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2017 In Northern Ireland
Events during the year 2017 in Northern Ireland. Incumbents * First Minister – Arlene Foster (until 9 January) * deputy First Minister – Martin McGuinness (until 9 January) * Secretary of State for Northern Ireland – James Brokenshire Events * January - The deputy First Minister, Martin McGuinness resigns in protest of the handling of the Renewable Heat Incentive scandal. * 2 March - 2017 Northern Ireland Assembly election takes place. * 8 April - Robin Swann announced as the new Ulster Unionist Party leader. * 8 June - UK General election takes place. The arts * June - Agreement for filming of ''Krypton'' (TV series) at Belfast Harbour Studios. Sports Deaths * 27 January – Billy Simpson, footballer (b. 1929) * 1 March – P. J. Bradley, politician (b. 1940) * 21 March – Martin McGuinness, Sinn Féin politician and presidential candidate, amyloidosis (b. 1950). * 4 June – Patrick G. Johnston, physician (b. 1958) * 11 June – Alan Campbell, Pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label= Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, that is variously described as a country, province or region. Northern Ireland shares an open border to the south and west with the Republic of Ireland. In 2021, its population was 1,903,100, making up about 27% of Ireland's population and about 3% of the UK's population. The Northern Ireland Assembly (colloquially referred to as Stormont after its location), established by the Northern Ireland Act 1998, holds responsibility for a range of devolved policy matters, while other areas are reserved for the UK Government. Northern Ireland cooperates with the Republic of Ireland in several areas. Northern Ireland was created in May 1921, when Ireland was partitioned by the Government of Ireland Act 1920, creating a devolved government for the six northeastern counties. As was intended, Northern Ireland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belfast Telegraph
The ''Belfast Telegraph'' is a daily newspaper published in Belfast, Northern Ireland, by Independent News & Media. Its editor is Eoin Brannigan. Reflecting its unionist tradition, the paper has historically been "favoured by the Protestant population", while also being read within Catholic nationalist communities in Northern Ireland. History It was first published as the ''Belfast Evening Telegraph'' on 1 September 1870 by brothers William and George Baird. Its first edition cost half a penny and ran to four pages covering the Franco-Prussian War and local news. The evening edition of the newspaper was originally called the "Sixth Late", and "Sixth Late Tele" was a familiar cry made by vendors in Belfast city centre in the past. Local editions were published for distribution to Enniskillen, Dundalk, Newry and Derry. Its competitors are ''The News Letter'' and ''The Irish News ''The Irish News'' is a compact daily newspaper based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 In Scotland
Events from the year 2017 in Scotland. Incumbents * First Minister and Keeper of the Great Seal – Nicola Sturgeon * Secretary of State for Scotland – David Mundell Law officers * Lord Advocate – James Wolffe * Solicitor General for Scotland – Alison Di Rollo * Advocate General for Scotland – Lord Keen of Elie Judiciary * Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General – Lord Carloway * Lord Justice Clerk – Lady Dorrian * Chairman of the Scottish Land Court – Lord Minginish Events * 19 January – The Scottish Government sets a target of a 66% reduction in harmful emissions within a fifteen-year timescale * 16 March – U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May formally rejects Nicola Sturgeon's second Scottish Independence Referendum timetable for Autumn 2018, or at least before Brexit negotiations are concluded. * 27 April – The population of Scotland reaches a record high, standing at 5,404,700 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 In England
Events from 2017 in England Incumbent Events *1 January – Kingston upon Hull begins its City of Culture programme with a 10-minute fireworks display over the Marina. *2 January **The government announces proposals to build seventeen new towns and villages across the English countryside. ** Yassar Yaqub is killed in a police shooting during an operation on the M62 near Huddersfield. *9 January – Seven year old Katie Rough is fatally asphyxiated and stabbed in the neck near her home in Woodthorpe, York. A fifteen year old girl hands herself in to the police immediately after the killing. *14 March – Trans woman fell runner Lauren Jeska is sentenced to 18 years imprisonment for the attempted murder of UK Athletics official Ralph Knibbs. Jeska had feared her records and ability to compete in women's events would be investigated due to the unfair advantage she had from being born male. *3 June – Reynhard Sinaga, an Indonesian student living in Manchester is arrested on on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention
The Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention (NICC) was an elected body set up in 1975 by the United Kingdom Labour government of Harold Wilson as an attempt to deal with constitutional issues surrounding the status of Northern Ireland. Formation of the Constitutional Convention The idea for a constitutional convention was first mooted by the Northern Ireland Office in its white paper ''The Northern Ireland Constitution'', published on 4 July 1974. The paper laid out plans for elections to a body which would seek agreement on a political settlement for Northern Ireland. The proposals became law with the enactment of the Northern Ireland Act 1974 later that month. With Lord Chief Justice Robert Lowry appointed to chair the new body, elections were announced for 1 May 1975. The elections were held for the 78-member body using the single transferable vote system of proportional representation in each of Northern Ireland's twelve Westminster constituencies. Initially the body wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Ireland Assembly (1973)
The Northern Ireland Assembly was a legislative assembly set up by the Government of the United Kingdom on 3 May 1973 to restore devolved government to Northern Ireland with the power-sharing Northern Ireland Executive made up of unionists and nationalists. It was abolished by the Northern Ireland Act 1974. History Elections were held on 28 June 1973. The Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973, which received the Royal Assent on 18 July 1973, abolished the suspended Parliament of Northern Ireland and the post of Governor and made provision for a devolved administration consisting of an Executive chosen by the Assembly. 108 members were elected by Single Transferable Vote from Northern Ireland's 18 Westminster constituencies, with 5 to 8 seats for each depending on its population. The Assembly met for the first time on 31 July 1973. Following the Sunningdale Agreement, a power-sharing Executive was established from 1 January 1974. After opposition from within the Ulster Unio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ulster Defence Association
The Ulster Defence Association (UDA) is an Ulster loyalism, Ulster loyalist paramilitary group in Northern Ireland. It was formed in September 1971 as an umbrella group for various loyalist groups and Timeline of Ulster Defence Association actions, undertook an armed campaign of almost 24 years as one of the participants of the Troubles. Its declared goal was to defend Ulster Protestant loyalist areas and to combat Irish republicanism, particularly the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA). In the 1970s, uniformed UDA members openly patrolled these areas armed with batons and held large marches and rallies. Within the UDA was a group tasked with launching paramilitary attacks that used the cover name Ulster Freedom Fighters (UFF) so that the UDA would not be outlawed. The British government proscription, proscribed the UFF as a terrorist group in November 1973, but the UDA itself was not proscribed until August 1992. The UDA/UFF were responsible for more than 400 deaths. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glenn Barr
Albert Glenn Barr OBE (19 March 1942 – 24 October 2017) was a politician from Derry, Northern Ireland, who was an advocate of Ulster nationalism. For a time during the 1970s he straddled both Unionism and Loyalism due to simultaneously holding important positions in the Vanguard Unionist Progressive Party and the Ulster Defence Association. UDA Initially a member of a general trade union, Barr first came to prominence at the very start of the Troubles in 1969 when he was involved in an initiative to ensure Protestant workers did not join in strikes called by the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association.Ronnie Hanna, ''The Union: Essays on Ireland and the British Connection'', Colourpoint Books, 2001, p. 74 He went on to join the Loyalist Association of Workers in the early 1970s and from there became involved in the Ulster Defence Association (UDA). The loose associations of shop stewards that existed in Derry and the surrounding areas formed the basis of the UDA in this are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Overend
Robert Overend (December 1930 – 25 June 2017) was a Northern Irish farmer, businessman and Unionist politician. He was also a deputy Grand Master of the Orange Order. Political career Overend was a prominent member of the Vanguard Unionist Progressive Party in the mid-1970s. In 1975, he proposed that the Order formed a new, united unionist party, but this was rejected. He was elected for Vanguard to the Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention from Mid Ulster,Mid Ulster 1973-82 Northern Ireland Elections, ark.ac.uk; accessed 27 June 2017. In 1976, an unsuccessful attempt was made on his life by republican paramilitaries, including Paul McGlinchey, brother of |
Alan Campbell (pastor)
Joseph Alan Johnston Campbell (7 August 1949 – 11 June 2017) was a Northern Irish Pentecostal pastor and Orangeman from Belfast. He founded and served as pastor and director of the Restored Open Bible Ministries in Northern Ireland. He was an author on Bible studies, a lecturer in the British Israelism movement and an advocate of white supremacy. Strongly opposed to Catholicism, Campbell published anti-Catholic literature and argued that the white Celto Anglo Saxon peoples of the world represent the lost tribes of the northern kingdom of Israel. He was known in Historicist circles due to his denial of the Westminster Confession of Faith, while Fundamentalist Protestants rejected his teachings as not being biblical. Although not a leading figure, Campbell was unapologetically loyalist and racist in his views. He was connected to activities by loyalists, including terrorism, from the early days of the Troubles. Although not named, Campbell was often referred to as "The Pastor". H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick G
Patrick may refer to: *Patrick (given name), list of people and fictional characters with this name *Patrick (surname), list of people with this name People *Saint Patrick (c. 385–c. 461), Christian saint *Gilla Pátraic (died 1084), Patrick or Patricius, Bishop of Dublin *Patrick, 1st Earl of Salisbury (c. 1122–1168), Anglo-Norman nobleman *Patrick (footballer, born 1983), Brazilian right-back *Patrick (footballer, born 1985), Brazilian striker *Patrick (footballer, born 1992), Brazilian midfielder *Patrick (footballer, born 1994), Brazilian right-back *Patrick (footballer, born May 1998), Brazilian forward *Patrick (footballer, born November 1998), Brazilian attacking midfielder *Patrick (footballer, born 1999), Brazilian defender *Patrick (footballer, born 2000), Brazilian defender *John Byrne (Scottish playwright) (born 1940), also a painter under the pseudonym Patrick *Don Harris (wrestler) (born 1960), American professional wrestler who uses the ring name Patrick Film *P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1950 In Northern Ireland
Events during the year 1950 in Northern Ireland. Incumbents * Governor - Earl Granville * Prime Minister - Basil Brooke Events *12 March – Llandow air disaster: 83 people die when a plane carrying Welsh rugby fans home from Belfast crashes in South Wales. *12 May – Nationalist Senators and MPs in Northern Ireland ask the government of the Republic to give Northern-elected representatives seats in the Dáil and Seanad. *3 July – Ulster Transport Authority closes the Ballycastle Railway and the Ballymena and Larne Railway. Arts and literature * September - Poet Philip Larkin takes up a 5-year post as sub-librarian at Queen's University Belfast. Sport This was the only year where Ireland didn't participate at the Commonwealth Games. (British Empire Games) Football * Irish League ::Winners: Linfield *Irish Cup ::Winners: Linfield 2 - 1 Distillery Golf *British Ladies Amateur Golf Championship is held at Royal County Down Golf Club (winner: Vicomtesse de St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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