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1984 in Northern Ireland
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
)
See also
1984 in England
1984 in Scotland
1984 in Wales
References