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1959 in Northern Ireland

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Events during the year 1959 in Northern Ireland.

Incumbents

  • Governor – The Lord Wakehurst
  • Prime Minister – Basil Brooke

Events

  • 10 February – Unions vote to end the 15-year split in the Irish trade union movement. The Irish Congress of Trade Unions results from the merger of the TUC and the CIU.
  • 22 September – At its inaugural conference the Irish Congress of Trade Unions attacks the government of Northern Ireland for not recognising the new organisation.
  • Manufacture of Spot-On models (1:42 scale die-cast model cars) by Lines Bros at Castlereagh in Belfast begins.

Arts and literature

  • 31 October – Ulster Television, the ITV franchise for Northern Ireland, goes on air.

Sport

Football

  • Irish League ::Winners: Linfield

  • Irish Cup ::Winners: Glenavon 1–1, 2–0 Ballymena United

Births

January to June

  • 25 February – Stephen Moutray, Democratic Unionist Party MLA.
  • 31 March – Ali McMordie, punk rock bass guitarist.
  • 26 April – Alex Attwood, SDLP MLA.
  • 12 May – Mark Robinson, Democratic Unionist Party MLA.
  • 20 May – Gregory Gray, born Paul Lerwill, singer-songwriter (died 2019).

July to December

  • 6 July – Danny Kennedy, Ulster Unionist Party MLA.
  • 11 July – Stephen Warke, cricketer.
  • 3 September
    • Dolores Kelly, SDLP MLA.
    • Dick Strawbridge, engineer and television presenter.
  • 17 September – Charles Lawson, actor.
  • 11 October – David Morgan, television presenter and journalist (died 2016).
  • 13 November
    • Trevor Ringland, Irish rugby international.
    • Davy Tweed, Irish rugby international, unionist councillor (died 2021).
  • 17 November – Kate Thompson, actress and romantic novelist.
  • 18 November – Jimmy Quinn, footballer and football manager.
  • 3 December – Eamonn Holmes, television and radio presenter.
  • 9 December – Paul Jackson, cricketer.
  • 15 December – Hugh Russell, boxer (died 2023).

Full date unknown

  • Willie Doherty, installation and video artist.

Deaths

  • January – William Forbes Marshall, Presbyterian minister and poet (born 1888).
  • 4 February – Una O'Connor, actress (born 1880).
  • 16 May – Elisha Scott, footballer (born 1894).
  • 13 June – Seán Lester, diplomat and last Secretary General of the League of Nations (born 1888).

References

References

  1. (2015-12-01). "Huntingford, Richard Norman Legh, (born 14 May 1956), Chairman: Prince's Trust Trading Ltd, since 2010; Wireless Group plc (formerly UTV Media plc), since 2012". Oxford University Press.
  2. "Northern Ireland – Final League Tables 1890-1998".
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