1996 in Northern Ireland

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1996 in Northern Ireland

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

[edit] Events

• January 24 - The international body proposes six principles of democracy and non-violence ('the Mitchell principles') as conditions for entry to all-party talks in Northern Ireland.
• February 9- a large bomb explodes in the London Docklands area, near to South Quay DLR station, killing two people and injuring up to 40. The bomb was the responsibility of the IRA, and marks the end of a 17-month ceasefire.
• February 18- a bomb explodes on a London bus in Central London, killing the IRA bomber transporting the device, and injuring several people.
• June 6 - President Mary Robinson meets Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace, London.
• June 15- A massive bomb explodes in Manchester city centre, devastating the city's commercial district.
• Northern Ireland Forum is established.

[edit] Arts and literature

• Seamus Deane's Reading in the Dark is published.
• Seamus Heaney publishes the collection, The Spirit Level which wins the Whitbread Book of the Year Award.

[edit] Sport

[edit] Football

• Irish League

Winners: Portadown

• Irish Cup

Winners: Glentoran 1 - 0 Glenavon

[edit] Births

[edit] Deaths

• 6 August - Havelock Nelson, composer and pianist.
• 4 October - Humphrey Atkins, fifth Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.
• 17 December - Ruby Murray, singer (b.1935).