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January 2005 in Britain and Ireland
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==[[13 January]] [[2005]]==

* The [[European Commission]] launches eight cases against the [[Republic of Ireland]] for breaches of [[European Union]] [[European Union law|environmental laws]]. It has emerged that despite having less than 1% of the EU's population, the Republic has received 16% of all "first warnings" on environmental issues. [http://home.eircom.net/content/irelandcom/breaking/4843670?view=Eircomnet (Irish Times - eircom.net)]⏎
* The number of bodies found after Tuesday night's tragedy in the [[Hebrides]] rises to 4. A family of two parents, two children, and a grandfather were travelling from [[South Uist]] to [[Benbecula]] in two vehicles when they were apparently washed off the causeway between the islands and drowned. [http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-13281051,00.html (Sky News)]
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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)''