1994 was 20 years ago

JumpShivers · 02-01-2014 05:44PM

I was only born in 1993 so.. I wasn't doing or remember much. :pac:

Galwayguy35 · 02-01-2014 05:47PM

The Brendon O Donnell case it what I remember from 1994, he was caught only a few miles from where I live.

strobe · 02-01-2014 05:48PM

B.A._Baracus wrote: »

Gone was Dj Kat

"left left left left left, up up up left left left left !"

God that was annoying.

branie · 02-01-2014 05:49PM

Galwayguy35 wrote: »

The Brendon O Donnell case it what I remember from 1994, he was caught only a few miles from where I live.

I remember that. Devastating time for the people of Whitegate

efb · 02-01-2014 05:49PM

14 9 days into it

The Backwards Man · 02-01-2014 05:50PM

The year I became a TV star, visited Amsterdam for the first time, rode a real life woman, smoked a joint, played roulette, drove an artic, saved a life (:)), couldn't save a life (:(), done a bungee jump, went on a holiday on my own.

I did more before I was 18 than I did for about fifteen years after it.

Pinch Flat · 02-01-2014 05:51PM

blacklilly wrote: »

Now that's old

I left college in 1994!:eek:

Billy86 · 02-01-2014 05:56PM

Forrest Gump
Pulp Fiction
The Shawshank Redemption
Three Colours Red
Leon: The Professional
Natural Born Killers
Chunking Express
Naked Gun 33 1/3
The Lion King
Hoop Dreams
Quiz Show
Ed Wood
Clerks

Plus Jim Carrey blowing up with Ace Ventura, The Mask AND Dumb & Dumber, as well as Speed giving us one of the first 'pre-made summer blockbuster' films that became a staple of at least the next decade in films.

branie · 02-01-2014 05:57PM

Let's get ready to rumble!

V.W.L 11 · 02-01-2014 05:59PM

1994 was the darkest year for Formula 1,the death of Ayrton Senna and Roland Ratzenberger

Galwayguy35 · 02-01-2014 06:01PM

branie wrote: »

I remember that. Devastating time for the people of Whitegate

Sure was, I only knew him to see but he always had a reputation as a fella you wouldn't want to get on the wrong side of.

old hippy · 02-01-2014 06:01PM

branie wrote: »

I remember that. Devastating time for the people of Whitegate

Not easy reading but I highly recommend the book by the Muggivans about the case.

A Tragedy Waiting to Happen - The Chaotic Life of Brendan O' Donnell.

old hippy · 02-01-2014 06:02PM

V.W.L 11 wrote: »

1994 was the darkest year for Formula 1,the death of Ayrton Senna and Roland Ratzenberger

Watched the excellent Senna doc recently. Shumacher crops up in it towards the end

McIrish_ · 02-01-2014 06:08PM

World Cup :-)

blacklilly · 02-01-2014 06:09PM

Pinch Flat wrote: »

I left college in 1994!:eek:

I thought there was an age limit for Boards?

branie · 02-01-2014 06:09PM

old hippy wrote: »

Not easy reading but I highly recommend the book by the Muggivans about the case.

A Tragedy Waiting to Happen - The Chaotic Life of Brendan O' Donnell.

I've read it, alright; it's very good, but disturbing at the same time.

pcardin · 02-01-2014 06:12PM

MS Estonia sunk in 1994 in the Baltic Sea costing 852 lives. One of the worst maritime disasters of the 20th century.

Was watching RTE Reeling In the Years 1994 edition and it wasn't even mentioned. :eek: No surprise from country where soccer and rugby gets more all attention. :pac:

old hippy · 02-01-2014 06:13PM

branie wrote: »

I've read it, alright; it's very good, but disturbing at the same time.

What I "liked" about it (if that's the correct word) was that it gave a background to O' Donnell. We were able to get beyond the "he's a monster" rhetoric and see the awful tragedy - not just what he did but of his life leading up to the dreadful murders.

snubbleste · 02-01-2014 06:19PM

Didn't we win the Eurovision again and force Riverdance on the world?

Dial-up internet, Denise van Outen was a hottie

moxin · 02-01-2014 06:22PM

Grunge fashion was at its height i think(early 90s anyway), yuck. Just think of all the ladies going around dressed like old fashioned binmen, it was that bad. :mad:

jmayo · 02-01-2014 06:22PM

youtheman wrote: »

Was that the year that Maradona stuck his face in the camera like a rabid dog (he was off his head on Coke). 'twas hardly 1998 was it?.

Yeah and coke made him the greatest player of his generation and probably one of the greatest ever. :rolleyes:

Biggest thing in 1994 was Jackie's army off to the WC in the US of A.
Fecking hell we beat the Italians and they got to final only to lose on penalties.
McGrath was magnificent.

V.W.L 11 wrote: »

1994 was the darkest year for Formula 1,the death of Ayrton Senna and Roland Ratzenberger

Actually there were way worse ones way back.
If you ever want to see how bad F1 was check out poor old Roger Williamson.

Senna was like god, there weren't that many casulties since the 80s and they both died the same weekend which is what made it really stand out.
Actually they were the last guys to die during F1 weekend AFAIK.
Nobody would ever probably remember poor old Ratzenberger, but for he died the same weekend.

SharpshooterTom · 02-01-2014 06:23PM

The Loughinisland massacre, where 6 "random taigs" were shot dead watching the Republic of Ireland v Italy game. Just a typical day in Northern Ireland back then. Always stains the memory of that match.

I was outside near officially the last PIRA bomb in Downpatrick in august that year just before the first ceasefire. Scary as hell, no one died but there some people badly injured.

Leogirl · 02-01-2014 06:28PM

I was 16/17 that year & went to stone temple pilots in the SFX, Feile & Sunstroke- still love a good gig but not mad about crowd surfing & being in a mosh pit anymore :-)

V.W.L 11 · 02-01-2014 06:30PM

old hippy wrote: »

Watched the excellent Senna doc recently. Shumacher crops up in it towards the end

I reckon had that happened senna today they may have saved him but what condition he would have been in is unthinkable,martin brundle says schumachers accident brings all the memories of senna's own accident back.

Kersh · 02-01-2014 06:30PM

Memories . . .

I did my Leaving cert.

Kurt Cobain died

Ayrton Senna Died.

Korn came out.

USA 94 world Cup, and Aldo rowing on the sideline

danniemcq · 02-01-2014 06:31PM

jmayo wrote: »

Actually there were way worse ones way back.
If you ever want to see how bad F1 was check out poor old Roger Williamson.

Senna was like god, there weren't that many casulties since the 80s and they both died the same weekend which is what made it really stand out.
Actually they were the last guys to die during F1 weekend AFAIK.
Nobody would ever probably remember poor old Ratzenberger, but for he died the same weekend.

As officials examined the wreckage they found a furled Austrian flag which, had he won, Senna would have raise in honour of Ratzenberger.

Its crazy when you look at the stats, at least 2 deaths a season during the late 60s early 70s. then dropped in the 80s to just 2 and the same in the 90s and since that 0.

Long may that continue

branie · 02-01-2014 06:38PM

The year of the first official IRA ceasefire

Billy86 · 02-01-2014 06:41PM

snubbleste wrote: »

Didn't we win the Eurovision again and force Riverdance on the world?

Dial-up internet, Denise van Outen was a hottie

Firefox11 · 02-01-2014 06:44PM

Pinch Flat wrote: »

I left college in 1994!:eek:

Hmm...I was not far behind you. I was in my second last year in college in 1994. :P

I just remember they were doing that stupid Whigfield dance in the night clubs.

Maximus Alexander · 02-01-2014 06:44PM

Ah 1994, I'd have been 8 for most of it. It was probably the most idyllic of my life and the last proper one of my childhood. I have very fond memories of 1994.

January 1995 my grandfather died, first time I ever had to deal with death. Later that year my parents separated. It was all downhill after 1994 I tell ya.

1994 was 20 years ago

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