- 1980 in Northern Ireland
Events
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1 January - First national H-Block March [http://www.larkspirit.com/history/chronology.html Larkspirit Irish History] ] .
*27 October - SevenProvisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) prisoners go on hungerstrike inLong Kesh .
*8 December - An TaoiseachCharles Haughey meets with theBritish Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher atDublin Castle . It is the first visit by a British prime minister since independence.
*15 December - Start of 30 more IRA prisoners joining hungerstrike.
*18 December - Hunger striker Sean McKenna critically ill. Belief that settlement is imminent brings end to hungerstrike.
*Work began on the building of theFoyle Bridge inDerry .Arts and literature
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Crescent Arts Centre is founded.port
Boxing
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Hugh Russell wins Flyweight Bronze medal at the1980 Summer Olympics .Football
*Irish League::Winners: Linfield
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Irish Cup ::Winners: Linfield 2 - 0 CrusadersMotorcyling
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Robert Dunlop makes first appearance at the Cookstown 100.Births
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17 January -Gareth McLearnon , flautist.
*11 February -Cormac McAnallen , Tyrone Gaelic footballer (d.2004).
*6 March -Ross Mawhinney , radio DJ.
*3 April -Adrian McCoubrey , cricketer.
*14 April -Grant McCann , footballer.
*11 June -Pete Snodden , radio DJ.
*3 July - Andrew White, cricketer.
*9 July - Michael Ingham, footballer.
*11 September -Gerard McCabe , actor.
*23 September -Malachi Cush ,singer /songwriter .
*6 October -Stephen Carson , soccer player.Full date unknown
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Gerard McKeown , performance poet.
*Zöe Salmon , "Blue Peter " presenter and formerMiss Northern Ireland in1999 .Deaths
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5 July -A. J. Potter , composer (b.1918).
*22 November -Norah McGuinness , artist (b.1901).Full date unknown
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Ronnie Bunting ,Official IRA member and a founder member of theIrish National Liberation Army , assassinated.
*Jimmy McCambridge , soccer player (b.1905).
*Johnny McKenna , footballer (b.1926).References
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