1972 in Northern Ireland

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1972 in Northern Ireland

1 Events
2 Arts and literature
3 Sport
4 Births
5 Deaths
6 References

[edit] Events

January 30 - Bloody Sunday: 13 unarmed civilians are shot dead in Derry as British paratroopers open fire on a banned civil rights march.
January 31 - An Taoiseach Jack Lynch announces a national day of mourning following the events in Derry the previous day.
February 1 - Rioting takes place in Dublin. The British Embassy is burned in Merrion Square.
February 9 - A day of disruption takes place in Northern Ireland as people take to the streets in protest.
February 10 - The IRA announces a ceasefire.
February 12 - William Craig launches the Ulster Vanguard Movement in Lisburn.
22 February - An IRA bomb kills six people at Aldershot Barracks. ^[1]
24 March - Stormont suspended^[2].
19 April - a report into the Bloody Sunday shootings by the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Widgery, exonerates the British troops of blame because the demonstration had been illegal. ^[3]
30 May - Official IRA declared a cease fire in Northern Ireland. ^[4]
3 June - a Protestant demonstration in Londonderry turned into a battle. ^[5]
13 June-14 June - Provisional IRA proposes ceasefire. SDLP, as intermediaries, make offer to British, who accept terms^[2].
7 July - Secret meetings in London between British and IRA and Sinn Fein members, including Gerry Adams^[2].
9 July - End of British-IRA ceasefire^[2].
July 12 - Over 2,000 refugees from Northern Ireland spend the marching season south of the border.
July 21 - Bloody Friday (1972): 9 people die and over 100 are injured in a series of IRA explosions in Belfast city centre.
July 31 - Claudy Bombing: Three car bombs killed 6 people immediately, with 3 later dying from their injuries. It was suspected as an IRA bomb.
July 31 - Operation Motorman: British troops invade no-go areas in Belfast, Derry and Newry.