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1997: Reeling In The Years


Updated / Thursday, 15 Apr 2021
15:38
A new national radio station goes on the air - Radio Ireland is launched on St. Patrick s Day.
Hong Kong returns to Chinese rule in 1997. Britain s 99-year lease on the colony expires.
After eighteen years in power, Britain s Tories suffer a crushing election defeat. New Labour wins by the biggest margin this century.
English nanny Louise Woodward is convicted of murdering an eight-month-old baby. The judge reviews the jury s decision. The verdict is changed and the sentence reduced.
1997 sees a crisis in Ireland s immigration system. Asylum-seekers and refugees arrive in record numbers.
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