1925 in Northern Ireland
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Events

  • 10 March - The Prime Minister of Northern Ireland
    Prime Minister of Northern Ireland
    The Prime Minister of Northern Ireland was the de facto head of the Government of Northern Ireland. No such office was provided for in the Government of Ireland Act 1920. However the Lord Lieutenant, as with Governors-General in other Westminster Systems such as in Canada, chose to appoint someone...

    , James Craig
    James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon
    James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon, PC, PC , was a prominent Irish unionist politician, leader of the Ulster Unionist Party and the first Prime Minister of Northern Ireland...

    , announces the impending dissolution of the parliament. He says the election will be fought on the Boundary Commission.
  • 16 March - At a meeting of the Boundary Commission in County Down
    County Down
    -Cities:*Belfast *Newry -Large towns:*Dundonald*Newtownards*Bangor-Medium towns:...

     witnesses from Newry and Kilkeel support being included in the Irish Free State
    Irish Free State
    The Irish Free State was the state established as a Dominion on 6 December 1922 under the Anglo-Irish Treaty, signed by the British government and Irish representatives exactly twelve months beforehand...

    .
  • 2 June - Foundation stone for the west front of St Anne’s Cathedral, Belfast
    St Anne’s Cathedral, Belfast
    St Anne's Cathedral, also known as Belfast Cathedral, is a cathedral of the Church of Ireland in Donegall Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland...

     is laid by Governor of Northern Ireland
    Governor of Northern Ireland
    The Governor of Northern Ireland was the principal officer and representative in Northern Ireland of the British monarch. The office was established on 9 December 1922 and abolished on 18 July 1973.-Overview:...

    , the Duke of Abercorn
    Duke of Abercorn
    The title Duke of Abercorn was created in the Peerage of Ireland in 1868 and bestowed upon James Hamilton, 2nd Marquess of Abercorn.This article also covers the Earls and Marquesses of Abercorn, all named after Abercorn, West Lothian, in Scotland.-History:...

    .
  • 3 December - A settlement on the boundary question is presented in London
    London
    London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...

    . The commission recommends no change to the border.

Football

  • International
28 February Northern Ireland 0 - 3 Scotland
18 April Wales 0 - 0 Northern Ireland (in Wrexham
Wrexham
Wrexham is a town in Wales. It is the administrative centre of the wider Wrexham County Borough, and the largest town in North Wales, located in the east of the region. It is situated between the Welsh mountains and the lower Dee Valley close to the border with Cheshire, England...

)
24 October Northern Ireland 0 - 0 England

  • Irish League
Winners: Glentoran
Glentoran F.C.
Glentoran F.C. is a semi-professional, football club in Northern Ireland. The club was founded in 1882 and plays its home games at the Oval in east Belfast. Club colours are green, red, and black.Glentoran's biggest rivals are Linfield...


  • Irish Cup
    Irish Cup
    For the equivalent tournament in the Republic of Ireland, see FAI Cup.The Irish Cup is the national cup knock-out competition in Northern Irish football. Inaugurated in 1881, it is the fourth oldest national cup competition in the world...

Winners: Distillery 2 - 1 Glentoran
Glentoran F.C.
Glentoran F.C. is a semi-professional, football club in Northern Ireland. The club was founded in 1882 and plays its home games at the Oval in east Belfast. Club colours are green, red, and black.Glentoran's biggest rivals are Linfield...


Births

  • 20 February - Norman Miscampbell
    Norman Miscampbell
    Norman Alexander Miscampbell, QC was a British Conservative Party politician. He served as Member of Parliament for Blackpool North for 30 years, from 1962 to 1992, making him Blackpool's longest serving MP....

    , British
    United Kingdom
    The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

     Conservative Party
    Conservative Party (UK)
    The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...

     MP
    Member of Parliament
    A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...

     (d.2007
    2007 in Northern Ireland
    -Events:*22 January - report by the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland states that the Special Brunch of the then Royal Ulster Constabulary had colluded with loyalist paramilitaries in a number of murders and attempted murders in Northern Belfast between 1989 and 2002...

    ).
  • 5 March - George G. Hall
    George G. Hall
    George Garfield Hall , is an applied mathematician and scientist of distinction, known for original work and contributions to the field of Quantum chemistry....

    , applied mathematician
    Mathematician
    A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study is the field of mathematics. Mathematicians are concerned with quantity, structure, space, and change....

     and scientist.
  • 8 March - Paddy Devlin
    Paddy Devlin
    Paddy Devlin was a Northern Irish social democrat and Labour activist, a former Stormont MP, a founder of the Social Democratic and Labour Party and a member of the 1974 Power Sharing Executive.-Early life:...

    , a founder of the SDLP
    Social Democratic and Labour Party
    The Social Democratic and Labour Party is a social-democratic, Irish nationalist political party in Northern Ireland. Its basic party platform advocates Irish reunification, and the further devolution of powers while Northern Ireland remains part of the United Kingdom...

    , a member of the 1974 Power Sharing Executive
    Sunningdale Agreement
    The Sunningdale Agreement was an attempt to establish a power-sharing Northern Ireland Executive and a cross-border Council of Ireland. The Agreement was signed at the Civil Service College in Sunningdale Park located in Sunningdale, Berkshire, on 9 December 1973.Unionist opposition, violence and...

     and author. (d.1999
    1999 in Northern Ireland
    -Events:*15 March - Rosemary Nelson, Lurgan solicitor killed in a car bomb attack by loyalist paramilitary group, Red Hand Defenders.*14 May - The fully renovated St George's Market in Belfast reopens its doors....

    ).
  • 23 April - Johnny McCauley
    Johnny McCauley
    Johnny McCauley is an Irish singer/songwriter. As a young adult he moved to London and in 1953 began singing professionally with his band, the Westernaires at the Galtymore Club, Cricklewood....

    , singer/songwriter.
  • 17 October - Len Graham
    Len Graham
    William George Leonard 'Len' Graham was a Northern Ireland international footballer and football manager.He played at full-back and won 14 caps for Northern Ireland and also represented the Irish Football Association....

    , footballer (d.2007
    2007 in Northern Ireland
    -Events:*22 January - report by the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland states that the Special Brunch of the then Royal Ulster Constabulary had colluded with loyalist paramilitaries in a number of murders and attempted murders in Northern Belfast between 1989 and 2002...

    ).
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