1985 in Northern Ireland

Events

*28 February - The Provisional Irish Republican Army carries out a mortar attack on the Royal Ulster Constabulary police station at Newry, killing nine officers in the highest loss of life for the RUC on a single day.
*15 November - An Taoiseach, Dr. Garret FitzGerald, and the British Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, sign the Anglo-Irish Agreement at Hillsborough Castle, County Down. Treasury Minister Ian Gow resigns in protest at the deal.

Arts and literature

*Anne Devlin's play "Ourselves Alone" is performed for the first time.cite web | title=Anne Devlin | work= Alan Brodie Representation| url=http://www.alanbrodie.com/html/c.v/Anne%20Devlin%20cv.html | accessdate=2007-07-29]

port

Football

*Irish League::Winners: Linfield

*Irish Cup::Winners: Glentoran 1 - 1, 1 - 0 Linfield

*Derry City joins the League of Ireland, after being out of senior football since 1972.

Motorcycling

*Robert Dunlop wins 250cc race at the Cookstown 100.

Rugby Union

*March 30 - The Irish rugby team wins the Triple Crown and Five Nations Championship at Lansdowne Road. They beat England 13-10.

nooker

*April 28 - Dennis Taylor wins the Embassy World Snooker Championship.

Births

*1 January - Steven Davis, soccer player.
*1 February - Dean Shiels, soccer player.
*3 March - Sam Morrow, soccer player.
*29 May - Jeff Hughes, soccer player.
*15 June - Nadine Coyle, singer.
*29 June - Conall Murtagh, soccer player.
*14 October - Emmet Friars, soccer player.
*2 November - John Lowry-Corry, Viscount Corry.
*18 November - Jonny Harkness, soccer player.

Deaths

References