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2015 in Northern Ireland
Events during the year 2015 in Northern Ireland.
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Incumbents edit
- First Minister - Peter Robinson
- Acting First Minister - Arlene Foster (20 September – 31 October)
- deputy First Minister - Martin McGuiness
- Secretary of State - Theresa Villiers
Events edit
January edit
- 1 January – New Year's Day (public holiday).[1]
February edit
- 17 February – The Police Service of Northern Ireland received a phone call, allegedly from a dissident republican group, claiming to have planted an explosive in a Curryneirin neighborhood outside Derry. Police evacuated 12 homes before finding a device, saying, "It's a bomb and designed to kill".[2]
March edit
- 11 March – A major fire occurred in Derry. The blaze broke out at around 12:50 GMT on the Queens Quay area of the city. One hundred and thirty fire fighters were at the scene. Major disruption was caused around the city but no-one was hurt.[citation needed]
- 13 March – Northern Ireland faced its biggest strike yet with teachers, public transport, ambulance staff, civil servants, and others striking because of staff and budget cuts. It caused major disruption across the province.[citation needed]
- 15 March – Mothering Sunday.
- 17 March – Saint Patrick's Day (public holiday).[1]
- 29 March – Palm Sunday. Clocks went forward one hour when British Summer Time (BST) began.[1]
April edit
- 1 April- Northern Ireland's brand new super councils[clarification needed] came down from 26 to just 11.[citation needed]
- 3 April – Good Friday (public holiday).[1]
- 6 April – Easter Monday (public holiday).[1]
- 15 April – A fishing boat, the Karen, with nets in the water, was dragged backwards rapidly in the Irish Sea, 30 kilometres from Ardglass, County Down, at the Calf of Man. The trawler was badly damaged but the four crew members were unhurt; they suspected they were dragged by a Russian submarine.[3][4]
May edit
- 4 May – May Day and Labour Day (public holiday).[1]
- 25 May – Spring public holiday.[1]
June edit
- 21 June – Father's Day.[1]
July edit
- 12 July – Orangeman's Day (actual date).[1]
- 13 July – Orangeman's Day (observed). Marching season culminates in The Twelfth celebration of the Glorious Revolution and the Battle of the Boyne.[1]
August edit
- 31 August – August public holiday.[1]
October edit
- 25 October – Clocks go back one hour when British Summer Time (BST) ends.[1]
- 31 October – Hallowe'en.[1]
December edit
- 25 December – Christmas Day (public holiday).[1]
- 26 December – Boxing Day (actual date).[1]
- 28 December – Boxing Day (observed).[1]
Sports edit
Association football edit
- 25 March – Scotland v Northern Ireland.[5]
Deaths edit
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Bank Holiday Dates for Northern Ireland. Retrieved: 2014-12-18.
- ^ "Derry security alert: 'It's a bomb and designed to kill'". Belfasttelegraph.
- ^ Russian submarine blamed for NI trawler incident RTÉ News, 2015-04-16.
- ^ Irish trawler dragged by suspected submarine Irish Times, 2015-04-16.
- ^ INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY - SCOTLAND -V- NORTHERN IRELAND, 25th MARCH 2015 19 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine Irish Football Association, 2014-12-16.
- ^ Northern Ireland v Finland UEFA. Retrieved: 2014-12-18.
- ^ Northern Ireland v Romania UEFA. Retrieved: 2014-12-18.
- ^ Faroe Islands v Northern Ireland UEFA. Retrieved: 2014-12-18.
- ^ Northern Ireland v Hungary UEFA. Retrieved: 2014-12-18.
- ^ Northern Ireland v Greece UEFA. Retrieved: 2014-12-18.
- ^ Finland v Northern Ireland UEFA. Retrieved: 2014-12-18.