July 1st, 1990: Nelson Mandela visits Dublin and on the same day at least half a million people welcome the Republic of Ireland's soccer team home from the World Cup.
October 5th, 1995: Seamus Heaney wins the Nobel Prize for literature
November 30th, 1995: US President Bill Clinton visits Belfast and Derry and goes to Dublin the following day.
October 31st, 1997: Mary McAleese wins the Presidential election.
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December 10th, 1998: John Hume and David Trimble jointly win the Nobel Peace Prize.
October 20th, 1999: Fianna Fail politician and former taoiseach Jack Lynch dies aged 82.
Compiled by Edel Morgan
