1968 in Northern Ireland

1968 in Northern Ireland

Events

*8 January - An Taoiseach Jack Lynch and Northern Ireland Prime Minister Terence O'Neill meet for talks in Dublin.
*20 June - Austin Currie, MP at Stormont, along with others, squats a house in Caledon to protest discrimination in housing allocations.
*5 October - A civil rights march in Derry, which included several Stormont and British MPs, is batoned off the streets by the Royal Ulster Constabulary.
*9 October - Following a student demonstration in Belfast, the People's Democracy was formed [http://www.larkspirit.com/history/chronology.html Larkspirit Irish History] ] .
*25 October - The New University of Ulster is opened in Coleraine, County Londonderry.
*30 October - An Taoiseach Jack Lynch calls for an end to partition to resolve the unrest.
*4 November - Northern Ireland Prime Minister Terence O'Neill says there will be no end to partition without the consent of the Northern Ireland parliament.
*22 November - Terence O'Neill announces five point plan to ease Catholic grievances on housing allocation council elections.
*11 December - William Craig, NI Minister of Home Affairs, is dismissed from the Northern Ireland cabinet.
*20 December - People's Democracy announce Belfast to Derry march.

Arts and literature

port

Football

*Irish League::Winners: Glentoran

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

*George Best becomes the first Northern Irish footballer to pick up a European Cup winner medals as Manchester United defeat Benfica in the final at Wembley Stadium.
*September 18 - George Best is the star attraction as Manchester United beat Waterford City 3-1 at Lansdowne Road.

Golf

*Curtis Cup is held at Royal County Down Golf Club, (winners:United States).

Births

*12 March - Kieran McKeever, Derry GAA hurler and Gaelic footballer.
*9 May - Niall Donnelly, television journalist.
*9 May - Ruth Kelly, British Labour politician, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, and MP for Bolton West.
*10 June - Gary McCausland, property developer and television presenter.
*14 August- Darren Clarke, golfer.
*18 November - Barry Hunter, footballer and football manager.
*22 December - Stephen Smyth, cricketer.

Full date unknown

*Colin Harper, music journalist.
*John McCaffrey, fundraising professional.
*Sharon Owens, writer.
*Peter Weir, Democratic Unionist Party MLA.

Deaths

*8 February - Louise McIlroy, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the London School of Medicine for Women (b.1874).
*11 September - Denis McCullough, Irish Volunteers and elected to the 4th Dáil Éireann (b.1883).
*10 December - George Forrest, Ulster Unionist MP for Mid Ulster.
*12 December - Sam Irving, footballer and football manager (b.1883).

Full date unknown

*William Conor, artist (b.1881).

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