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1984 in Northern Ireland

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Events during the year 1984 in Northern Ireland.

Incumbents

  • Secretary of State - Jim Prior (until 11 September), Douglas Hurd (from 11 September)

Events

  • 14 March - Sinn Féin MP Gerry Adams is shot and wounded in Belfast.
  • 2 May - The New Ireland Forum publishes its report presenting three possibilities for discussion: a unitary Irish state, a federal/confederal state and joint sovereignty.
  • 18 June - European Parliament elections are held in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
  • 1 October - The University of Ulster is presented with a Royal Charter by Elizabeth II. It also absorbs Ulster Polytechnic (at Jordanstown) during the year.
  • 17 October - Foyle Bridge in Derry is officially opened, with the longest span in Ireland.

Arts and literature

  • Graham Reid's play Remembrance is first produced (10 October) at the Lyric Theatre (Belfast), and his television play A Coming to Terms for Billy, last in the trilogy of "Billy plays", is shown in BBC1's Play for Today series, starring Kenneth Branagh.

Sport

Football

  • Irish League ::Winners: Linfield

  • Irish Cup ::Winners: Ballymena United 4 - 1 Carrick Rangers

Births

  • 22 April - Phillip Magee, singer and The X Factor (British series 2) finalist
  • 5 July - Boyd Rankin, cricketer.
  • 19 July - Neil McCafferty, footballer.
  • 6 September - William Porterfield, cricketer.
  • 20 October - Andrew Trimble, international rugby player.
  • 23 October - Ruaidhri Higgins, footballer.
  • 14 December - Chris Brunt, footballer

Deaths

  • 3 March - Rinty Monaghan, world flyweight boxing champion (born 1920)
  • 6 April - Jimmy Kennedy, songwriter (born (1902).
  • June - Alec Mackie, soccer player (born 1903).
  • 30 December - William Bedell Stanford, classical scholar and senator (born 1910)

References

References

  1. (14 March 1984). "1984: Sinn Fein leader shot in street attack".
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