1978 in Northern Ireland
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1978 in Northern Ireland
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[edit] Events
- January 18 - 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.
- February 17 - The IRA La Mon restaurant bombing kills 12 people.
- June 1 - David Cooke of the Alliance Party becomes the first non-unionist Lord Mayor of Belfast.
- June 21 - An outbreak of shooting between Provisional IRA members and the British Army leaves one civilian and three IRA men dead. [1]
[edit] Arts and literature
[edit] Sport
[edit] Football
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- Winners: Linfield
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- Winners: Linfield 3 - 1 Ballymena United
[edit] Births
- 1 January - Phillip Mulryne, footballer
- 17 January - Warren Feeney, footballer
- 12 April - Graham Little, television presenter and journalist.
- 23 July - Stuart Elliott, footballer
- 18 November - Damien Johnson, footballer
