- 1952 in Northern Ireland
Events
Arts and literature
port
Football
*Irish League::Winners: Glenavon
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Irish Cup ::Winners: Ards 1 - 0 GlentoranBirths
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8 January -Alex Maskey , firstSinn Féin Lord Mayor of Belfast , Councillor and MLA.
*18 January -Derek Spence , footballer.
*25 February -Joey Dunlop , motorcycle racer (d. 2000).
*1 March -Martin O'Neill , international footballer and football manager.
*2 March -Lenny Murphy , loyalistparamilitary and leader of theShankill Butchers (d.1982).
*4 April -Gary Moore , guitarist.
*7 June -Liam Neeson , actor.
*25 June - Alan Green, sports broadcaster.Full date unknown
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Gerald Dawe , writer and poet.
*Graham Forsythe , artist.
*Terry George , screenwriter and director.
*John Linehan , comedian (May McFettridge).
*Tommy McKearney , formerhunger strike r and member of theProvisional Irish Republican Army , now a journalist.
*William Peskett , poet.Deaths
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