Sarah Virginia Wade is a British former professional tennis player. She won three Major tennis singles championships and four major doubles championships, and is the only British woman in history to have won titles at all four majors. She was ranked as high as No. 2 in the world in singles, and No. 1 in the world in doubles.
Terence Marne O'Neill, Baron O'Neill of the Maine, PC (NI), was the fourth prime minister of Northern Ireland and leader (1963–1969) of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP). A moderate unionist, who sought to reconcile the sectarian divisions in Northern Ireland society, he was a member of the Parliament of Northern Ireland for the Bannside constituency from 1946 until his resignation in January 1970; his successor in the House of Commons of Northern Ireland was Ian Paisley, while control of the UUP also passed to more hard-line elements.
Glentoran Football Club is a professional football club that plays in the NIFL Premiership. The club was founded in 1882. The club have won over 130 major honours making them one of the most successful football clubs in the world.
Lady Mary Elizabeth Peters, is a Northern Irish former athlete, best known as a competitor in the pentathlon and shot put. Peters was named as Lady Companion of the Order of the Garter on 27 February 2019. She was installed in St. George's Chapel, the chapel of the Order, on Garter Day, 17 June.
Ulster Rugby is one of the four professional provincial rugby teams from the island of Ireland. They compete in the United Rugby Championship and the European Rugby Champions Cup.
Events from the year 1920 in Ireland.
Seán O'Neill is a former Irish sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club John Mitchel and was a member of the Down senior inter-county team from the 1950s until the 1960s. O'Neill is one of only four Down players to win three All-Ireland titles.
Henry Christian Hopman CBE was an Australian tennis player and coach.
The Ulster Senior Football Championship is an inter-county and cross-border competition for Gaelic football teams in the British and Irish province of Ulster. It is organised by the Ulster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) and begins in early May. The final is usually played on the third Sunday in July.
The Lyric Theatre, or simply The Lyric, is the principal, full-time producing theatre in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Michael Andrew Martin O'Neill is a Northern Irish football manager and former player, who is currently manager of the Northern Ireland national team, his second spell in charge, having previously managed them between 2011 and 2020.
Michelle O'Neill is an Irish politician who served as deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland between 2020 and 2022. She has been serving as Vice President of Sinn Féin since 2018 and is the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Mid Ulster since 2007.
Tara-Lynne O'Neill is a film, theatre and television actress from Northern Ireland.
Lynsey McCullough is a Northern Irish former professional tennis player who represented Ireland. She played for the Ireland Fed Cup team from 2009 to 2012, achieving a win–loss record of 7–6. She now coaches junior tennis players in Northern Ireland
David Humphreys MBE is a former Irish rugby union player. He played 72 times for Ireland, scoring 560 points, including 6 tries, and at the time of his international retirement was Ireland's most capped out-half. He played his club rugby for London Irish and Ulster, winning the 1998-99 Heineken Cup, the 2004 Celtic Cup and the 2005–06 Celtic League with the latter. Since retiring as a player he has served as director of rugby for Ulster and Gloucester
Janet McNeill was a prolific Irish novelist and playwright. Author of more than 20 children's books, as well as adult novels, plays, and two opera libretti, she was best known for her children's comic fantasy series My Friend Specs McCann.
The Northern Ireland Amateur Championship is an annual snooker competition. It is the most prestigious amateur event in Northern Ireland.
Peter Jackson was an Irish international tennis player originating from Northern Ireland.
Susan Minford is an Irish former professional tennis player.
Joseph Dominic Hackett is an Irish former tennis player. He was also capped for Leinster in rugby union and captained Old Belvedere R.F.C.
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