1985 in Northern Ireland
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1985 in Northern Ireland
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[edit] Events
- February 28 - The IRA kills nine Royal Ulster Constabulary officers in a mortar attack at Newry station.
- November 15 - An Taoiseach, Dr. Garret FitzGerald, and the British Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, sign the Anglo-Irish Agreement at Hillsborough Castle, County Down. Treasury Minister Ian Gow resigns in protest at the deal.
[edit] Arts and literature
[edit] Sport
[edit] Football
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- Winners: Linfield
- Derry City joins the League of Ireland, after being out of senior football since 1972.
[edit] Rugby Union
- March 30 - The Irish rugby team wins the Triple Crown and Five Nations Championship at Lansdowne Road. They beat England 13-10.
[edit] Snooker
- April 28 - Dennis Taylor wins the Embassy World Snooker Championship.
[edit] Births
- 1 January - Steven Davis, footballer.
- 1 February - Dean Shiels, footballer.
- 3 March - Sam Morrow, footballer.
- 29 May - Jeff Hughes, footballer.
- 15 June - Nadine Coyle, singer.
- 14 October - Emmet Friars, footballer.
- 2 November - John Lowry-Corry, Viscount Corry.
[edit] Deaths
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