1959 in Northern Ireland

Events

*10 February - Unions vote to end the 15-year split in the Irish trade union movement. The Irish Congress of Trade Unions results from the merger of the TUC and the CIU.
*22 September - At its inaugural conference the Irish Congress of Trade Unions attacks the government of Northern Ireland for not recognising the new organisation.

Arts and literature

port

Football

*Irish League::Winners: Linfield

*Irish Cup::Winners: Glenavon 1 - 1, 2 - 0 Ballymena United

Births

January to June

*25 February - Stephen Moutray, Democratic Unionist Party MLA.
*31 March - Ali McMordie, bass guitarist.
*26 April - Alex Attwood, SDLP MLA.
*12 May - Mark Robinson, Democratic Unionist Party MLA.
*24 May - Jake McMahon, unsolved murder victim (d.1978).

July to December

*6 July - Danny Kennedy, Ulster Unionist Party MLA.
*11 July - Stephen Warke, cricketer.
*3 September - Dolores Kelly, SDLP MLA.
*3 September - Dick Strawbridge, engineer and television presenter.
*17 September - Charles Lawson, actor.
*11 October - David Morgan, television presenter and journalist.
*13 November - Davy Tweed, former Irish rugby international, former Democratic Unionist Party, now independent, councillor.
*13 November - Trevor Ringland, former Irish rugby international.
*18 November - Jimmy Quinn, footballer and football manager.
*3 December - Eamonn Holmes, television and radio presenter.
*9 December - Paul Jackson, cricketer.
*15 December - Hugh Russell, boxer.

Full date unknown

*Willie Doherty, installation and video artist.
*John Farry, singer/songwriter.
*Kate Thompson, actress and writer.

Deaths

*4 February - Una O'Connor, actress (b.1880).
*16 May - Elisha Scott, footballer (b.1894).
*13 June - Seán Lester, diplomat and last Secretary General of the League of Nations (b.1888).

Full date unknown

*W. F. Marshall, Presbyterian minister and poet (b.1888).