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January 2005 in Britain and Ireland
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(contracted; show full)===Ongoing events===

===Future events===
[[20 January]]: [[Metrication]] of [[speed limit]]s in [[Republic of Ireland|Rep. of Ireland]]<br>
[[2005]]: [[UK general election, 2005]]<br>

===Upcoming holidays===

[[6 January]]: [[Epiphany]]<br>⏎
[[20 January]]&ndash;[[24 January]]: [[Eid ul-Adha]]<br>
[[25 January]]: [[Burns Night]]<br>

===Upcoming sports events===
====[[Cricket]]====
[[South African cricket team|South Africa]] v. [[English cricket team|England]] Test Series<br>
4th Test: [[13 January|13]]&ndash;[[17 January]]<br>
5th Test: [[21 January|21]]&ndash;[[25 January]]
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* New [[Chip and PIN]] legislation comes into effect today.  It makes retailers liable for fraudulent transactions if they have failed to sign up to the scheme. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4139211.stm (BBC)]

==Past British and Irish events by month==

[[2004 in the United Kingdom]]: [[December 2004 in Britain and Ireland|December]]

''(For earlier events in Britain and Ireland, see [[November 2004]] and preceding months)''