1959 in Northern Ireland

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1959 in Northern Ireland

Contents 1 Events 2 Arts and literature 3 Sport 3.1 Football 4 Births 5 Deaths

[edit] Events

• February 10 - Unions vote to end the 15-year split in the Irish trade union movement. The Irish Congress of Trade Unions results from the merger of the TUC and the CIU.
• September 22 - At its inaugural conference the Irish Congress of Trade Unions attacks the government of Northern Ireland for not recognising the new organisation.

[edit] Arts and literature

[edit] Sport

[edit] Football

• Irish League

Winners: Linfield

• Irish Cup

Winners: Glenavon 1 - 1, 2 - 0 Ballymena United

[edit] Births

• 25 February - Stephen Moutray, Democratic Unionist Party MLA.
• 26 April - Alex Attwood, SDLP MLA.
• 12 May - Mark Robinson, Democratic Unionist Party MLA.
• 6 July - Danny Kennedy, Ulster Unionist Party MLA.
• 3 September - Dolores Kelly, SDLP MLA.
• 17 September - Charles Lawson, actor.
• 11 October - David Morgan, television presenter and journalist.
• 13 November - Davy Tweed, former Irish rugby international and Democratic Unionist Party councillor.
• 13 November - Trevor Ringland, former Irish rugby international.
• 18 November - Jimmy Quinn, footballer and football manager.

[edit] Deaths

• 4 February - Una O'Connor, actress (b.1880).