1928 in Northern Ireland

Centuries:	20th ; 21st ;
Decades:	1920s ; 1930s ; 1940s ;
See also:	1928 in the United Kingdom ; 1928 in Ireland ; Other events of 1928 ; List of years in Northern Ireland ;

Last updated March 06, 2026

Incumbents

Events

29 January – In Belfast, members of the nationalist opposition protest at the Ulster Unionist Party government's plan to abolish the single transferable vote.
19 May – The foundation stone of the new Northern Ireland Parliament Building is laid at Stormont.
28 June – The keel of the first 1000 ft (300 m)-long ocean liner, Oceanic , for the White Star Line, is laid by Harland and Wolff in Belfast; construction is delayed, and will be cancelled in 1929.
The struggling Clogher Valley Railway is taken over by a committee of management appointed by Tyrone and Fermanagh County Councils.^[1]
Work starts on building the Royal Courts of Justice, Belfast, completed in 1933.
Irish Linen Guild established.

Sport

Football

International

4 February Northern Ireland 1 - 2 Wales^[2]

25 February Scotland 0 - 1 Northern Ireland (in Glasgow)^[2]

22 October England 2 - 1 Northern Ireland (in Liverpool)^[2]

Irish League

Winners: Belfast Celtic

Irish Cup

Winners: Willowfield 1 - 0 Larne

Derry City are founded, entering the Irish League the following year.
7 April – Ballymena United F.C. are founded as Ballymena Football Club.

Births

19 February – Sam Cree, playwright (died 1980).
7 April – James White, science fiction novelist (died 1999).
18 April (in London) – Anne Dickson, Unionist Party of Northern Ireland MP.
17 June – Basil McIvor, Ulster Unionist politician (died 2004)
28 June – John Stewart Bell, physicist and originator of Bell's Theorem (died 1990).
25 July – Jimmy Jones, footballer (died 2014)
5 October – David Hammond, singer, filmmaker and broadcaster (died 2008).^[3]
30 October – Charles Brett, lawyer, journalist, author and founding member of the Ulster Architectural Heritage Society (died 2005).^[4]
19 December – Eve Bunting, author (died 2023 in the United States).

Deaths

19 November – Edward O'Neill, 2nd Baron O'Neill, politician (born 1839)

References

↑ Ferris, T. (1993). The Irish Narrow Gauge (Volume 2, The Ulster Lines). Midland Publishing. ISBN 1-85780-017-6.
1 2 3 Hayes, Dean (2006). Northern Ireland International Football Facts. Belfast: Appletree Press. pp. 166–167. ISBN 0-86281-874-5.
↑ Heaney, Seamus (28 August 2008). "David Hammond". The Guardian . Retrieved 1 September 2008.
↑ "Sir Charles Brett" . The Independent. 24 December 2005. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2018.

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[1] Ferris, T. (1993). The Irish Narrow Gauge (Volume 2, The Ulster Lines). Midland Publishing. ISBN 1-85780-017-6.

[DH-2] 1 2 3 Hayes, Dean (2006). Northern Ireland International Football Facts. Belfast: Appletree Press. pp. 166–167. ISBN 0-86281-874-5.

[3] Heaney, Seamus (28 August 2008). "David Hammond". The Guardian . Retrieved 1 September 2008.

[4] "Sir Charles Brett" . The Independent. 24 December 2005. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2018.

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