1995 in Northern Ireland

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Events during the year 1995 in Northern Ireland .

Incumbents

Secretary of State - Patrick Mayhew

Events

27 January - Taoiseach John Bruton, and Gerry Adams hold their first formal discussions.
22 February - The British Prime Minister, John Major, and the Irish Taoiseach, John Bruton, launch the framework document regarding Northern Ireland.
7 March - Sir Patrick Mayhew, Northern Ireland Secretary, sets out the conditions for Sinn Féin to join all-party talks, including 'the actual decommissioning of some arms.'
19 May - Elizabeth II and The Duke of Edinburgh make a visit to Northern Ireland. On the same day US President Bill Clinton approves a visa for Gerry Adams to enter the United States.
4 June - Ireland qualifies for the quarter-finals of the Rugby World Cup.
13 August - Gerry Adams tells a rally in Belfast that the IRA 'haven't gone away.'
9 September - David Trimble becomes leader of the Ulster Unionist Party.
30 November - American President Bill Clinton and his wife Hillary spend the day in Northern Ireland.

Arts and literature

5 October - Seamus Heaney is awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.
BBC Northern Ireland television broadcasts The Hole in the Wall Gang's comedy Two Ceasefires and a Wedding, the pilot for Give My Head Peace .
Ormeau Baths Gallery opened in Belfast, on the site of a Victorian bath house.
Phil Coulter writes the anthem "Ireland's Call" to a commission from the Irish Rugby Football Union.
Michael Longley's translation of classical verse into Ulster Scots, The Ghost Orchid, is published.^[1]

Sport

Boxing

Wayne McCullough wins WBC Bantamweight title.

Football

Irish League

Winners: Crusaders

Irish Cup

Winners: Linfield 3 - 1 Carrick Rangers

FAI Cup

Winners: Derry City 2 - 1 Shelbourne

Harry Gregg, former international footballer, awarded an MBE.

Gaelic Athletic Association

September 17 - Dublin are the All-Ireland football Champions following victory over Tyrone. Peter Canavan is unlucky to be on the losing side following his personal haul of 11 points in the final.

Births

21 January - Andrew Watson, racing driver

Deaths

29 March - Jimmy McShane (aka Baltimora), dancer and singer (born 1957).
6 May - Noel Brotherston, footballer (born 1956).
7 June - Joseph Tomelty, actor, novelist and playwright (born 1911).
27 June - Gordon Wilson, peace campaigner (born 1927).
21 September - Frank Hall, journalist and satirist (born 1921).

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References

↑ Ferguson, Frank, ed. (2008). Ulster-Scots Writing: an anthology. Ulster and Scotland, 7. Dublin: Four Courts Press. ISBN 978-1-84682-074-8.

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[1] Ferguson, Frank, ed. (2008). Ulster-Scots Writing: an anthology. Ulster and Scotland, 7. Dublin: Four Courts Press. ISBN 978-1-84682-074-8.

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