The 1990s in NI: A decade of change in photos – can you spot anyone you know?

From Kylie to Diana and the IRA ceasefire to Ulster’s European Cup Final victory, it was a decade of positivity and optimism for the future in Northern Ireland.

Here’s a selection of the best photos from across NI throughout the decade. Can you spot anyone you know?

1990

ESPECIALLY FOR YOU

Kylie Minogue meets fans backstage at the King’s Hall – no doubt a night of excitement for the young music lovers.

RIVER DEEP

The late Dr Ian Paisley visits the Boyne.

STARS IN THEIR EYES

Research Astronomer Dr John Butler, who had been at Armagh Observatory since 1973. While there, he standardised several of the long meteorological series recorded at the Observatory since 1794 and authored several papers on the history of astronomy.

1991

SIGN OF THE TIMES

Princess Diana signs the visitor book at Appleby Social Education Centre in Armagh in November.

ON THE RADIO

David Dunseith is all tangled up. The radio presenter was at the helm of Talkback on Radio Ulster from 1989 to 2009, but his association with the programme went back further, having been a weekly contributor since its inception in 1986. He was known for his straight-talking, no-nonsense approach to broadcasting.

SHIP SHAPE

Amanda Suckling waves to the crew of one of the Tall Ships as it makes its way into Pollock Dock. The 1991 four-day visit attracted thousands to Belfast dock with an average of 100,000 people visiting daily.

1992

WALL FLOWERS

You might remember these actors – the Hole in the Wall Gang, featuring Damon Quinn, Nuala McKeever, Michael McDowell, Martin Reid and Tim McGarry. They would soon win viewers’ affection on screen thanks to Give My Head Peace.

BOOKED UP

Helen Lewis, a leading Belfast modern dance expert, releases her book A Time To Speak. It detailed an account of her life before the war and incarceration in a series of Nazi camps. She was 76 years of age at the time of publication.

CAST OFF

Jack Charlton at the opening of a fly fishing competition at Glenowen Fisheries, Creggan Reservoir.

1993

UP THE CUP

Henry Downey lifts the Sam Maguire as Derry win the All Ireland Football Final. © INPHO

TEA TIME

Joey Dunlop takes a tea break at the Carrowdore 100 in Co Down. Joey was the winner of 26 Isle of Man TT races and in 2015, he was voted Northern Ireland’s greatest-ever sports star.

HOLY VISIT

Mother Teresa on a visit to North Belfast. While in the city, she attended Mass at Holy Cross church in Ardoyne. More than 1,500 people packed the church to hear her call for peace in Northern Ireland.

1994

TV TIMES

The now leader of the Ulster Unionists pictured at UTV in 1994. He joined the station as a presenter and reporter two years previously, later being joined by wife Lynda Bryans to co-present evening news programme UTV Live in 1996.

MAKING HISTORY

The front page of the Belfast Telegraph as the IRA announced its ceasefire.

MUSIC MAESTRO

Meat Loaf performed at the King’s Hall. His album Bat Out of Hell remains one of the top 10 selling albums of all time for a performer whose career spanned six decades.

1995

PRESIDENTIAL DINING

Back in March 1995, Hillary Clinton, then US First Lady, met with Joyce McCartan, who was founder of the Women’s Information Drop-In Centre, and other women at the Lamplighter Traditional Fish and Chips restaurant.

BACK OF THE NET

Linfield player Noel Bailie parades the championship trophy.

FIRE AT STORMONT

The entire Stormont House of Commons chamber was destroyed by a fire on January 2, 1995, blamed on an electrical fault in the wiring below the Speaker’s chair. Critics alleged arson and noted how the destruction of the chamber allowed the creation of the modern, less-confrontational chamber now used by the power-sharing Northern Ireland Assembly. The British Government, citing the Doyle Report and the findings of the Northern Ireland forensic science laboratory, stated that it was “improbable” that the fire was deliberate. The seating is arranged in a horseshoe arrangement.

1996

RECORD MAKERS

Having broken through into the UK and Ireland music scene, Downpatrick band Ash wait to greet fans at the HMV store, Belfast.

PUTTING FORWARD

NI golfer Darren Clarke at the world-renowned Royal Portrush golf course.

BRANCHING OUT

The Christmas tree in Ballymena town centre in December 1996.

1997

POP ARTISTS

Up to 40,000 U2 fans packed into Botanic Gardens on a sunny August day in 1997 to welcome the Irish superstars back to Belfast for their first gig in the city in a decade as part of the band’s PopMart tour.

CUP WIN

Dungannon captain Richie Weir holds aloft the Junior Cup after leading his side to a narrow victory over Banbridge at Ravenhill on New Year’s Day.

STRIKE A POSE

Rachel Singleton, then aged 20, enjoys some summer sunshine – a pose that saw her named Sunday Life Covergirl.

1998

HANDS UP

Ulster Unionist leader David Trimble (left), U2 singer Bono, and SDLP leader John Hume on stage for the ‘YES’ concert at the Waterfront Hall in Belfast. The buzz generated by a U2 concert in Belfast during the referendum campaign for the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement boosted the Yes campaign.

REDS ON TOP

Cliftonville celebrate with fans after the club’s historic league win in April.

1999

EUROPEAN CHAMPS

Simon Mason of Ulster lifts the trophy after victory over Colomiers in the European Cup Final at Lansdowne Road in Dublin. Ulster won 21-6.

SHOW AND TELL

The long-running children’s show Blue Peter named its 30th presenter, ex-beauty queen and law graduate Zoe Salmon.

CROONER TIMES

Donegal singer Daniel O’Donnell enjoying the singing at a television appearance.