2000 in Northern Ireland
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Events during the year 2000 in Northern Ireland.
Incumbents
Events
- 11 February - The British government suspends devolution in Northern Ireland.
- 25 March - David Trimble retains leadership of the Ulster Unionist Party at its annual general meeting, following a challenge from Martin Smyth.
- 12 April - The Royal Ulster Constabulary is presented with the George Cross by The Queen.[1]
- 6 May - The IRA begins decommissioning its weapons.
- 30 May - Devolution returns to Northern Ireland.
- 28 July - last 80 prisoners leave the Maze Prison in Northern Ireland as part of the Northern Ireland peace process.[2]
- 16 September - New extension to the Linen Hall Library is opened.
- 21 September - William McCrea of the Democratic Unionist Party wins the South Antrim by-election from the Ulster Unionist Party.[3]
- 11 December - President Clinton of the United States arrives in Dublin for what is his last overseas journey as President.
- 13 December - Bill Clinton meets with the political leaders of Northern Ireland.
Arts and literature
- James Fenton's poetry Thonner an Thon: an Ulster-Scots collection is published.
- Michael Longley's poetry collection The Weather in Japan is published and wins the T. S. Eliot Prize.
- 3 December - Susan Lynch receives an Irish Film and Television Academy Award for Best Leading Actress in the film Nora.
Sport
Football
- Winners: Linfield
- Mid-Ulster Ladies F.C. is established playing at Cookstown.
Golf
- Senior British Open Championship held at Royal County Down Golf Club (winner:Christy O'Connor Jnr).
Ice Hockey
- The Belfast Giants ice hockey team is established and enters the Ice Hockey Superleague playing at the Odyssey Arena.
Births
23 June – Caitlin Blackwood, actress
Deaths
- 27 April - Clifford Forsythe, the Ulster Unionist Member of Parliament for South Antrim (born 1929).
- 2 July - Joey Dunlop, motorcycle racer (born 1952).
- 9 August - Josias Cunningham, stock broker, farmer and politician (born 1934).
- 24 October - Brian McConnell, Baron McConnell, Ulster Unionist MP in the Northern Ireland House of Commons and Minister (born 1922).
See also
References
- ^ "Queen honours NI police" BBC On This Day
- ^ "Last prisoners leave the Maze" BBC On This Day
- ^ "Factsheet M16: By-election results, 1997–2001" (PDF). House of Commons Information Office. September 2003. Retrieved 10 January 2020.