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1965 in Northern Ireland

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Events during the year 1965 in Northern Ireland.

Incumbents

  • Governor - The Lord Erskine of Rerrick
  • Prime Minister - Terence O'Neill

Events

  • 14 January – Taoiseach Seán Lemass travels to Belfast for an historic meeting with the Prime Minister of Northern Ireland Terence O'Neill. First meeting of Prime Ministers in 43 years.
  • 21 January – Nationalist leader Eddie McAteer visits Taoiseach Seán Lemass in Dublin.
  • 18 March – The Northern Ireland Minister for Agriculture, Harry West attends a meeting with his Southern counterpart, Charles Haughey, in Dublin.

Arts and literature

  • Publication of Ten Poems by Michael Longley and Twelve Poems by Derek Mahon.

Sport

Football

  • Irish League ::Winners: Derry City

  • Irish Cup ::Winners: Coleraine 2 – 1 Glenavon

Births

January to June

  • 2 January – Brian Irvine, composer.
  • 6 January – Esmond Birnie, Ulster Unionist Party former MLA and author.
  • 15 January – James Nesbitt, actor.
  • 26 January – Seán Savage, member of the Provisional Irish Republican Army
  • 20 February – Miriam Mone, fashion designer (died 2007).
  • 2 March – Lembit Öpik, UK Liberal Party MP.
  • 25 March – Jim Shannon, Democratic Unionist Party MLA.
  • 27 April – Edwin Poots, Democratic Unionist Party MLA.
  • 3 May – Gary Mitchell, playwright.
  • 7 May – Norman Whiteside, footballer.
  • 30 May – Briana Corrigan, singer.

July to December

  • 1 July – Jackie McKernan, discus thrower.
  • 20 July – Andy Black, poker player.
  • 24 July – Frank Mitchell, television presenter.
  • 22 September – Andy Cairns, songwriter and musician.
  • 10 November – Eddie Irvine, racecar driver.
  • 16 December – Noel Magee, boxer.

Full date unknown

  • Mark Carruthers, radio and television journalist.
  • Terence McNaughton, hurling player and manager.
  • Paul Seawright, artist.

Deaths

  • 15 February – Sam Thompson, playwright (born 1916).
  • 5 March – Helen Waddell, poet, translator and playwright (born 1889).

References

References

  1. (2017-01-14). "Today in 1965: Sean Lemass and Terence O’Neill meet".
  2. McGreevy, Ronan. "Meeting with North’s prime minister in 1965 opposed by ‘Paisley element’".
  3. "Editor’s choice: Three Young Poets".
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