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2000 in Northern Ireland
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August 26, 2025
Contents
Incumbents
Events
Arts and literature
Sport
Football
Golf
Ice Hockey
Births
Deaths
See also
References
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in
Northern Ireland
→
2001
2002
2003
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1980s
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2010s
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See also:
2000 in the United Kingdom
2000 in Ireland
Other events of 2000
List of years in Northern Ireland
Events during the year
2000 in
Northern Ireland
.
Incumbents
First Minister
-
David Trimble
Deputy First Minister
-
Seamus Mallon
Secretary of State
-
Peter Mandelson
Events
6 February -
President of Ireland
,
Mary McAleese
attends a concert at
Clonard Monastery
.
11 February - The
British government
suspends devolution in
Northern Ireland
.
25 March -
David Trimble
retains leadership of the
Ulster Unionist Party
at its annual general meeting, following a challenge from
Martin Smyth
.
12 April - The
Royal Ulster Constabulary
is presented with the
George Cross
by
The Queen
.
[
1
]
6 May - The
IRA
begins decommissioning its weapons.
30 May - Devolution returns to
Northern Ireland
.
28 July - last 80 prisoners leave the
Maze Prison
in
Northern Ireland
as part of the
Northern Ireland peace process
.
[
2
]
16 September - New extension to the
Linen Hall Library
is opened.
21 September -
William McCrea
of the
Democratic Unionist Party
wins the
South Antrim
by-election from the
Ulster Unionist Party
.
[
3
]
11 December -
President Clinton
of the
United States
arrives in
Dublin
for what is his last overseas journey as
President
.
13 December - Bill Clinton meets with the political leaders of
Northern Ireland
.
Arts and literature
James Fenton
's poetry
Thonner an Thon: an Ulster-Scots collection
is published.
Michael Longley
's poetry collection
The Weather in Japan
is published and wins the
T. S. Eliot Prize
.
3 December -
Susan Lynch
receives an
Irish Film and Television Academy Award
for Best Leading Actress in the film
Nora
.
Sport
Football
Irish League
Winners:
Linfield
Irish Cup
Winners:
Glentoran
1 - 0
Portadown
Mid-Ulster Ladies F.C.
is established playing at
Cookstown
.
Golf
Senior British Open Championship
held at
Royal County Down Golf Club
(winner:
Christy O'Connor Jnr
).
Ice Hockey
The
Belfast Giants
ice hockey team is established and enters the
Ice Hockey Superleague
playing at the
Odyssey Arena
.
Births
23 June
–
Caitlin Blackwood
, actress
6 September
–
Nathan Timoney
, rower
Deaths
27 April -
Clifford Forsythe
,
Ulster Unionist
Member of Parliament
for
South Antrim
(born
1929
).
2 July -
Joey Dunlop
, motorcycle racer, in motorcycle racing accident (born
1952
).
6 August -
Joan Trimble
, composer, pianist and newspaper proprietor (born
1915
).
9 August -
Josias Cunningham
, stock broker, farmer and politician (born
1934
).
24 October -
Brian McConnell, Baron McConnell
,
Ulster Unionist
MP
in the
Northern Ireland House of Commons
and Minister (born
1922
).
See also
2000 in England
2000 in Scotland
2000 in Wales
References
↑
"Queen honours NI police" BBC On This Day
↑
"Last prisoners leave the Maze" BBC On This Day
↑
"Factsheet M16: By-election results, 1997–2001"
(PDF)
. House of Commons Information Office. September 2003
. Retrieved
10 January
2020
.
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