2011 in Northern Ireland
Events during the year 2011 in Northern Ireland.
Events
The Arts
Sports
GAA
Deaths
- 2 January – Pete Postlethwaite, 64: English actor, of cancer. Portrayed Giuseppe Conlon, father of Gerard Conlon, one of the Guildford Four, in the 1994 film In the Name of the Father.[17]
- 29 January – Raymond McClean, 78: former SDLP Mayor of Derry, civil rights activist, author.[18]
- 6 February – Gary Moore, 58: former Thin Lizzy guitarist. Heart attack while on holiday in Estepona, Spain.[19][20][21]
References
- ↑ Eclipse signals a duller start to year for workers. Belfast Telegraph, 2011-01-04.
- ↑ "Orange order elect Edward Stevenson as grand master". BBC News Northern Ireland. 5 January 2011. Archived from the original on 5 January 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
- ↑ "NI Water overwhelmed by 1m contacts from customers". BBC News. 6 January 2011. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
- ↑ Manor of Northstead British Treasury, 2011-01-26.
- ↑ Adams resigns from Westminister seat Irish Independent, 2011-01-26.
- ↑ "Louth". RTÉ News.
- ↑ "Sinn Fein's Paul Maskey wins West Belfast by-election". BBC News. BBC. 10 June 2011. Archived from the original on 10 June 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
- ↑ "Alasdair McDonnell elected new SDLP leader". BBC News. BBC. 6 November 2011. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
- ↑ "Strike to cause major disruption in Northern Ireland". BBC News. BBC. 30 November 2011. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
- ↑ Derry-born author wins Costa prize. Irish Times, 2010-01-04.
- ↑ Moore, Rowan (2011-12-11). "Architecture". The Observer (London). p. 21 (The New Review).
- ↑ Topless Rihanna rattles Northern Ireland farmer with risque video shoot Belfast Telegraph, 2011-09-27.
- ↑ "Novelist and Dramatist Lucy Caldwell Awarded Rooney Prize 2011". Trinity College, Dublin. 26 October 2011. Retrieved 2012-04-24.
- ↑ Sansom, Ian (21 April 2012). "David Park". The Guardian Review (London). pp. 12–13.
- ↑ Crossmaglen win club football title, RTÉ Sport, 2011-03-17
- ↑ Football Championship Fixtures and Results, RTÉ Sport
- ↑ Pete Postlethwaite death: Gerard Conlon mourns 'screen dad'. Belfast Telegraph, 2011-01-04.
- ↑ Tributes paid to Dr Raymond McClean BBC News, 2011-01-31.
- ↑ Rock legend Gary Moore found dead Sunday Independent, 2011-02-06.
- ↑ Former Thin Lizzy guitarist Moore dies Irish Times, 2011-02-06.
- ↑ Lizzy guitarist died of a heart attack Irish Independent, 2011-02-08.