1965 in Northern Ireland explained

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.^[1]
• 21 January – Nationalist leader Eddie McAteer visits Taoiseach Seán Lemass in Dublin.^[2]
• 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.^[3]

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).

See also

• 1965 in Scotland
• 1965 in Wales

References

1. Web site: 2017-01-14. Today in 1965: Sean Lemass and Terence O’Neill meet. 2021-08-08. IrishCentral.com. en.
2. Web site: McGreevy. Ronan. Meeting with North’s prime minister in 1965 opposed by ‘Paisley element’. 2021-08-08. The Irish Times. en.
3. Web site: Editor’s choice: Three Young Poets. 2021-08-08. The Irish Times. en.