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Шаблон:YearInNorthernIrelandNav Events during the year 2011 in Northern Ireland.
Incumbents
- First Minister - Peter Robinson
- deputy First Minister - Martin McGuiness
- Acting deputy first minister - John O'Dowd (20 September - 31 October)
- Secretary of State - Owen Paterson
Events
- 4 January – A partial solar eclipse is visible during sunrise in Northern Ireland[1]
- 5 January – Edward Stevenson elected grand master of the Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland, replacing Robert Saulters, who held the post for 14 years[2]
- 6 January - Laurence Mackenzie resigns as chief executive of Northern Ireland Water in response to criticism of the organisation's handling of a water shortage[3]
- 26 January – British prime minister David Cameron announces Sinn Féin's Gerry Adams' resignation from the British House of Commons by appointment as Crown Steward and Bailiff of the Manor of Northstead (technically an "office of profit under the Crown").[4][5] This resignation is to enable Adams to stand in the general election in the Republic of Ireland in the Louth constituency, where he is elected on 25 February[6]
- 31 March – Шаблон:HMS decommissioned in Belfast
- 10 June – Sinn Féin's Paul Maskey wins the West Belfast by-election[7]
- 20 June – 2011 Northern Ireland riots originate in East Belfast
- 25 June – Peace Bridge across the River Foyle in Derry opens
- 6 November – Alasdair McDonnell elected new SDLP leader[8]
- 30 November – Thousands of public sector workers across Northern Ireland take strike action in the biggest walk-out in a generation[9]
The arts
- 4 January – Author Maggie O'Farrell, born in Coleraine, wins the 2010 Costa novel award for her novel, The Hand That First Held Mine[10]
- 17 April – Epic fantasy television series Game of Thrones, filmed in Belfast and on location elsewhere in Northern Ireland, premieres on HBO in the United States
- 1 May – New Lyric Theatre, Belfast, designed by O'Donnell & Tuomey of Dublin, opens[11]
- 26 September – Singer Rihanna is asked by farmer and Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) alderman Alan Graham to leave his grain field near Ballygilbert when she strips to the waist while recording a music video[12]
- October – Lucy Caldwell is awarded the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature[13]
- Eoghan Walls's poetry collection The Salt Harvest is published[14]
Sports
GAA
- 17 March – Crossmaglen Rangers (Armagh) defeated St. Bridgid's (Roscommon) 2–11 to 1–11 to win the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship[15]
- 17 July – Donegal defeat Derry 1–11 to 0–08 to win the Ulster Senior Football Championship[16]
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]
See also
References
- ↑ Eclipse signals a duller start to year for workers. Belfast Telegraph, 2011-01-04.
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Manor of Northstead British Treasury, 2011-01-26.
- ↑ Adams resigns from Westminister seat Irish Independent, 2011-01-26.
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Derry-born author wins Costa prize. Irish Times, 2010-01-04.
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
- ↑ Topless Rihanna rattles Northern Ireland farmer with risque video shoot Belfast Telegraph, 2011-09-27.
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
- ↑ Crossmaglen win club football title Шаблон:Webarchive, RTÉ Sport, 2011-03-17
- ↑ Football Championship Fixtures and Results Шаблон:Webarchive, 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.
