1980 in Northern Ireland
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[edit] Events
- 1 January - First national H-Block March[1].
- 27 October - Seven Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) prisoners go on hungerstrike in Long Kesh[1].
- 8 December - An Taoiseach Charles Haughey meets with the British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher at Dublin Castle. It is the first visit by a British prime minister since independence.
- 15 December - Start of 30 more IRA prisoners joining hungerstrike[1].
- 18 December - Hunger striker Sean McKenna critically ill. Belief that settlement is imminent brings end to hungerstrike[1].
- Work began on the building of the Foyle Bridge in Derry.
[edit] Arts and literature
- Crescent Arts Centre is founded.
[edit] Sport
[edit] Boxing
- Hugh Russell wins Flyweight Bronze medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics.
[edit] Football
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- Winners: Linfield
[edit] Motorcyling
- Robert Dunlop makes first appearance at the Cookstown 100.
[edit] Births
- 17 January - Gareth McLearnon, flautist.
- 11 February - Cormac McAnallen, Tyrone Gaelic footballer (d.2004).
- 6 March - Ross Mawhinney, radio DJ.
- 3 April - Adrian McCoubrey, cricketer.
- 14 April - Grant McCann, footballer.
- 11 June - Pete Snodden, radio DJ.
- 3 July - Andrew White, cricketer.
- 9 July - Michael Ingham, footballer.
- 11 September - Gerard McCabe, actor.
- 23 September - Malachi Cush, singer/songwriter.
- 6 October - Stephen Carson, soccer player.
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- Gerard McKeown, performance poet.
- Zöe Salmon, Blue Peter presenter and former Miss Northern Ireland in 1999.
[edit] Deaths
- 5 July - A. J. Potter, composer (b.1918).
- 22 November - Norah McGuinness, artist (b.1901).
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- Ronnie Bunting, Official IRA member and a founder member of the Irish National Liberation Army, assassinated.
- Jimmy McCambridge, soccer player (b.1905).
- Johnny McKenna, footballer (b.1926).
