1971 in Northern Ireland
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[edit] Events
- 6 February - Gunner Robert Curtis becomes the first British soldier to die in the Troubles[1].
- 15 February - Decimal Day: The United Kingdom and Ireland both switch to decimal currency.
- 16 July - the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) announces that it is withdrawing from Stormont.
- 9 August - Internment without trial is introduced in Northern Ireland. Over 300 republicans are 'lifted' in pre-dawn raids. Some Loyalists are later arrested. (See: Operation Demetrius).
- 12 August - British troops begin clearing operations in Belfast following the worst rioting in years. An Taoiseach Jack Lynch calls for an end to the Stormont administration.
- 30 October - The Democratic Unionist Party is founded by the Rev. Ian Paisley.
- 19 November - An Taoiseach Jack Lynch has talks with Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Harold Wilson in Dublin.
- 4 December - The McGurk's Bar bombing by the Ulster Volunteer Force kills 15 people.
[edit] Arts and literature
- 5 March - Ulster Hall, Belfast, becomes the first place in which Led Zeppelin play their iconic song "Stairway to Heaven".
[edit] Sport
[edit] Football
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- Winners: Linfield
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- Winners: Distillery 3 - 0 Derry City
[edit] Births
- 31 January - Patrick Kielty, comedian and television presenter.
- 1 February - Alan Fettis, footballer.
- 5 June - Susan Lynch, actress.
- 25 June - Neil Lennon, footballer.
- 13 July - Eamonn Magee, boxer.
- 2 August - Michael Hughes, footballer.
- 2 August - Anthony Tohill, Gaelic footballer.
- 10 September - David Humphreys, Irish international rugby union footballer.
- 12 December - Naomi Long, Alliance Party MLA.
[edit] Full date unknown
- Darran Lindsay, motorcycle road racer, killed while practising (d.2006).
- Robert McCartney, victim of murder allegedly carried out by members of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (d.2005).
[edit] Deaths
- 24 January - St. John Greer Ervine, dramatist and author (b.1883).
- 15 May - Billy Reid, volunteer in Provisional Irish Republican Army, killed in gunfight with British Army (b.1939).
- 14 June - Gerard Dillon, artist (b.1916).
- 27 July - Charlie Tully, footballer (b.1924).
