1950 in Northern Ireland
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1950 in Northern Ireland
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[edit] Events
- March 12 - 83 people die when a plane carrying rugby fans home from Belfast crashes in Wales.
- May 12 - Nationalist Senators and MPs in Northern Ireland ask the government of the Republic to give Northern-elected representatives seats in the Dáil and Seanad.
[edit] Arts and literature
[edit] Sport
[edit] Football
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- Winners: Linfield
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- Winners: Linfield 2 - 1 Distillery
[edit] Births
- 16 February - Peter Hain. 16th Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.
- 12 April - Donal McKeown, Auxiliary Bishop in The Diocese of Down and Connor.
- 23 May - Martin McGuinness, Sinn Féin MP, MLA, and Chief Negotiator.
- 23 June - Martin O'Hagan, journalist (d.2001).
- 9 July - Alban Maginness, SDLP MLA.