1968 in Northern Ireland

1968 in Northern Ireland

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January 8 - An Taoiseach Jack Lynch and Northern Ireland Prime Minister Terence O'Neill meet for talks in Dublin.
June 20 - Austin Currie, Member of Parliament (MP) at Stormont in Northern Ireland, along with others, squats a house in Caledon to protest discrimination in housing allocations.
September 18 - George Best is the star atrraction as Manchester United beat Waterford City 3-1 at Lansdowne Road.
October 5 - A civil rights march in Derry, Northern Ireland, which included several Stormont and British MPs, is batoned off the streets by the Royal Ulster Constabulary.
October 9 - Following a student demonstration in Belfast, the People's Democracy was formed^[1].
October 25 - the New University of Ulster is opened in Coleraine, County Londonderry.
October 30 - An Taoiseach Jack Lynch calls for an end to partition to resolve the unrest^[1].
November 4 - Northern Ireland Prime Minister Terence O'Neill says there will be no end to partition without the consent of the Northern Ireland parliament^[1].
November 22 - Terence O'Neill announces five point plan to ease Catholic grievances on housing allocation council elections^[1].
December 11 - William Craig, NI Minister of Home Affairs, is dismissed from the Northern Ireland cabinet^[1].
December 20 - People's Democracy announce belfast to Derry march^[1].

Winners: Glentoran

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.