2000 in Northern Ireland explained

Events during the year 2000 in Northern Ireland.

Incumbents

6 February - President of Ireland, Mary McAleese attends a concert at Clonard Monastery.
11 February - The British government suspends devolution in Northern Ireland.
25 March - David Trimble retains leadership of the Ulster Unionist Party at its annual general meeting, following a challenge from Martin Smyth.
12 April - The Royal Ulster Constabulary is presented with the George Cross by The Queen.^[1]
6 May - The IRA begins decommissioning its weapons.
30 May - Devolution returns to Northern Ireland.
28 July - last 80 prisoners leave the Maze Prison in Northern Ireland as part of the Northern Ireland peace process.^[2]
16 September - New extension to the Linen Hall Library is opened.
21 September - William McCrea of the Democratic Unionist Party wins the South Antrim by-election from the Ulster Unionist Party.^[3]
11 December - President Clinton of the United States arrives in Dublin for what is his last overseas journey as President.
13 December - Bill Clinton meets with the political leaders of Northern Ireland.

James Fenton's poetry Thonner an Thon: an Ulster-Scots collection is published.
Michael Longley's poetry collection The Weather in Japan is published and wins the T. S. Eliot Prize.
3 December - Susan Lynch receives an Irish Film and Television Academy Award for Best Leading Actress in the film Nora.