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1982 in Northern Ireland

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1982
in
Northern Ireland

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Events during the year 1982 in Northern Ireland.

Incumbents

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Events

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Arts and literature

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Sport

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Football

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Winners: Linfield
Winners: Linfield 2 - 1 Coleraine

Motorcycling

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  • Joey Dunlop wins the Formula One motorcycle world championship for the first time.

Rugby Union

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  • The Ireland rugby team wins the Triple Crown for the first time since 1949 by beating Scotland 21-12 on 21 February, having already beaten Wales and England.

Snooker

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  • Alex Higgins wins the World Professional Snooker Championship for the second time.

Births

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Full date unknown

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Deaths

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "1982 in Northern Ireland: Violence continues, unemployment grows". BBC News. 28 December 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  2. ^ "1982 in Northern Ireland: Violence continues, unemployment grows". BBC News. 28 December 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  3. ^ "1982: Sinn Féin triumph in elections". On This Day. BBC. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  4. ^ "1982: RUC officers killed by IRA bomb". On This Day. BBC. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  5. ^ "Anne Devlin". Alan Brodie Representation. Archived from the original on 11 December 2003. Retrieved 29 July 2007.