The Moriarty Tribunal has sat since 1997 and has investigated the granting of a mobile phone license to Esat Telecom by Michael Lowry when he was Fine Gael Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications in the Rainbow Coalition of the mid-1990s.

At the 1997 McCracken Tribunal it was revealed that supermarket tycoon Ben Dunne had paid IR £ 395, 000 for an extension to Lowry's home in Tipperary.

The investigation of payments to Lowry is one of the remits of the Moriarty Tribunal which sat from 1997 to 2011.

In 2000, the Telecom Disputes Settlement Appellate Tribunal ( TDSAT ) was constituted through an amendment of the 1997 act, through an ordinance.

Fielding has also served on the Tribunal on the U. S .- UK Air Treaty Dispute ( 1989 – 1994 ), as a member of the president's Commission on Federal Ethics Law Reform ( 1989 ), as a member of the Secretary of Transportation's Task Force on Aviation Disasters ( 1997 – 1998 ) and as a member of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States ( also known as the 9 / 11 Commission ).

He came into the international limelight with his 1997 appointment to the UN's International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia.

While they have been the subject of many dramatic revelations in Irish politics, they have also become known for running long beyond their intended length – the extreme case being the Mahon Tribunal ( previously the Flood Tribunal ) which began in 1997 and issued its final report on 22 March 2012.

* 1997 – 2011: Tribunal of Inquiry ( Dunnes Payments ) ( follow-up ), the Moriarty Tribunal

* 1997 – 2012: Tribunal of Inquiry into Certain Planning Matters and Payments, now known as The Mahon Tribunal

The Tribunal of Inquiry into certain Payments to Politicians and Related Matters ( commonly referred to as the Moriarty Tribunal ) was an Irish Public inquiry established in 1997 into the financial affairs of politicians Charles Haughey and Michael Lowry.

The Tribunal sat for the first time on 31 October 1997 and heard its first witness on 28 January 1999.

* November 1-The Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal Act, 1997, takes effect.

Željko Ražnatović was indicted in 1997 by the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia for his commandment of the Guard as the unit was allegedly responsible for numerous crimes against humanity, grave breaches of the Geneva Convention and violations of the laws or customs of war, including active participation in the ethnic cleansing in Bijeljina and Zvornik in 1992.

Mr Justice Brian McCracken, sole member of The McCracken Tribunal which was established by the Irish Government in 1997, found that Dunne knowingly assisted Lowry evade tax .< ref >

In 1997, he first appeared before the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda ( ICTR ) in Arusha, Tanzania, to face thirteen counts of eleven different international crimes, based on the laws of genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes.

The Mahon Tribunal, previously known as The Flood Tribunal was established by the Irish Government in November 1997.

From January 2, 1996 to August 30, 1997, he sat as a member of the Senate Electoral Tribunal.

He was also the Working Chairman of the Court's Third Division from January 2, 1996 to September 7, 1997, and Chairman of the House of Representative Electoral Tribunal from September 1, 1997 to November 30, 1998.

The 1997 publication of Bringing Them Home – Report of the National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children from Their Families brought broader awareness of the Stolen Generations.

Following an investigation into the future of universities, the July 1997 report of the National Committee of Inquiry into Higher Education, chaired by the then Sir Ronald Dearing recommended the ending of universal free higher education, and that students should pay £ 1, 000 towards the cost of their tuition fees, which would be recovered in the form of a graduate tax.

* Fredric Jameson, " Culture and Finance Capitalism " Critical Inquiry 24 ( 1997 ) pp. 246 – 65

* Abudu, Margaret, et al., " Black Ghetto Violence: A Case Study Inquiry into the Spatial Pattern of Four Los Angeles Riot Event-Types ," 44 Social Problems 483 ( 1997 )

On 31 July 1997, Straw ordered a public inquiry, to be conducted by Sir William Macpherson and officially titled " The Inquiry into the Matters Arising from the Death of Stephen Lawrence ".

On 31 July 1997, the Home Secretary Jack Straw ordered a public inquiry, to be conducted by Sir William Macpherson and officially titled " The Inquiry Into The Matters Arising From The Death Of Stephen Lawrence ".

* Marga Bijvoet, ( 1997 ) Art as Inquiry: Toward New Collaborations Between Art & Science, Oxford: Peter Lang

* House of Representatives Standing Committee on Communications Transport and Microeconomic Reform, ( 1997 ), ‘ Planning not Patching: An Inquiry Into Federal Road Funding ’, The Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia, Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.

Following the Dunblane massacre, the government passed the Firearms ( Amendment ) ( No. 2 ) Act 1997, banning private ownership of handguns almost completely, although the official inquiry, known as the Cullen Inquiry, had not recommended this.

Dissatisfaction with the performance of the first Darebin Council led to the Kennett Government holding an Inquiry under David Elsum, which reported to the Victorian Parliament in April 1997.

The studies were key sources of evidence for a number of UK Government inquiries such as the Plowden Committee on Primary Education ( 1967 ), the Warnock Committee on Children with Special Educational Needs ( 1978 ), the Finer Committee on One Parent Families ( 1966 – 74 ), the Acheson Independent Inquiry into Inequalities in Health ( 1998 ) and the Moser Committee on Adult Basic Skills ( 1997 – 99 ).

Partly for this reason, in 1997 the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry, then called the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal, awarded Aykroyd a " Snuffed Candle " award, for " contributing to the public's lack of understanding of the methods of scientific inquiry.

In response the Bruton Government established The McCracken Inquiry in 1997 to investigate.

Sir Ronald headed the government inquiry ( 1994 – 1997 ) into certain matters related to overseas company taxation, popularly known as the Winebox Inquiry.

* substitute member, Temporary Committee of Inquiry into BSE ( 1997 )

Dean of journalism at the University of Western Ontario ( 1981 – 1997 ), Commissioner in the Somalia Inquiry ( 1995 – 1997 )

On 3 February 1997, he had a letter published in The Times, which he signed as Chairman of the Parliamentary Conservative Northern Ireland Committee, attacking the ' Bloody Sunday ' Inquiry, calling it " a mistake " and saying that it " dishonours the memory of all who have died in The Troubles ".

David served on the 1997 National Committee of Inquiry into Higher Education ( The Dearing Committee ) and continued his involvement in higher education policy as a Board Member of the Higher Education Funding Council for England.

The Dearing Report, formally known as the reports of the National Committee of Inquiry into Higher Education is a series of major reports into the future of Higher Education in the United Kingdom, published in 1997.

In 1997 the Belgian Parliament Inquiry Committee on Cults labeled the UCKG as a dangerous cult.

* 1997 – Korean Air Flight 801, a Boeing 747-300, crashes into the jungle on Guam on approach to airport, killing 228.

* 1997 – The Chemical Weapons Convention of 1993 enters into force, outlawing the production, stockpiling and use of chemical weapons by its signatories.

Thus, on January 16, 1997, the Diamondbacks were officially voted into the National League while their expansion counterparts in Tampa Bay were voted into the American League.

In 1997, Dan Tobin of The Boston Phoenix commented on the series ' humor, stating that it transformed " stupidity into a crusade, forcing us to acknowledge how little it really takes to make us laugh.

When pro-reform forces came into power in the spring 1997, an ambitious economic reform package, including introduction of a currency board regime, was agreed to with the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, and the economy began to stabilise.

When pro-reform forces came into power in the spring 1997, an ambitious economic reform package, including introduction of a currency board regime, was agreed to with the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, and the economy began to stabilise.

The channel launched as BBC News 24 on 9 November 1997 at 17: 30 as part of the BBC's foray into digital domestic television channels, becoming the first competitor to Sky News, which had been running since 1989.

Many of the Yakoma soldiers who left the country after the mutinies in 1996 – 1997 have now returned and must also be reintegrated into the army.

Thanissaro Bhikkhu ( 1997 ) renders an extract of Shakyamuni Buddha's from Pali into English thus:

* 1997 – The Treaty of Bangkok is signed allowing the transformation of Southeast Asia into a Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone.

The old entrance to the park was closed in 1997 when a new entrance was created at the intersection of Highway 20 and Cornet Bay road, improving access into and out of the park.

* 1997 – A Russian Antonov An-124 cargo plane crashes into an apartment complex near Irkutsk, Siberia, killing 67.

One of Wollheim's short stories, " Mimic ," was made into the feature film of the same name, released in 1997.

At a summit in Aleppo, Syria, in 1997, the World Council of Churches ( WCC ) proposed a reform in the calculation of Easter which would have replaced the present divergent practices of calculating Easter with modern scientific knowledge taking into account actual astronomical instances of the spring equinox and full moon based on the meridian of Jerusalem, while also following the Council of Nicea position of Easter being on the Sunday following the full moon.

The First and Second Rounds were also previously split into Northern and Southern sections, but this practice was ended after the 1997 – 98 competition.

In 1997, Cologne transformed the former regional Gestapo headquarters in Cologne — the EL-DE Haus — into a museum to document the Gestapos actions.

The number of Scottish seats represented by Unionists ( known as Conservatives from 1965 onwards ) went into steady decline from 1959 onwards, until it fell to zero in 1997.

A range of economic reforms were introduced in the late 1980s including a managed devaluation of the rupiah to improve export competitiveness, and de-regulation of the financial sector, Foreign investment flowed into Indonesia, particularly into the rapidly developing export-oriented manufacturing sector, and from 1989 to 1997, the Indonesian economy grew by an average of over 7 %.

The fifth edition, published between 1997 and 1999, was expanded into three parts to include codes for subdivisions and former countries.

The agreement was opened for signature on January 26, 1994, and entered into force on January 1, 1997.

Category: Treaties entered into force in 1997

Since 1997 it has been in the hands of a private developer, on a long term lease, which has transformed the property into a world class resort.

After supporting roles in the television series ER ( 1996 ) and films such as Wag the Dog ( 1997 ), Small Soldiers ( 1998 ) and The Virgin Suicides ( 1999 ), Dunst transitioned into romantic comedies and comedy dramas, starring in Drop Dead Gorgeous ( 1999 ), Bring It On ( 2000 ), Get Over It and Crazy / Beautiful ( both 2001 ).