1994 in Northern Ireland

Events

*2 June - Royal Air Force Chinook helicopter carrying almost all the United Kingdom's senior Northern Ireland intelligence experts, crashed on the Mull of Kintyre, Scotland, killing all 25 passengers and 4 crew members. (See: Chinook helicopter crash).
*31 August - The IRA announces a complete cessation of military operations.
*6 September - An Taoiseach Albert Reynolds, John Hume and Gerry Adams hold an historic meeting at Government Buildings. All three pledge their commitment to the democratic idea.
*13 October - Loyalist paramilitary groups announce a ceasefire six weeks after the IRA.
*Northern Ireland population estimated to be 1,643,700 [ [http://www.dfpni.gov.uk/news-july05-mid-year-pop-estimates Mid-year population estimates] ] .
*Lagan Weir in Belfast is completed.

Arts and literature

*Paul Muldoon's poetry collection "The Annals of Chile" is published and wins the T. S. Eliot Prize.
*Colin Bateman's "Divorcing Jack" is published and is awarded the Betty Trask Prize by the Society of Authors, for the best debut by a writer under the age of 35.
*Anne Devlin's play "After Easter" is performed for the first time and for which she wins the Lloyds Playwright of the Year.cite web | title=Anne Devlin | work= Alan Brodie Representation| url=http://www.alanbrodie.com/html/c.v/Anne%20Devlin%20cv.html | accessdate=2007-07-29]

port

Football

*Irish League::Winners: Linfield

*Irish Cup::Winners: Linfield 2 - 0 Bangor

*FAI Cup::Winners: Sligo Rovers 1 - 0 Derry City

Motorcycling

*Robert Dunlop suffers a major accident at the Isle of Man Formula One TT, putting him out of action for the rest of 1994 and 1995.

Births

Deaths

*11 July - Ray Smallwoods, Ulster Democratic Party leader.
*19 September - Frankie Kennedy, traditional flute and tin whistle player and co-founder of Altan (b.1955).

References