Updated / Thursday, 15 Apr 2021 15:33 Ireland gets a new TV station in 1998 - TV3 opens for business in September. The National Irish Bank is hit by scandal. Following an investigation by RTÉ journalists, the NIB admits to improperly taking customers' money. Watch: Car-clamping in Dublin - RTÉ News report broadcast on 10 August 1998 (via RTÉ Archives) Ireland's economy booms in 1998. Unemployment falls rapidly as economic growth reaches 11%. Inward investment rises to record levels, as companies like Dell in Limerick expand their operations. In Glenroe, Miley wrestles with Fidelma and then with his conscience. 1998 is a difficult year for Bill Clinton. Allegations of an affair with a White House intern lead to the biggest scandal of his career.