Monarch - Elizabeth II
11 February - The British government suspends devolution in Northern Ireland.
25 March - David Trimble retains leadership of the Ulster Unionist Party at its annual general meeting, following a challenge from Martin Smyth.
12 April - The Royal Ulster Constabulary is presented with the George Cross by The Queen.
6 May - The IRA begins decommissioning its weapons.
30 May - Devolution returns to Northern Ireland.
28 July - last 80 prisoners leave the Maze Prison in Northern Ireland as part of the Northern Ireland peace process.
16 September - New extension to the Linen Hall Library is opened.
21 September - William McCrea of the Democratic Unionist Party wins the South Antrim by-election from the Ulster Unionist Party.
11 December - President Clinton of the United States arrives in Dublin for what is his last overseas journey as President.
13 December - Bill Clinton meets with the political leaders of Northern Ireland.
Arts and literature
James Fenton's poetry Thonner an Thon: an Ulster-Scots collection is published.
Michael Longley's poetry collection The Weather in Japan is published and wins the T. S. Eliot Prize.
3 December - Susan Lynch receives an Irish Film and Television Academy Award for Best Leading Actress in the film Nora.
Irish League
Irish Cup
Mid-Ulster Ladies F.C. is established playing at Cookstown.
Senior British Open Championship held at Royal County Down Golf Club (winner:Christy O'Connor Jnr).
The Belfast Giants ice hockey team is established and enters the Ice Hockey Superleague playing at the Odyssey Arena.
27 April - Clifford Forsythe, the Ulster Unionist Member of Parliament for South Antrim (born 1929).
2 July - Joey Dunlop, motorcycle racer (born 1952).
9 August - Josias Cunningham, stock broker, farmer and politician (born 1934).
24 October - Brian McConnell, Baron McConnell, Ulster Unionist MP in the Northern Ireland House of Commons and Minister (born 1922).
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