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1929 In Northern Ireland
Events during the year 1929 in Northern Ireland. Incumbents * Governor - The Duke of Abercorn * Prime Minister - James Craig Events *8 February – A Belfast court sentences Fianna Fáil leader Éamon de Valera to one month in jail for illegally entering County Armagh. *22 May – Northern Ireland general election for the Parliament of Northern Ireland, the first held following abolition of proportional representation and the redrawing of electoral boundaries to create single-seat territorial constituencies. The Ulster Unionist Party retains a substantial majority. *30 May – United Kingdom general election. *23 July – Construction of the first 1000 ft (300 m)-long ocean liner, RMMV ''Oceanic'', for the White Star Line, begun by Harland and Wolff in Belfast in 1928, is cancelled. *Six banks in Northern Ireland begin to issue banknotes in sterling. Sport Football *International ::2 February Wales 2 - 2 Northern Ireland (in Wrexham) ::23 February Northern Ireland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Governor Of Northern Ireland
The governor of Northern Ireland was the principal officer and representative in Northern Ireland of the British monarch. The office was established on 9 December 1922 and abolished on 18 July 1973. Overview The office of Governor of Northern Ireland was established on 9 December 1922 under letters patent to: The governor was the successor to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in Northern Ireland, itself established on 3 May 1921. The office of the governor was abolished on 18 July 1973 under Section 32 of the Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973. The secretary of state for Northern Ireland, a cabinet of the United Kingdom, cabinet office that had been created in 1972, took over the functions of the governor on 20 December 1973 under Letters Patent. Analogous to the governor general#Governors-general in the British Empire, governor-general of a Commonwealth Dominion, the governor's formal power was ceremonial, exercised on the "advice" of the Government of Northern Ireland (192 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1928 In Northern Ireland
Events during the year 1928 in Northern Ireland. Incumbents * Governor - The Duke of Abercorn * Prime Minister - James Craig Events *29 January – In Belfast, members of the nationalist opposition protest at the Ulster Unionist Party government's plan to abolish Proportional representation. *19 May – The foundation stone of the new Northern Ireland Parliament Building is laid at Stormont. *28 June – The keel of the first 1000 ft (300 m)-long ocean liner, ''Oceanic'', for the White Star Line, is laid by Harland and Wolff in Belfast; construction is delayed, and will be cancelled in 1929. *The struggling Clogher Valley Railway taken over by a committee of management appointed by Tyrone and Fermanagh County Councils. *Work starts on building the Royal Courts of Justice, Belfast, completed in 1933. *Irish Linen Guild established. Sport Football *International ::4 February Northern Ireland 1 - 2 Wales ::25 February Scotland 0 - 1 Northern Ireland (in Glasgow) ::22 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 In Northern Ireland
Events during the year 2010 in Northern Ireland. Incumbents * First Minister - Peter Robinson **Acting First Minister - Arlene Foster (11 January – 3 February) * deputy First Minister - Martin McGuiness * Secretary of State - Shaun Woodward (until 11 May), Owen Paterson (from 11 May) Events January *6 January – The Ulster Defence Association (UDA) confirms that all weaponry under its control has been put verifiably beyond use. *8 January **PSNI Constable Peadar Heffron is seriously injured as a bomb explodes under his car in Randalstown. Dissident republicans are blamed for the attack. ** Iris Robinson scandal emerges. *11 January – Peter Robinson temporarily steps aside as First Minister, designating Arlene Foster to act in his place. *20 January – Talks between Sinn Féin and the DUP about the devolution of policing and justice powers to the Northern Ireland administration come to an end. *23 January – The Sinn Féin party executive meets to discuss the talk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 In Northern Ireland
Events from the year 2021 in Northern Ireland. Incumbents * First Minister of Northern Ireland ** Arlene Foster (until 14 June) ** ''Vacant'' (14–17 June) ** Paul Givan (from 17 June) * deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland – Michelle O'Neill *Secretary of State for Northern Ireland – Brandon Lewis Events January *1 January - First freight arrives in Northern Ireland after the Irish Sea Border comes into effect under the Provisions of the Northern Ireland Protocol. *5 January - Education Executive announces AQE/GL transfer tests will not go ahead, then AQE announces they will hold one exam in late February, postponed for a second time. *6 January – Education Minister Peter Weir announces that GCSE, AS Level and A Level exams scheduled for summer 2021 will be cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. *9 January – Lorry drivers from Northern Ireland travelling directly to France from the Irish Republic have been told they will need a recent negative COVID te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desmond Fennell
Desmond Carolan Fennell (29 June 1929 – 16 July 2021) was an Irish writer, essayist, cultural philosopher, and linguist. Throughout his career, Fennell repeatedly departed from prevailing norms. In the 1950s and early 1960s, with his extensive foreign travel and reporting and his travel book, ''Mainly in Wonder'', he departed from the norm of Irish Catholic writing at the time. From the late 1960s into the 1970s, in developing new approaches to the partition of Ireland and the Irish language revival, he deviated from political and linguistic Irish nationalism, and with the philosophical scope of his ''Beyond Nationalism: The Struggle against Provinciality in the Modern World'', from contemporary Irish culture generally. Fennell opposed the Western neo-liberal ideologies. In 1991, Fennell wrote a pamphlet challenging the prevalent critical view of Seamus Heaney as a poet of the first rank; in 2003 he wrote a small book where he revised the standard account of European histor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 In Ireland
Events during the year 2015 in Ireland. Incumbents * President: Michael D. Higgins * Taoiseach: Enda Kenny ( FG) * Tánaiste: Joan Burton ( Lab) * Minister for Finance: Michael Noonan ( FG) * Chief Justice: Susan Denham * Dáil: 31st * Seanad: 24th Events January * 12 January – It was reported that defence co-operation between the Irish and British armies is to be formalised and increased in scope when the Irish Minister for Defence and the British defence secretary sign a historic memorandum of understanding at a ceremony in Dublin by the end of January. New developments will include the Irish Army training British soldiers in peacekeeping operations, and surplus British Army equipment being donated to the Irish. * 14 January – A red-alert weather warning was issued by Met Éireann as ''Storm Rachel'' struck the country. * 18 January – Minister for Health, Leo Varadkar, revealed his homosexuality on radio, thus becoming the first openly gay government minist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Friel
Brian Patrick Friel (c. 9 January 1929 – 2 October 2015) was an Irish dramatist, short story writer and founder of the Field Day Theatre Company. He had been considered one of the greatest living English-language dramatists. (subscription required). He has been likened to an "Irish Anton Chekhov, Chekhov" and described as "the universally accented voice of Ireland". His plays have been compared favourably to those of contemporaries such as Samuel Beckett, Arthur Miller, Harold Pinter and Tennessee Williams. Recognised for early works such as ''Philadelphia, Here I Come!'' and ''Faith Healer'', Friel had 24 plays published in a career of more than a half-century. He was elected to the honorary position of Saoi of Aosdána. His plays were commonly produced on Broadway in New York City throughout this time, as well as in Ireland and the UK. In 1980 Friel co-founded Field Day Theatre Company and his play ''Translations (play), Translations'' was the company's first production. With ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derry City F
Derry, officially Londonderry, is the second-largest City status in the United Kingdom, city in Northern Ireland, and the fifth-largest on the island of Ireland. Located in County Londonderry, the city now covers both banks of the River Foyle. Cityside and the old walled city being on the west bank and Waterside, Derry, Waterside on the east, with two road bridges and one footbridge crossing the river in-between. The population of the city was 85,279 in the 2021 census, while the Derry Urban Area had a population of 105,066 in 2011. The district administered by Derry City and Strabane District Council contains both Londonderry Port and City of Derry Airport. Derry is close to the Irish border, border with County Donegal, with which it has had a close link for many centuries. The person traditionally seen as the founder of the original Derry is Saint , a holy man from , the old name for almost all of modern County Donegal, of which the west bank of the Foyle was a part befor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballymena United F
Ballymena ( ; from , meaning 'the middle townland') is a town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It had a population of 31,205 people at the 2021 United Kingdom census, making it the List of localities in Northern Ireland by population, seventh largest town in Northern Ireland by population. It is part of the Borough of Mid and East Antrim. The town was built on the Braid River, on land given to the Adair family by Charles I of England, King Charles I in 1626, with a right to hold two annual fairs and a Saturday market in perpetuity. Surrounding villages are Cullybackey, Ahoghill, Broughshane, and Kells, County Antrim, Kells-Connor. History Early history The recorded history of the Ballymena area dates to the Early Christian Ireland, Early Christian period, from the fifth to the seventh centuries. Ringforts are found in the townland of Ballykeel, and a site known as Camphill Fort in the townland of Ballee may also have been of this type. There are a number of souterrains with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish Cup
The Irish Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly referred to as the Irish Cup (currently known as the Clearer Water Irish Cup for sponsorship purposes) is the primary Association football, football single elimination, knockout cup competition in Northern Ireland. Inaugurated in 1881, it is the fourth-oldest national cup competition in the world. Prior to the break-away from the Irish Football Association by clubs from what would become the Irish Free State in 1921, the Irish Cup was the national cup competition for the whole of Ireland. Since 3 October 2023, the cup has been sponsored by ''Clearer Water''. It was previously sponsored by Nationwide Building Society, Bass (beer), Bass Ireland Ltd, JJB Sports, Wellpark Brewery, Tennent's Lager and Sadler's Peaky Blinder and Samuel Gelston's Irish Whiskey. Dungannon Swifts F.C., Dungannon Swifts are the current holders after defeating Cliftonville F.C., Cliftonville 4–3 on penalties in the 2024–25 Irish Cup#Final, 2025 f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belfast Celtic
Belfast Celtic Football Club was an Irish football club. Founded in 1891 in Belfast, it was one of the most successful teams in Ireland until it withdrew permanently from the Irish League in 1949. The club left the league for political reasons, as the team and its supporters were largely Catholic and Irish nationalist. Belfast Celtic was one of four clubs that attracted the biggest crowds in the Irish League, the other three being Linfield, Distillery and Glentoran. Belfast Celtic played its last match in 1960. History Early years The club, formed in 1891 simply as Celtic, was named after Celtic Football Club of Glasgow. Upon incorporation as a limited company in 1901 however, the club was officially named as "Belfast Celtic Football and Athletic Company, Limited", with the title "The Celtic Football & Athletic Company Ltd" already being officially registered by the Glasgow club. The Belfast club therefore became known from 1901 onwards as Belfast Celtic. Their home from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish Football League
Irish commonly refers to: * Someone or something of, from, or related to: ** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe ***Éire, Irish language name for the island and the sovereign state *** Erse (other), Scots language name for the Irish language or Irish people ** Republic of Ireland, a sovereign state ** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland * Irish language, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family spoken in Ireland * Irish English, set of dialects of the English language native to Ireland * Irish people, people of Irish ethnicity Irish may also refer to: Places * Irish Creek (Kansas), a stream in Kansas * Irish Creek (South Dakota), a stream in South Dakota * Irish Lake, Watonwan County, Minnesota * Irish Sea, the body of water which separates the islands of Ireland and Great Britain People * Irish (surname), a list of people * William Irish, pse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
