Events from the year 1995 in Ireland. Incumbents President: Mary Robinson Taoiseach: John Bruton (FG) Tánaiste: Dick Spring (Lab) Minister for Finance: Ruairi Quinn (Lab) Chief Justice: Liam Hamilton Dáil: 27th Seanad: 20th Events 27 January – Taoiseach, John Bruton, and Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams held their first formal peace discussions. 2 February – President Mary Robinson addressed a joint session of the Houses of the Oireachtas. 15 February – English football hooligans rioted at Lansdowne Road stadium in Dublin during a friendly match between Ireland and England. The match was abandoned with Ireland 1–0 up. There were over 70 injuries, most of them English. The English fans were escorted out of Dublin by the Irish Army. 22 February – The British Prime Minister, John Major, and the Taoiseach, John Bruton, launched a peace framework document for Northern Ireland. 7 March – Sir Patrick Mayhew, Northern Ireland Secretary, set out the conditions for Sinn Féin to join all-party peace talks, including "the actual decommissioning of some arms." 19 March – Dublin boxer Steve Collins beat world champion Chris Eubank to win the World Boxing Organization super middleweight championship title. 19 May – Elizabeth II and The Duke of Edinburgh made a visit to Northern Ireland. On the same day U.S. President Bill Clinton approved a visa for Gerry Adams to enter the United States. 25 May – The last edition of The Irish Press newspaper was published. 31 May – The Prince of Wales began his first official visit to Dublin. 4 June – Ireland qualified for the quarterfinals of the 1995 Rugby World Cup. 13 August – Gerry Adams told a rally in Belfast that the Irish Republican Army (IRA) "haven't gone away." 9 September – David Trimble became leader of the Ulster Unionist Party. 13 September – The Cabinet agreed the wording of a Constitutional Amendment on divorce. 25 September – The Censorship of Publications Board removed a ban on the sale of Playboy, following the magazine's appeal against the prohibition. The National Women's Council of Ireland protested against the removal of the ban, which had existed since 1961. 1 November – Fianna Fáil party TD Brian Lenihan died aged 64. 2 November – A new blue-coloured £50 note featuring Douglas Hyde was issued. 11 November – Neil Blaney, the longest serving member in the Dáil, was buried on the Fanad Peninsula. 21 November – South Africa's