1986 in Northern Ireland
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Events during the year1986 inNorthern Ireland.
Incumbents
[edit]Events
[edit]- 1 January -The Troubles:James McCandless (39) and Michael Williams (24), both Protestant members of theRoyal Ulster Constabulary,are killed by aProvisional Irish Republican Armyremote controlled bomb hidden in a litter bin and detonated when their foot patrol passes at Thomas Street,Armagh.
- 23 January -Fifteen Westminster by-electionstake place in Unionist-held constituencies after their MPs have resigned in protest against theAnglo-Irish Agreement.Fourteen of the protesting MPs are re-elected, whileJim Nicholson(UUP) loses his seat inNewry and Armaghto the nationalistSeamus Mallon(SDLP).
- 3 March -Unionistshold an extensive day of action against theAnglo-Irish Agreement.[1]
- 31 March -Tom King,Secretary of State for Northern Ireland,announces his decision to ban theApprentice Boys of DerryEaster Monday Parade, resulting in rioting in various parts of the country, police homes attacked with petrol bombs, and 11 Catholic homes petrol-bombed inLisburn.[2]InPortadown,about 400 Apprentice Boys attempt to parade, leading to clashes with police and soldiers and rioting; meanwhile, about 3,000 Loyalists, led byIan Paisley,assemble in protest at Garvaghy Road, and police are attacked there also. Sporadic rioting continues for several days.[2]
- 6 June -John Stalkeris removed from the 'shoot to kill' inquiry.
- 23 June -Northern Ireland Assemblydissolved. Police baton-chargeloyalistprotestors outsideStormont.[1]
- 29 June -St Peter's Cathedral, Belfast(Catholic) is elevated from serving as a Pro-Cathedral.
- 3 July - The RUC allows an Orange Church parade to pass through the Catholic Obins Street area of Portadown (the "Tunnel" ), but prohibits the 12 and 13 July parades from doing so.[2]
- 6 July - Rioting breaks out when police preventGeorge Seawright,a Loyalist politician, from passing through the "Tunnel" area.[2]
- 11 July - The Portadown Orangemen accept a compromise offered by the RUC to march along the Garvaghy Road route, resulting in a weekend of violence, with casualties including 128 police injuries, 66 civilian injuries and 127 arrests. The riots continue inBelfastand Portadown for six consecutive nights.[2]
- 22 August -John Stalker,deputy chief constable of Greater Manchester police, is cleared of misconduct over allegations of associating with criminals.
- November -Giant's Causewayand the Causeway Coast is included in the first tranche ofUNESCOWorld Heritage Sitesdesignated in the U.K.
- Belfast City Hospitaltower-block is opened.
Arts and literature
[edit]- Deirdre Maddenpublishes her first novel,Hidden Symptoms.
- Martin Waddell,writing as Catherine Sefton, publishesStarry Night,the first of a series of threeyoung adult novelsset inThe Troubles.[3]
Sport
[edit]Football
[edit]- Football World Cup
- Group stage
- Northern Ireland1-1Algeria
- Northern Ireland 1-2Spain
- Northern Ireland 0-3Brazil
- Northern Ireland are knocked out at the group stage of the World Cup
- Group stage
- Irish League
- Winners:Linfield
- Irish Cup
Motorcycling
[edit]- Joey Dunlopwins the Formula One motorcycle world championship for the fifth time in a row.
Births
[edit]- 1 January -Colin Morgan,actor.
- 5 February -Gary Wilson,cricketer.
- 22 February -Mark Allen,snooker player.
Deaths
[edit]- 12 February -James Joseph Magennis,awardedVictoria Crossfor taking part inOperation Strugglein 1945 (born1919).
- 28 March -Eddie McAteer,Nationalist Party (Northern Ireland)MP(born1914).
- 16 November -Siobhán McKenna,actress (born1923).
- Undated -Eddie Duffy,traditionalIrish musician(born1894).
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^abLarkspirit Irish HistoryArchived2007-07-04 at theWayback Machine
- ^abcde"Parades and Marches - Chronology 2: Historical Dates and Events".Conflict Archive on the Internet (CAIN).Retrieved28 January2010.
- ^Anderson, Celia Catlett (1997)."Born to the" Troubles ": The Northern Ireland Conflict in the Books of Joan Lingard and Catherine Sefton".The Lion and the Unicorn.21(3): 387–401.doi:10.1353/uni.1997.0013.Retrieved2012-07-26.