1928 in Northern Ireland
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- 29 January - In BelfastBelfastBelfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...
, members of the nationalistIrish nationalismIrish nationalism manifests itself in political and social movements and in sentiment inspired by a love for Irish culture, language and history, and as a sense of pride in Ireland and in the Irish people...
opposition protest at the Ulster Unionist PartyUlster Unionist PartyThe Ulster Unionist Party – sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party – is the more moderate of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland...
government's plan to abolish Proportional representationProportional representationProportional representation is a concept in voting systems used to elect an assembly or council. PR means that the number of seats won by a party or group of candidates is proportionate to the number of votes received. For example, under a PR voting system if 30% of voters support a particular...
. - 19 May - The foundation stone of the new Northern IrelandNorthern IrelandNorthern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
Parliament Building is laid at StormontParliament Buildings (Northern Ireland)The Parliament Buildings, known as Stormont because of its location in the Stormont area of Belfast is the seat of the Northern Ireland Assembly and the Northern Ireland Executive...
. - Struggling Clogher Valley RailwayClogher Valley RailwayThe Clogher Valley Railway was a 37 mile long narrow gauge railway in County Tyrone and County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It opened in May 1887 and closed on 1 January 1942 .-Route:...
taken over by a committee of management appointed by Tyrone and Fermanagh County Councils. - Work starts on building the Royal Courts of Justice, BelfastRoyal Courts of Justice, BelfastThe Royal Courts of Justice in Belfast is the home of the Court of Judicature of Northern Ireland established under the Judicature Act 1978. This comprises the Northern Ireland Court of Appeal, High Court of Northern Ireland and the Crown Court in Northern Ireland...
. Completed in 19331933 in Northern Ireland-Events:*31 January - Start of rail strike disrupting the rail network.*7 April - Rail strike ends.*Castlederg and Victoria Bridge Tramway ceases operations.*Construction of the Craigavon Bridge in Derry is completed....
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Football
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- 4 February Northern Ireland 1 - 2 Wales
- 25 February Scotland 0 - 1 Northern Ireland (in GlasgowGlasgowGlasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
) - 22 October England 2 - 1 Northern Ireland (in LiverpoolLiverpoolLiverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
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- Irish League
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- Winners: Belfast CelticBelfast CelticBelfast Celtic Football Club was a football club in Northern Ireland that was founded in 1891, and was one of the most successful teams in Ireland until forced to withdraw from the Irish League in 1949.-History:...
- Winners: Belfast Celtic
- Irish CupIrish CupFor the equivalent tournament in the Republic of Ireland, see FAI Cup.The Irish Cup is the national cup knock-out competition in Northern Irish football. Inaugurated in 1881, it is the fourth oldest national cup competition in the world...
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- Winners: WillowfieldWillowfield F.C.Willowfield is a defunct intermediate football club which existed in Northern Ireland during the inter-war years.In the 1927/28 season, it became the first team from outside the Irish League to win the Irish Cup since the League's formation in 1890. They defeated Larne 1-0 in the final at Windsor...
1 - 0 LarneLarne F.C.Larne F.C. is an intermediate, Northern Irish football club playing in IFA Championship 1. The club, founded in 1889, hails from Larne and plays its home matches at Inver Park. Club colours are red and white...
- Winners: Willowfield
- Derry CityDerry City F.C.Derry City Football Club is a professional football club based in Derry, Northern Ireland. It plays in the League of Ireland Premier Division...
are founded, entering the Irish League the following year. - 7 April - Ballymena United F.C.Ballymena United F.C.Ballymena United, is a semi-professional, Northern Irish football club playing in the IFA Premiership. The club hails from the town of Ballymena, County Antrim and plays its home matches at Ballymena Showgrounds. Club colours are sky blue and white. Away Colours are Red and BlackThe club was...
are founded as Ballymena Football Club.
Births
- 7 April - James WhiteJames White (author)James White was a Northern Irish author of science fiction novellas, short stories and novels. He was born in Belfast and returned there after spending his early years in Canada. After a few years in the clothing industry, he worked at Short Brothers Ltd. from 1965 until taking early retirement in...
, science fiction novelist (d.19991999 in Northern Ireland-Events:*15 March - Rosemary Nelson, Lurgan solicitor killed in a car bomb attack by loyalist paramilitary group, Red Hand Defenders.*14 May - The fully renovated St George's Market in Belfast reopens its doors....
). - 17 June - Basil McIvorBasil McIvorWilliam Basil McIvor OBE PC was an Ulster Unionist politician, barrister and pioneer of integrated education.-Early life and education:...
, Ulster UnionistUlster Unionist PartyThe Ulster Unionist Party – sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party – is the more moderate of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland...
politician (d.20042004 in Northern Ireland-Events:*27 March - Ireland's rugby team wins the Triple Crown for the first time since 1985.*27 March - David Trimble retains leadership of the Ulster Unionist Party at their annual general meeting....
). - 28 June - John Stewart BellJohn Stewart BellJohn Stewart Bell FRS was a British physicist from Northern Ireland , and the originator of Bell's theorem, a significant theorem in quantum physics regarding hidden variable theories.- Early life and work :...
, physicistPhysicistA physicist is a scientist who studies or practices physics. Physicists study a wide range of physical phenomena in many branches of physics spanning all length scales: from sub-atomic particles of which all ordinary matter is made to the behavior of the material Universe as a whole...
and originator of Bell's TheoremBell's theoremIn theoretical physics, Bell's theorem is a no-go theorem, loosely stating that:The theorem has great importance for physics and the philosophy of science, as it implies that quantum physics must necessarily violate either the principle of locality or counterfactual definiteness...
(d.19901990 in Northern Ireland-Events:*1 January - The Northern Ireland Fair Employment Act becomes law.*24 July - The IRA kills three policemen and a nun in a bomb attack near Armagh.*24 August - Brian Keenan is released after 1574 days in captivity in Beirut....
). - 5 October - David Hammond, singer, film-maker and broadcaster (d.20082008 in Northern Ireland-Events:* 4 January - An unforecasted blizzard creates havoc across eastern Northern Ireland, with falls of 8 inches in one hour.* 22 January - Peter Robinson, Minister of Finance, releases the first final budget and programme for government, agreed by the Stormont executive.* 23 January - The...
). - 30 October - Charles BrettCharles BrettSir Charles Edward Bainbridge Brett CBE . Born in Holywood, County Down, was a Northern Irish solicitor, journalist, author and founding member, and first chairman, of the Ulster Architectural Heritage Society...
, lawyer, journalist, author and founding member of the Ulster Architectural Heritage SocietyUlster Architectural Heritage SocietyUlster Architectural Heritage Society was founded "to promote the appreciation and enjoyment of architecture from the prehistoric to the present in the nine counties of Ulster, and to encourage its preservation and conservation"...
(d.20052005 in Northern Ireland-Events:*20 January - Belfast man Robert McCartney is murdered outside a bar in the city by members of the Provisional IRA.*January - During a storm, a lorry is blown off the Foyle Bridge and its driver killed....
). - 19 December - Eve BuntingEve BuntingAnne Evelyn Bunting , better known as Eve Bunting, is an Irish author who has written more than 250 books. Her work covers a broad array of subjects and includes fiction and non-fiction books. Her novels are primarily aimed at children and young adults, but her works also include picture books...
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- Anne DicksonAnne DicksonAnne Letitia Dickson is a former Northern Ireland Unionist politician.Born in London, she moved with her family to Northern Ireland at an early age and was educated at Holywood and Richmond Lodge School. After service as the Chair of the Northern Ireland Advisory Board of the Salvation Army she...
, former Unionist Party of Northern IrelandUnionist Party of Northern IrelandThe Unionist Party of Northern Ireland was a political party founded by Brian Faulkner in September 1974.-Formation:The party emerged following splits in the Ulster Unionist Party in 1973 and 1974 over the British government's white paper Northern Ireland Constitutional Proposals, the Northern...
MPMember of ParliamentA Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
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