1986 in Northern Ireland

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Contents 1 Events 2 Arts and literature 3 Sport 3.1 Football 3.2 Motorcycling 4 Births 5 Deaths 5.1 Full date unknown 6 References

[edit] Events

• 3 March - Unionists hold an extensive day of action against the Anglo-Irish Agreement^[1].
• 6 June - John Stalker is removed from the 'shoot to kill' inquiry.
• 23 June - NI Assembly dissolved. Police baton-charge loyalist protestors outside Stormont^[1].
• 22 August - John Stalker, deputy chief constable of Greater Manchester police, cleared of misconduct over allegations of associating with criminals.
• Belfast City Hospital tower-block is opened.

[edit] Arts and literature

[edit] Sport

[edit] Football

• Football World Cup

• Group stage

• Northern Ireland 1-1 Algeria
• Northern Ireland 1-2 Spain
• Northern Ireland 0-3 Brazil

Northern Ireland are knocked out at the group stage of the World Cup

• Irish League

Winners: Linfield

• Irish Cup

Winners: Glentoran 4 - 1 Coleraine

[edit] Motorcycling

• Joey Dunlop wins the Formula One motorcycle world championship for the fifth time in a row.

[edit] Births

• 5 February - Gary Wilson, cricketer.
• 22 February - Mark Allen, snooker player.
• 27 May - Gareth McKee, cricketer.
• 9 July - Randal Reid, soccer player.
• 1 September - Neil Gill, cricketer.

[edit] Deaths

• 12 February - James Joseph Magennis, awarded Victoria Cross for taking part in Operation Struggle in 1945 (b.1919).
• 28 March - Eddie McAteer, Nationalist Party (Northern Ireland) MP (b.1914).
• 16 November - Siobhán McKenna, actress (b.1923).

[edit] Full date unknown

• Eddie Duffy, traditional Irish musician (b.1894).
• Séamus Ó Néill, writer (b.1910).

[edit] References