1965 in Northern Ireland

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1965 in Northern Ireland

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

[edit] Events

• January 14 - An Taoiseach Seán Lemass travels to Belfast for an historic meeting with the Prime Minister of Northern Ireland Terence O'Neill. First meeting of Prime Ministers in 43 years.
• January 21 - Nationalist leader Eddie McAteer visits An Taoiseach Sean Lemass in Dublin.
• March 18 - The Northern Ireland Minister for Agriculture, Harry West attends a meeting with his Southern counterpart, Charles Haughey, in Dublin.

[edit] Arts and literature

[edit] Sport

[edit] Football

• Irish League

Winners: Derry City

• Irish Cup

Winners: Coleraine 2 - 1 Glenavon

[edit] Births

• 6 January - Esmond Birnie, Ulster Unionist Party former MLA and author.
• 15 January - James Nesbitt, actor.
• 10 February - Richard Orr, actor.
• 30 May - Briana Corrigan, singer.
• 20 July -Andrew Black, poker player.
• 24 July - Frank Mitchell, television presenter.
• 22 September - Andy Cairns, songwriter and musician.
• 10 November - Eddie Irvine, racecar driver.
• Edwin Poots, Democratic Unionist Party MLA.
• Jim Shannon, Democratic Unionist Party MLA.

[edit] Deaths