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HOW IT WORKS
1999 in Northern Ireland
Summary
Events during the year
1999 in
Northern Ireland
.
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1998
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1996
1999
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Northern Ireland
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Decades:
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See also:
1999 in the United Kingdom
1999 in Ireland
Other events of 1999
List of years in Northern Ireland
Incumbents
edit
First Minister
-
David Trimble
deputy First Minister
-
Seamus Mallon
Secretary of State
-
Mo Mowlam
(until 11 October),
Peter Mandelson
(from 11 October)
Events
edit
15 March -
Rosemary Nelson
, a
Lurgan
solicitor, is killed in a
car bomb
attack by
loyalist
paramilitary
group the
Red Hand Defenders
.
April -
Senator George Mitchell Peace Bridge
opened across the Border.
14 May - The fully renovated
St George's Market
in
Belfast
reopens its doors.
21 October -
Peter Mandelson
arrives in
Belfast
as the new
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
.
29 November - Ten designated ministers are appointed to the power-sharing executive of the
Northern Ireland Assembly
.
[1]
2 December - The
Irish Government
ratifies changes to Articles 2 and 3 of the Constitution. Direct rule from
Westminster
in
Northern Ireland
ends.
[1]
13 December - The first meeting of the
North/South Ministerial Council
takes place in
Armagh
.
Nuala O'Loan
is appointed as first
Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland
.
Arts and literature
edit
Ciaran Carson
publishes
The Ballad of HMS Belfast: A Compendium of Belfast Poems
.
Seamus Heaney
publishes a verse translation of
Beowulf
from the
Old English
.
Glenn Patterson
publishes his novel
The International
.
Sport
edit
Athletics
edit
The 27th
IAAF World Cross Country Championships
were held 27–28 March in
Belfast
.
Football
edit
Ulster Senior Football Championship
Winners:
Armagh
Ulster Senior Club Football Championship
Winners:
Crossmaglen Rangers
Irish League
Winners:
Glentoran
Irish Cup
Winners:
Portadown
(as
Cliftonville
were disqualified)
Golf
edit
The Amateur Championship
is held at
Royal County Down Golf Club
, (winner:
Graeme Storm
).
Births
edit
29 May - Feargal Mellon, Plumber
Deaths
edit
January to June
edit
11 January -
Brian Moore
, novelist (b.
1921
).
15 January -
Robert Lowry, Baron Lowry
,
Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland
(b.
1919
).
28 January -
Markey Robinson
, artist (b.
1918
).
15 March -
Rosemary Nelson
, solicitor killed by loyalist paramilitary group.
4 April -
Sir James Flanagan
, first and only Roman Catholic
Chief Constable
of the
Royal Ulster Constabulary
. (b.
1914
).
3 May -
Paddy Kennedy
,
Republican Labour Party
Councillor and MP (b.
1942
).
6 June -
Billy Brown
, musician and artist (b.
1943
).
29 June -
Declan Mulholland
, actor (b.
1932
).
July to December
edit
1 July -
William Whitelaw, 1st Viscount Whitelaw
, first
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
.
15 August -
Paddy Devlin
, a founder of the
SDLP
, a member of the 1974
Power Sharing Executive
and author (b.
1925
).
21 August -
Noel Larmour
, cricketer and diplomat (b.
1916
).
23 August -
James White
, science fiction novelist (b.
1928
).
15 October -
Josef Locke
, tenor (b.
1917
).
Full date unknown
edit
Eamon Collins
,
Provisional Irish Republican Army
activist and writer (b.
1954
).
See also
edit
1999 in England
1999 in Scotland
1999 in Wales
References
edit
^
a
b
Edwards, Aaron (2011).
The Northern Ireland Troubles
. Oxford: Osprey Publishing. p. 13.
ISBN
978-1-84908-525-0
.