2016 in Northern Ireland explained

Events during the year 2016 in Northern Ireland.

Incumbents

• • • First Minister - Peter Robinson deputy First Minister - Martin McGuiness Secretary of State - Theresa Villiers (until 14 July), James Brokenshire (from 14 July)

Events

• 11 January – Arlene Foster becomes the first women to lead the Democratic Unionist Party and becomes Northern Ireland's first woman First Minister.^[1]
• 8 March – Austins (department store) in Derry closes suddenly after 186 years' trading.^[2]
• 5 May – 2016 Northern Ireland Assembly election. There is no significant change to the position of the main parties.
• 4 October – Flights are disrupted at Belfast International Airport after a freight plane gets stuck on the runway.^[3]

Deaths

• 7 January – Paddy Doherty, activist (born 1926)^[4]
• 12 January – Robert Black, serial killer (born 1947 in Scotland)^[5]
• 25 June - Patrick Mayhew, 10th Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (born 1929).^[6]

See also

• 2016 in England
• 2016 in Scotland
• 2016 in Wales

Notes and References

1. News: Arlene Foster is first woman elected as leader of DUP. BBC News. 2015-12-18. 2017-03-28.
2. News: Allan. Claire. Austins: Jobs fear as Ireland's oldest department store closes its doors. Derry Journal. 2016-03-08. 2016-03-08.
3. News: Belfast International Airport: Flights to start arriving but disruption remains. BBC News. 2016-10-04. 2016-10-04.
4. News: Derry civil rights activist Paddy 'Bogside' Doherty dies. The Irish Times. Dublin. 2016-02-07.
5. News: World exclusive: Serial killer Robert Black's unclaimed remains cremated in secret Belfast funeral. Deborah. McAleese. Belfast Telegraph. 2016-01-30.
6. Web site: Former NI Secretary Lord Mayhew dies, aged 86. BBC News. 25 June 2016. 25 June 2016.