1978 in Northern Ireland

← 1977 1976 1975 1978 in Northern Ireland → 1979 1980 1981
Centuries:	20th 21st
Decades:	1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s
See also:	1978 in the United Kingdom 1978 in Ireland Other events of 1978 List of years in Northern Ireland

Events

• 18 January - The European Court of Human Rights finds Britain guilty of inhuman and degrading treatment of republican internees in Northern Ireland, but not guilty of torture.
• 17 February - The IRA La Mon restaurant bombing kills 12 people.
• 1 June - David Cook of the Alliance Party becomes the first non-unionist Lord Mayor of Belfast.
• 21 June - An outbreak of shooting between Provisional IRA members and the British Army leaves one civilian and three IRA men dead.^[1]
• The Crown Liquor Saloon in Belfast is purchased by the National Trust.
• Belfast Zoo reopens following renovation by Belfast City Council.
• Belfast City Council begins a major renovation of Belfast Castle.

Arts and literature

• September - Release of The Undertones' punk rock single Teenage Kicks.

Sport

Football

• Irish League

Winners: Linfield

• Irish Cup

Winners: Linfield 3 - 1 Ballymena United

Births

• 1 January - Phillip Mulryne, soccer player.
• 17 January - Warren Feeney, soccer player.
• 21 January - Paul Leeman, soccer player.
• 12 April - Graham Little, television presenter and journalist.
• 16 May - James McIntosh, food writer and chef.
• 23 July - Stuart Elliott, soccer player.
• 8 September - Colin Nixon, soccer player.
• 23 October - Paul Morgan, soccer player.
• 30 October - Liam Burns, soccer player.
• 18 November - Damien Johnson, soccer player.
• 6 December - Rigsy, radio and television presenter and DJ.

Full date unknown

• Carolyn Jess-Cooke, writer and academic.
• Andre Shoukri, member of the Ulster Defence Association.

Deaths

• January - Jake McMahon, unsolved murder victim (born 1959).

References