1968 in Northern Ireland
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[edit] 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[1].
- 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[1].
- 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[1].
- 22 November - Terence O'Neill announces five point plan to ease Catholic grievances on housing allocation council elections[1].
- 11 December - William Craig, NI Minister of Home Affairs, is dismissed from the Northern Ireland cabinet[1].
- 20 December - People's Democracy announce Belfast to Derry march[1].
[edit] Arts and literature
[edit] Sport
[edit] Football
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- Winners: Glentoran
- 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.
[edit] Golf
- Curtis Cup is held at Royal County Down Golf Club, (winners:United States).
[edit] 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.
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- Colin Harper, music journalist.
- John McCaffrey, fundraising professional.
- Sharon Owens, writer.
- Peter Weir, Democratic Unionist Party MLA.
[edit] 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).
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- William Conor, artist (b.1881).