1984 in Northern Ireland explained

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.^[1]
• 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

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1984: Sinn Fein leader shot in street attack. BBC. 6 February 2018. 14 March 1984.