancer and singer (b.1957).
*6 May - Noel Brotherston, footballer (b.1956).
*27 June - Gordon Wilson, peace campaigner (b.1927).
*21 September - Frank Hall, journalist and satirist (b.1921).