TIMELINE OF IRELAND

Newgrange

3000 B.C.

PREHISTORY, ANCIENT AGE & MEDIEVAL AGE

Dermot MaCMorrough & Strongbow

1169

invasion

795

st Patrick vs. king Laoghaire

432

Gaul & Britain

700 B.C

brian Boru vs. vikingsbattle of Clontarf

1014

mpnastic culture at its height

700-800

christianity reaches Ireland

350 A.D.

Henry II of England is declared feudal Lord of Ireland by the pope

1172

MEDIEVAL AGE & MODERN AGE

KIng Charles came insurrection in UlsterCivil War in England

1641

Failed uprising Hugh O'Neil Battle of Kinsale(1601) End of Gaelic Order

1595-1603

Henry VIII king of England

1541

Kilkenny forbids intermarriage.gaelic culture is surpresed

1366

Flight of the Earls Ulters families go to exile

1607

Plantation of Ireland Elisabeth I

March 1558

insurrection by Lord Offaly

1534-1540

James II flees to Ireland battle of Boyne

Chromwell invasion

1649

MODERN &CONTEMPORARY AGE

failed uprising by Wolfe Tone & United irishmen

1798

Grattan Parliament persuades English to declare independence of Ireland (Butin)

1782

Pennal Laws enactedCatholics are banned

1704

Act of Settlements by Chromwell opponents

1653

Orange order foundation

1795

American war of Independence

1775

1689-90

Act of Union

1801

CONTEMPORARY AGE

Eister Rising failed independence of Ireland leaders were killed (7 signatories irish public opinion is outraged

1916

Land War by Parnell3 F's grnated for peasantry

1879-82

Catholic Emancipation Act Daniel O' Connel becomes PM

1829

Eramon De Valera (Sinn Féinn) Dáil Éireaan which proclaims the Independence guerrilla by the IRA

1919

WWI home rule

1914

The Great Famine

1845-49

Anglo- Irish Treaty

1921

IRISH FREE STATE

dublin parliament ratifies the treaty opposition: De Valera & others

1922

De Valera becomes head of government

1932

New elections: De Valera returns new constitution : abolished irish free state Éire : sovereign, independent democratic state

1937

FROM THE EIRE TO THE REPUBLIC

"Troubles" spills into the Rep of Ireland

1969-1998

De Valera looses elections & John A. Castello becomes PM of Broad coalition Fianna Fail

1948

WWII: Éire remains neutralcitizens joy allied forces

1939

Seàn Lemass: Fianna Fáil & PMeconomic modernisation EEC

1959

Éire becomes Rep. of Ireland leaves Commonwealth

1949

EEC, violence in NI relation between Britain & Ireland are strained

1973

BECOMING A MODERN SOCIETY

Loosening of the abortion lawinformation guaranted travelling for abortion

1992

Amendement to constitution .Beginning of the Anti- abortion Laws

1983

economic problems ,unemployment 3 elections in 2 years

1980

Treaty on the EU at Maastricht Anti- abortion Laws

1991

Anglo-irish agreement gives consultative role in NI government

1985

MARCH: NO to tighten already strict Anti-abortion laws

No to Nice Treaty

January, 2001

divorce becomes legal

1997

JANUARY: € replaces punt

2002

Good Friday Agreement approved in Republic of Ireland & NI ending "troubles"

1998

Downing street declaration offer talks about future peace in NI

1993

PEACE PROCESS

MAY: Brian Cowen becomes Taoiseach JUNE: NO to Lisbon Treaty SEPTEMBER: crisis &sinking of the economy

2008

20-year strategy bilingual country

december, 2006

unemplyment :11% strikes

February, 2009

coalition with progessive democrats, independents & greens*AHERN BECOMES THE 1st TAOISEACH TO WIN A 3rd TERM OFFICE (De Valera)

June, 2007

MAY:Fianna Fáils Bertie Aherns becomes PM coalition with progressive democrats Fine Gael looses 1/3 seats OCTOBER: Nice treaty (2nd referendum)

2002

AHERN RE- ELECTED &COWEN BECOMES A TAOISEACH

Ireland's striken banking system 45bn €Budget déficit up to around 1/3 GDP

september,2010

OK to Lisbon Treaty

October, 2009

report criticising Irish catholic Church

Nevember,2009

Ireland looses its AAA public finances deteriorate deep recession

March,2009

FINANCIAL CRISIS

r85 bn € with EU &IMF austerity programme :tax rising+ spending cuts

November,2010

EU BAILOUT

EU fiscal treaty by 60% at referendum EU backed austerity programme

June, 2012

Michael D.Higgings (Labour Party) becomes president

October,2011

Moody's downgrades Ireland debt: junk status

July, 2011

Cowen calls for elections Fine Gael wins :Enda Kenny

February, 2011

Taoiseach Enda Kenny unveils budget to begin cutting benefit 3% of GDP by 2015

December, 2011

vatican realls ambassador because of child abuse

July,2011

Elisabeth II visits Ireland

May,2011

ECB deal to liquidate former anglo-irish bank (nationalised in January 2009)

february, 2013

BANK DEAL

Michael D. Higgins officially visits Britain 1st visit by an Irish Head of State

April,2014

Paliament passes abortion under limited circumstances

July, 2013

Back in recession since 2009

June,2013

inquiry to mother&baby homes generated by religious organisation (1925-1961) after 800 children died

June,2014

Ireland exits EU/UMF bailout programme, 1st country out of the eurozone to do so

Decamber,2013

Enda Kenny apologises for the Magadalene Laundries-harsh institution (1925-1961)

European Commission orders Ireland to recover 13 bn € from Apple in back taxes

LPost bailout buget: tax cuts ,criticism from US & EU multinational pay very low taxes

October,2014

TAX LOOPHOLE CLOSED

" Ireland is a tax heaven & will harm job creation and investment"

August, 2016

Approves same sex marriage

May,2015

february elections Fianna Fáil+ Fine Gael+ Green partySinn Feinn (2nd place) Michael Martins head of the government

June,2020

Leo Varadkar becomes PM

June,2017

Fine Gael accomodation with Fianna fáil .Enda Kenny (taoiseach) forms a minority government

May, 2016