1998 in Wales
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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1998 to Wales and its people.
Events
- 24 February – The Criminal Cases Review Commission overturns the murder charge of Mahmood Hussein Mattan, who was executed in 1952 for killing a Cardiff shopkeeper.[3]
- February – Britain's first official register of historic landscapes is published by Cadw. It lists 36 landscapes in Wales of outstanding historic interest.
- 6 March – Flintshire Bridge is officially opened.[4]
- 8–9 April – Torrential rain over eastern Wales results in widespread flooding.
- 13 April – Montgomeryshire MP Lembit Öpik is seriously injured in a paragliding accident in his constituency.[5]
- May – Cistercian Way long-distance trail originates.
- June – The Arts Council of Wales publishes its consultation paper Building A Creative Society.
- 31 July – The Government of Wales Act 1998, that will establish a devolved Welsh Assembly, receives its Royal Assent.[6]
- August – Ron Davies is appointed to the highest order of the Gorsedd of the Bards at the 1998 National Eisteddfod in Bridgend.
- 19 September – Ron Davies is elected in preference to Rhodri Morgan as Labour's candidate for First Secretary of the Assembly.[7]
- 22–31 October – Heavy rainfall across Wales results in river levels rising to warning levels. Flood plains are inundated and there is extensive flooding of houses and other property.
- 27 October – Ron Davies resigns as Secretary of State for Wales after being mugged in an incident on Clapham Common, following what he described as an "error of judgment".[1]
- 18 November – Jon Owen Jones, MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Wales, announces that the Environment Agency has been asked for a report on the October floods.
- November – Maenofferen slate quarry at Blaenau Ffestiniog ceases production.
Arts and literature
- Bryn Terfel gives a recital at Carnegie Hall.
Awards
- Glyndŵr Award – Iwan Bala
- National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Bridgend)
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair – withheld[8]
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown – Emyr Lewis, "Rhyddid"[9]
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal – Eurig Wyn, Blodyn Tatws
- Wales Book of the Year:
- English language: Mike Jenkins – Wanting to Belong
- Welsh language: Iwan Llwyd – Dan Ddylanwad
- Gwobr Goffa Daniel Owen – Geraint V. Jones, Semtecs
New books
English language
- Gillian Clarke – Five Fields
- James Hawes – Rancid Aluminium[10]
- Rhys Hughes – Rawhead & Bloody Bones
- Mario Risoli – When Pele Broke our Hearts: Wales and the 1958 World Cup
- Sarah Waters – Tipping the Velvet
Welsh language
- Dafydd Huws – Dyddiadur Dyn Dŵad
- Huw Ethall – Pennar Davies: Y Dyn a'i Waith
Film
- Anthony Hopkins and Catherine Zeta-Jones star in The Mask of Zorro.
Welsh language films
- Bride of War, starring Huw Garmon (in Welsh, English, French, German and Polish).
Music
- Indie music band Terris are formed in Newport.
- Anweledig – Sombreros yn y Glaw
- Charlotte Church – Voice of an Angel
- Melys – Rumours and Curses
- Bonnie Tyler – All in One Voice
Broadcasting
Welsh-language television
- November – A new digital channel is launched, broadcasting in Welsh for twelve hours a day.[11]
English-language television
Sport
- BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year – Iwan Thomas[12]
- Commonwealth Games – September
- Kelly Morgan wins the badminton women's singles;
- Iwan Thomas wins the men's 400 metres;
- Desmond Davies wins the men's individual skeet shooting;
- Wales win a total of 15 medals, including the three golds.
- Snooker
- 8 February – Mark Williams wins his first Masters title.[13]
Births
- 12 March – Will Jones, rugby player
- 5 June – Dafydd Jones, footballer
- 18 December – Cameron Coxe, footballer
- 25 December – Will Griffiths, rugby player
- 29 December – Mark Harris, footballer