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  1. Irish language in Northern Ireland

    of Ireland and District council areas of Northern Ireland . The Irish language also known as Irish Gaelic lang ga Gaeilge is a minority language in Northern Ireland . The dialect spoken ... was the main language in the region of present day Northern Ireland for most of its recorded history. The historic influence of the Irish language in Northern Ireland can be seen in many place names ... the politicisation of the Irish language in Northern Ireland. Many republicans in Northern ... language on the same date. ref Varieties of Irish indigenous to the territory of Northern Ireland ... in Northern Ireland. ref http www.britishcouncil.org northernireland education irish language assistants.htm ... every day. BBC Northern Ireland broadcast its first television programme in Irish in the early 1990s, SRL etc. . Many areas of Northern Ireland can now tune into TG4 , the Irish language ... Irish language television production sector in Northern Ireland. The European Commission authorised ... na Gaelscola ochta http www.bbc.co.uk northernireland irish BBC Northern Ireland Irish language DEFAULTSORT Irish Language In Northern Ireland Category Irish language Category Irish culture Category Languages ... of Ireland and more recently, with the Irish republicanism republican movement in Northern ..., quoting Irish News date 6 February 2003 accessdate 2007 06 19 ref The Irish language movement in Northern ... to what is now Northern Ireland died in the 20th century. Irish as spoken in Counties County Down ... Irish speakers in Northern Ireland today speak the County Donegal Donegal dialect of Ulster Irish. Irish ... the language in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland Republic , taking over the functions ... or Minority Languages . Irish in respect only of Northern Ireland was specified under Part III ... Phobal Feirste in 1970 as the first Irish Medium of instruction medium school in Northern Ireland ... Image Irish languge northern ireland two thousand and one.jpg thumb Areas in Northern Ireland in which ...   more details



  1. Irish Republicanism in Northern Ireland

    Category Irish Republican Movement Category Politics of Northern Ireland ... of Ulster remained part of the United Kingdom as Northern Ireland . In the Northern Ireland general election, 1921 1921 elections in Northern Ireland, County Antrim Antrim , County Down Down and the borough ... of Northern Ireland, as established by the Government of Ireland Act 1920 , had its own Executive Committee of the Privy Council of Northern Ireland provincial government which was controlled ... . The Catholic mainly Nationalist population in Northern Ireland, besides feeling politically alienated ... situation in Northern Ireland even for Catholics was for a long time arguably still better than in the Republic of Ireland. During the 1930s the Irish Republican Army 1922 1969 Irish Republican Army ... loyalists, encouraged by certain politicians, to oppose any attempt to reunite Northern Ireland with the Republic ... 1969 the violence in Northern Ireland exploded. Consistent with their new political ideology ... a state of emergency , sending a large number of troops into Northern Ireland to stop the intercommunal ... 1997 large scale campaign against British state forces and economic targets in Northern Ireland ... and the ballot box . In 1994 the leaders of Northern Ireland s two largest nationalist parties, Gerry ... Fheis in January 2007 to recognize and fully support the Police Service of Northern Ireland ref http ... which was seen as opening the door to power sharing with Unionists. In Northern Ireland s Northern Ireland Assembly Election, 2007 Assembly elections of 2007 , Sinn F in which is the largest Irish ... in the Northern Ireland Assembly . While the hardline Unionist Ireland Unionist party, the Democratic ... Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland or the efforts of moderate unionist governments in Northern Ireland to bolster the interests of the north s Irish Catholic and Irish Nationalist Nationalist ... of Ireland to govern the north directly without the involvement of northern politicians ...   more details



  1. Northern Ireland Sign Language

    Infobox language name Northern Ireland Sign Language nativename NISL familycolor sign fam1 BANZSL Language Family BANZSL Family . Emerging from British Sign Language British , Irish Sign Language Irish , and American Sign Language American Sign. states Ireland , United Kingdom region Northern Ireland speakers 3,500 recognised as BSL ref ref name dcal iso3 none Northern Ireland Sign language NISL is a sign language used mainly by Deaf people in Northern Ireland . NISL is described as being related to Irish Sign Language ISL at the syntactic level while the lexicon is based on British Sign Language BSL ref name Janzen cite book last Janzen first Terry title Topics in Signed Language Interpreting Theory And Practice url http books.google.com books?id ylfJtF3vQUwC&pg accessdate 2008 06 22 year ... recognition for sign language media detail.htm?newsID 8540 title Paul Murphy announces recognition for sign language accessdate 2011 01 31 date 2004 03 30 publisher Northern Ireland Office quote I am pleased to announce formal recognition for both British and Irish Sign Languages in Northern Ireland. ref References Reflist sign language navigation Category BANZSL Sign Language family Category Languages of Northern Ireland Category Deafness lang stub deaf stub ... 256 & 265 ref and American Sign Language ASL . Citation needed date November 2009 A number of practitioners see Northern Ireland Sign Language as a distinct and separate language from both BSL and ISL though many Anglo Irish Northern Irish signers argue against the use of the acronym NISL and believe that while their variety is distinct, it is still a part of British Sign Language. ref name Janzen As of 2004 03 the British Government recognises only British Sign Language and Irish Sign Language as the official sign languages used in Northern Ireland. ref name dcal cite web url http www.dcalni.gov.uk index languages sign language.htm title Sign Language accessdate 2011 01 31 publisher Department ...   more details



  1. Irish language outside Ireland

    The Irish language originated in Ireland, and has spread to other countries at different periods. Irish was historically the dominant language of the Irish people and they brought their Gaelic speech with them ... Irish Language Outside Ireland Category Irish language ... century census figures relating to Irish shows that the language remained very strong in the south ... and vocabulary. Irish was the language that a large number of emigrants took with them from ... instances the Irish language was retained for several generations. Argentina was the only non English ... century from areas where Irish was already in retreat. An interest in the language has persisted among ... Irish presence. This has been shown in the founding of language classes including some at tertiary ... USC2000 PHS.svg thumb 200px right The language spread of Irish in the United States according to U ... of home speakers. North America Irish people brought the language with them to North America as early ... . An Cl chomhar Tta, Baile tha Cliath Ihde, Thomas W. ed. , 1994. The Irish Language in the United ... States. According to the 2000 Census, 25,661 people in the U.S. speak Irish at home. ref MLA Language ... Gaelic . Retrieved on 7 January 2010 ref The Irish language came to Newfoundland in the late 17th century ... The Irish language reached Australia in 1788 along with English. In the early colonial period Irish ... history.php The Irish Language in Australia . Retrieved on 13 October 2007. ref The Irish were a greater ... Irish was the most widely used European language in Australia after English. English was the language ... linguistics, Old Irish and Modern Irish language. ref cite web url http www.arts.usyd.edu.au departs .... There is presently a network of Irish learners and users dominated by the Irish Language Association of Australia Cumann Gaeilge na hAstr ile , through which Irish language classes are run ... date accessdate 2011 02 28 ref Australians contribute fiction and journalism to Irish language ...   more details



  1. Irish republican electoral results, Northern Ireland Parliament

    See also Parliament of Northern Ireland House of Commons of Northern Ireland Irish Republicanism ... stormont.html Archive.org Northern Ireland House of Commons Election Results DEFAULTSORT Irish ... of Northern Ireland House of Commons of the Parliament of Northern Ireland from its creation ... with Candidates title Northern Ireland General Election 1921 Election Summary Party with Candidates ... plus minus N A Total electorate 582,464 turnout 88.0 512,842 . Elected Armagh Northern Ireland Parliament constituency Armagh Michael Collins Irish leader Michael Collins Down Northern Ireland Parliament constituency Down amon de Valera Fermanagh and Tyrone Northern Ireland Parliament constituency Fermanagh and Tyrone Arthur Griffith , Se n Milroy , Se n O ahony Londonderry Northern Ireland Parliament ... 611,683 512,264 in contested seats Turnout 75.1 384,745 . Elected Armagh Northern Ireland Parliament constituency Armagh Eamon Donnelly Down Northern Ireland Parliament constituency Down amon de Valera Election Summary Begin with Candidates title Northern Ireland General Election 1929 Election ... 0 seats 0 plus minus N A Election Summary Begin with Candidates title Northern Ireland General Election ... Armagh Northern Ireland Parliament constituency South Armagh Paddy McLogan Independent Republican South Down Northern Ireland Parliament constituency South Down amon de Valera Fianna F il Election Summary Begin with Candidates title Northern Ireland General Election 1938 Election Summary Party with Candidates ... N A Election Summary Begin with Candidates title Northern Ireland General Election 1945 Election Summary ... Turnout 70.3 357,882 . Elected Belfast Falls Northern Ireland Parliament constituency Belfast Falls Harry Diamond Election Summary Begin with Candidates title Northern Ireland General Election 1949 ... Belfast Falls Northern Ireland Parliament constituency 1 gain 0 loss 0 net 0 votes 0 votes 0.0 seats ... 846,719 477,354 in contested seats Turnout 79.3 378,458 . Belfast Falls Northern Ireland Parliament ...   more details



  1. Irish republican electoral results, Northern Ireland local elections

    had to be elected to the 26 new District Councils of Northern Ireland. Proportional representation was used for the first time in Northern Ireland since the 1920s, on the basis of single transferable vote. ref name Cain1973 Results for Irish republican parties were ref name Ark1973 class wikitable ... May 1977, a total of 526 councillors had to be elected to the 26 District Councils of Northern Ireland ... 6 , Strabane 3 Worker s Party of Ireland Belfast 1 , Craigavon 2 , Down 1 Irish Independence Party Fermanagh ... Government Elections 1973, Northern Ireland Elections at Ark.ac.uk ref ref name Ark1985 http www.ark.ac.uk elections flg85.htm Local Government Elections 1985, Northern Ireland Elections at Ark.ac.uk ... right 0.4 align right 2,594 Party name with colour Independent Republican Ireland align right ... valign top Total Party name with colour Irish Independence Party align right 21 align right N A align right 3.9 align right 25,859 Party name with colour Workers Party of Ireland align right 3 align right 3 align right 1.8 align right 12,059 Party name with colour Irish Republican Socialist Party align ... to Irish Independence Party Antrim 1 , Dungannon 1 , Fermanagh 4 , Limavady 1 , Londonderry 4 , Magherafelt 1 , Newry & Mourne 4 , Omagh 5 Workers Party of Ireland Republican Clubs Craigavon 2 , Down 1 Irish Republican Socialist Party Belfast 2 1985 local elections Held on Wednesday 15 May 1985 ... won a by election in Omagh Area D in March 1983. Sinn F in s vote would come at the expense of the Irish ... Workers Party of Ireland align right 4 align right 1 align right 1.6 align right 10,415 Party name with colour Irish Independence Party align right 4 align right 17 align right 1.2 align right 7,459 Party name with colour Irish Republican Socialist Party align right 0 align right 2 align right 0.0 align right 276 Party name with colour Independent Republican Ireland align right 0 align right 0 align right 0.0 align right 187 Independent Workers Party of Ireland Workers Party align right ...   more details



  1. Northern Ireland

    91.0 Northern Ireland born, 8.15 other white br 0.41 Asian people Asian br 0.10 Irish Traveller ... recognised languages Northern Ireland has no official language. The use of English has been established ... Ireland provisionally became an autonomous part of the newly independent Irish Free State . Northern ... and Government of the Irish Free State shall no longer extend to Northern Ireland . Source http stormontpapers.ahds.ac.uk ... acts of intense violence between elements of Northern Ireland s Irish nationalism nationalist community ... never before been fully acknowledged by successive Irish governments, that Northern Ireland will remain .... In the 2009 survey by Northern Ireland Life and Times, 47 of Northern Irish Catholics supported Northern ... law developed from Irish law that existed before the partition of Ireland in 1921. Northern Ireland ... title Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2008 Module Community Relations, Variable IRISH ... of all the people of Northern Ireland to identify themselves and be accepted as Irish or British ... that people born in Northern Ireland are entitled to be Irish citizens on the same basis as people ...pp semi indef For the European Parliament constituency Northern Ireland European Parliament constituency ... Ireland native name Tuaisceart ireann br Norlin Airlann motto image map Northern Ireland in the UK ... English language English br Irish language Irish br Ulster Scots dialects Ulster Scots Smallsup 1 common name Northern Ireland capital Belfast latd 54 latm 35.456 latNS N longd 5 longm 50.4 longEW W ... of the Legislative Assembly Northern Ireland MLA leader title3 First Minister and deputy First Minister ... of Parliament MP leader title5 Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Secretary of State br in the UK ... 3 May 1921 legislature Northern Ireland Assembly area rank area magnitude 1 E10 area km2 13,843 area ... title Northern Ireland Census 2001 Commissioned Output publisher NISRA year 2001 accessdate ... landlines. The code is 028 within the UK and 048 from the Republic of Ireland Northern Ireland lang ...   more details



  1. Irish language

    Siggins 5 Northern Ireland main Irish language in Northern Ireland File Multilingual sign Department ... and Leisure in Northern Ireland, in English, Irish , and Ulster Scots language Ulster Scots . Prior to the establishment of the Northern Ireland state in 1921, Irish was recognised as a school subject ... History Peace Building in Northern Ireland by Mari Fitzduff ref The language received a degree of Irish language in Northern Ireland formal recognition in Northern Ireland from the United Kingdom ... in Ireland Hiberno English the Cant language Cant based partly on English and partly on Irish Shelta Infobox language name Irish nativename lang ga Gaeilge pronunciation IPA ga e l speakers ..., gal k ... noun ... also Irish Gaelic another term for Irish the language ref is a Goidelic languages Goidelic language of the Indo European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people . Irish is now spoken as a first language by a small minority of Irish people, as well as being a second language of a larger proportion of the population. Irish enjoys Constitution of Ireland constitutional status as the Languages of Ireland national and first official language of the Republic of Ireland . It is an official Languages of the European Union language of the European Union and an officially recognised languages of Northern Ireland minority language in Northern Ireland . Irish was the predominant language of the Irish people for most of their recorded history ... Irish dialects spoken natively in what is today Northern Ireland, it is probably an exaggeration to see ... Teanga , the Irish language ombudsman . The National University of Ireland requires all students wishing ... of Ireland where Irish is still spoken as a traditional, native language used daily. These regions ... bbc13dec2006 Cite news url http news.bbc.co.uk 2 hi uk news northern ireland 6177321.stm title Irish ... Goidelic nation flag Ireland br flag EU minority flag UK Northern Ireland agency Foras na Gaeilge ...   more details



  1. Outline of Northern Ireland

    fry Veda bread Language in Northern Ireland Languages of Northern Ireland Irish language in Northern ... in Northern Ireland Irish nationalism Nationalists Irish Republicanism Republicanism Irish National ... on Policing for Northern Ireland Independent International Commission on Decommissioning Irish War ... Marriage in Northern Ireland Media in Northern Ireland Irish mythology C chulainn Ulster Cycle ... People of Northern Ireland List of Northern Irish people Celt Modern Celts Irish diaspora Gaels Irish people List of Irish people Irish Traveller Prostitution in Northern Ireland Public holidays in Northern ... List of Northern Irish artists Artists of Northern Ireland Cinema of Northern Ireland Cinema of Ireland ... Irish dance Dance in Northern Ireland Folk art of Northern Ireland Banners in Northern Ireland List ... of Northern Ireland Irish poetry Poetry of Northern Ireland Television in Northern Ireland Theatre in Northern Ireland List of Irish dramatists Irish dramatists Music of Northern Ireland main Music of Northern Ireland Folk music of Northern Ireland List of Irish ballads Billy Boys The Boyne Water ... Reformed Presbyterian Church denominational group Roman Catholicism in Northern Ireland Irish Catholic ... Irish Football Association Irish Football League Northern Ireland national football team Gaelic Games ... Hurling Championship Rugby football Rugby in Northern Ireland Rugby union in Northern Ireland Irish ...merge List of Northern Ireland related topics date April 2012 File Europe location N IRL2.png thumb 250px center Location of Northern Ireland orange center in the Europe European continent camel & white br in the United Kingdom camel Northern Ireland is Countries of the United Kingdom one of the four ..., Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. ref ref name Number10CountriesWithinACountry cite web url http ... up of four countries England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Its full name is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland...Northern Ireland is a part of the United Kingdom ...   more details



  1. Media of Northern Ireland

    Green Beans Media represents a number of smaller independent publishers with Northern Ireland audiences. Print Category Category Newspapers published in Northern Ireland Newspapers published in Northern Ireland The main newspapers published in Northern Ireland are The Irish News , which leans ... based stations throughout Northern Ireland. Television Category Category Northern Irish television Northern Irish Television The BBC began broadcasting television programmes in Northern Ireland ... Of Northern Ireland Category Media in Northern Ireland Category Irish media ...ref improve date December 2011 The media in Northern Ireland closely linked to that in the rest of the United Kingdom , it also overlaps with print, television and radio in the Ireland state Republic of Ireland . Broadcasting in Northern Ireland is a Reserved matters reserved matter and as such it is the responsibility ... including the Arts Council of Northern Ireland and Northern Ireland Screen . Film Northern ... evening newspaper in Northern Ireland. Magazines include Fortnight Magazine Fortnight a monthly ... Ireland Radio stations in Northern Ireland The first radio station to broadcast in Northern Ireland ... Television now known as UTV began broadcasting as part of the ITV ITV Network . Today BBC Northern Ireland operate two television channels with local content, BBC One Northern Ireland BBC One and BBC Two Northern Ireland BBC Two . The UTV Group still operate the same ITV Ulster licence. Channel 4 has broadcast to Northern Ireland since 1982 but apart from advertisements does not broadcast Northern ... s Irish language television station TG4 has begun transmitting from a limited number of locations in Northern Ireland. To date the Ofcom has licence two local television channels. The first, C9TV ... Media in the Republic of Ireland External links Dmoz Regional Europe United Kingdom Northern Ireland News and Media Northern Ireland News and Media http greenbeansmedia.com Green Beans Media http hooleymedia.com ...   more details



  1. Arts Council of Northern Ireland

    File Arts Council of Northern Ireland.PNG thumb 100px right Arts Council of Northern Ireland logo The Arts Council of Northern Ireland Irish language Irish Comhairle Eala on Thuaisceart ireann , Ulster Scots language Ulster Scots Airts Cooncil o Norlin Airlan is the lead development agency for the arts in Northern Ireland. ref Irish and Scots from the http www.artscouncil ni.org Arts Council of Northern Ireland , Accessed December 2008 ref As the main development agency for the arts it is responsible for the distribution of Big Lottery Fund National Lottery Funding for the arts in Northern Ireland. ref http www.lotteryfunding.org.uk uk arts council ni 2 Lottery Funding Arts Council NI Lottery Funding website. Accessed December 2008 ref The council is headquartered at MacNeice House on the Malone Road in Belfast . Organisationally it is a non departmental public body of the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure . There is a sculpture park in the grounds of MacNeice House featuring work by local sculptors. Notable projects Audiences NI Belfast Festival at Queens Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival Culture Northern Ireland F ile an Phobail See also List of Government departments and agencies in Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Screen External links http www.artscouncil ni.org Arts Council of Northern Ireland website References reflist DEFAULTSORT Arts Council Of Northern Ireland Category Arts councils of the United Kingdom Category Culture of Northern Ireland Category Art in Northern Ireland Category Non Departmental Public Bodies of the Northern Ireland Executive NorthernIreland stub art org stub UK org stub ...   more details



  1. Northern Ireland Screen

    Use dmy dates date March 2011 infobox organization name Northern Ireland Screen image Northern ireland screen.png size caption Logo of Northern Ireland Screen abbreviation motto formation 1997 extinction type Non departmental public body headquarters Belfast, Northern Ireland leader title Chief Executive leader name Richard Williams website www.northernirelandscreen.co.uk Northern Ireland Screen lang ga Sc ile in Thuaisceart ireann is the national screen agency for Northern Ireland . The agency .... ref http www.northernirelandscreen.co.uk page.asp?id 209 About Us Overview Northern Ireland Screen website, URL accessed 24 November 2008 ref History Northern Ireland Screen was established as the Northern ... of Culture, Arts and Leisure , Invest Northern Ireland and the UK Film Council . The Arts Council of Northern Ireland have delegated the administration of Lottery funding for film in Northern Ireland to Northern Ireland Screen. ref http www.northernirelandscreen.co.uk page.asp?id 209 About Us Overview Northern Ireland Screen website, URL accessed 24 November 2008 ref Northern Ireland Screen is responsible for the 12 million Irish Language Broadcast Fund. The funds purpose is to provide for an increase in Irish language broadcasting in Northern Ireland by the BBC and TG4 . ref http www.dcalni.gov.uk index languages irish language broadcast fund.htm Irish Language Broadcast Fund Department ... ref cite web last Northern Ireland Screen title Film Festivals & Cultural Cinema url http www.northernirelandscreen.co.uk ... is currently on licence to Northern Ireland Screen who have plans to offer it rent free to film ... cite news author url http news.bbc.co.uk 1 hi northern ireland 6898938.stm title Robbins role in City ... in April 2011. See also Irish Film Board Republic of Ireland Scottish Screen UK Film Council References reflist External links http www.northernirelandscreen.co.uk Northern Ireland Screen official ... Cinema of Northern Ireland Category Organisations based in Northern Ireland Category 1997 establishments ...   more details



  1. Irish language in Britain

    aim to promote its use. See also Irish language in Northern Ireland References Reflist Category Irish ...Merge to Languages of the United Kingdom discuss Talk Irish Language in Britain Merge date February 2012 Infobox language name Irish nativename lang ga Gaeilge pronunciation IPA ga e l speakers 1.7 million in Ireland date 2010 date   census speakers2 95,000 in UK 2004 speakers3 25,000 in USA ... republic of Ireland Ireland Republic of , United Kingdom , Canada , Norway region Gaeltachta , but also spoken throughout Ireland Total Speakers 1.9 script Latin script Latin Irish orthography Irish ... Celtic fam4 Goidelic languages Goidelic nation flag Ireland br flag EU minority flag UK Northern Ireland agency Foras na Gaeilge iso1 ga iso2 gle iso3 gle lingua 50 AAA notice IPA Irish lang ga Gaeilge , also known as Irish Gaelic , ref citation title Oxford English Dictionary url http oxforddictionaries.com ... Irish Gaelic another term for Irish the language ref is a Goidelic languages Goidelic language of the Indo European language family that has been spoken for at least two thousand years. According to the constitution of the Irish Republic , Irish is the First Official Language of the Republic. Around 72,000 people over the age of 19 use Irish on a daily basis ref cite web title 2006 Census of Population Volume 6 Irish Language url http www.cso.ie en media csoie census census2006results volume9 ... about the Irish language in Britain. With the Gaelic Revival of the 1890s, a branch of the Gaelic League was established in Glasgow in 1895. Subsequent hostilities between Britain and Ireland, and the Irish ... of, the Irish language in Britain. In 2011, a report found that 91 of British teenagers were not even aware that there was an Irish language ref cite book title Raising Standards, Offering Choice pages 3 ref . The current estimate of fluent Irish speakers permanently resident in Britain is 9,000, with around 80,000 more with a moderate to high knowledge of the language. ref cite journal title ...   more details



  1. Northern Railway of Ireland

    Northern Railway of Ireland was an Irish gauge RailGauge 63 railway company in Ireland . It was formed by a merger of the Dublin and Drogheda Railway D&D with the Dublin and the Belfast Junction Railway D&BJct in 1875. In 1876 it merged with the Irish North Western Railway INW and Ulster Railway to form the Great Northern Railway Ireland . rail stub Category Railway companies established in 1875 Category Railway companies disestablished in 1876 Category Irish gauge railways Category Great Northern Railway Ireland Category Defunct railway companies of Ireland ...   more details



  1. Great Seal of Northern Ireland

    refimprove date October 2008 The Great Seal of Northern Ireland is the Great Seal seal used for Northern Ireland . The great seal is currently under the possession of the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland . The Great Seal was created by the Irish Free State Consequential Provisions Act 1922 on the creation of Northern Ireland for possession by the Governor of Northern Ireland to be used for all matters in Northern Ireland for which the Great Seal of Ireland was theretofore used ref Irish Free State Consequential Provisions Act 1922, Schedule, paragraph 2 4 . ref This remained until the imposition of direct rule when it was presented to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland. Uses Judges of the High Court of Northern Ireland , Lords Justice of Appeal and the Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland are appointed by Her Majesty by letters patent under the Great Seal of Northern Ireland. ref Judicature Northern Ireland Act 1978, section 12, as substituted by the Northern Ireland Act 2009 ref Royal Assent to Bills of the Northern Ireland Assembly are signified by Letters Patent under the Great Seal of Northern Ireland. ref Northern Ireland Act 1998, section 5 3 . ref Wafer Seals The Northern Ireland Miscellaneous Provisions Act 1945 authorised the preparation and use of a die bearing the same device as the obverse of the seal, and the impression embossed by means of the die ... in all respects as if it had been authenticated by, or passed under, the Great Seal itself. ref Northern Ireland Miscellaneous Provisions Act 1945, section 3. ref Section 49 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 makes similar provision for the creation of a Wafer Great Seal of Northern Ireland, which is valid for use on Letter Patent signifying Royal Assent to Bills of the Northern Ireland Assembly. See also Great Seal of the Irish Free State Great Seal of the Realm References references Category National seals Ireland, Northern Category Government of Northern Ireland Category Law in Northern Ireland ...   more details



  1. 1993 in Northern Ireland

    YearInNorthernIrelandNav 1993 Events 24 June Northern Ireland Minister Michael Mates resigns over links with tycoon Asil Nadir . ref http news.bbc.co.uk onthisday hi dates stories june 24 newsid 2519000 2519201.stm Minister resigns over business links BBC On This Day ref 23 October Shankill Road bombing carried out by the Provisional Irish Republican Army in Belfast . There were 10 fatalities, including the bomber. 30 October Greysteel massacre carried out by Ulster Freedom Fighters , at the Rising Sun Bar in Greysteel . Eight civilians were shot dead. 9 December Danny Blanchflower dies of Alzheimer s disease aged 67. 15 December Albert Reynolds and John Major issue their joint Downing Street Declaration . Arts and literature Ciar n Carson s First Language Poems collection is published and wins the T. S. Eliot Prize . Sport Football Irish Football League Irish League Winners Linfield F.C. Linfield Irish Cup Winners Bangor F.C. Bangor 1 1, 1 1, 1 0 Ards F.C. Ards all matches after extra time Motorcycling Robert Dunlop wins 125cc race at the Cookstown 100. Births Kevin Kyle 5th July Deaths 23 March Denis Parsons Burkitt , surgeon b. 1911 in Ireland 1911 . 14 September Sheelagh Murnaghan , only Ulster Liberal Party Member of Parliament at Parliament Buildings Northern Ireland Stormont b. 1924 in Ireland 1924 . 23 October Thomas Begley , Provisional Irish Republican Army member killed planting a bomb b. 1970 in Northern Ireland 1970 . November Jimmy McAlinden , footballer and football manager b. 1917 in Ireland 1917 . 9 December Danny Blanchflower , footballer and football manager b. 1926 in Northern Ireland 1926 . References reflist Category 1993 in Northern Ireland Category 1993 by country Northern Ireland ...   more details



  1. 1999 in Northern Ireland

    Mandelson arrives in Belfast as the new Secretary of State for Northern Ireland . 29 November Ten designated ministers are appointed to the power sharing Northern Ireland Assembly . 2 December The Irish ... Constabulary . b. 1914 in Ireland 1914 . 3 May Paddy Kennedy politician Paddy Kennedy , Republican Labour Party Councillor and MP b. 1942 in Northern Ireland 1942 . 6 June Billy Brown Irish musician Billy Brown , musician and artist b. 1943 in Northern Ireland 1943 . 29 June Declan Mulholland , actor b. 1932 in Northern Ireland 1932 . July to December 1 July William Whitelaw, 1st Viscount Whitelaw , first Secretary of State for Northern Ireland . 15 August Paddy Devlin , a founder of the Social ... Eamon Collins , Provisional Irish Republican Army activist and writer b. 1954 in Northern Ireland 1954 . DEFAULTSORT 1999 In Northern Ireland Category 1999 in Northern Ireland Category 1999 by country Northern Ireland ... of the United Kingdom Westminster in Northern Ireland ends. 13 December The first meeting of the North ... for Northern Ireland . Arts and literature Ciaran Carson publishes The Ballad of HMS Belfast ... b. 1921 in Northern Ireland 1921 . 15 January Robert Lowry, Baron Lowry , Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland b. 1919 in Ireland 1919 . 28 January Markey Robinson , artist b. 1918 in Ireland ... and author b. 1925 in Northern Ireland 1925 . 21 August Noel Larmour , cricketer and diplomat b. 1916 in Ireland 1916 . 23 August James White author James White , science fiction novelist b. 1928 in Northern ... of the entire island of Ireland go to the polls to vote on the Good Friday Agreement . 23 May ... English language Old English . Glenn Patterson publishes his novel The International . Sport Athletics ... held 27 28 March in Belfast . Football Irish Football League Irish League Winners Glentoran F.C. Glentoran Irish Cup Winners Portadown F.C. Portadown as Cliftonville F.C. Cliftonville were disqualified ...   more details



  1. Equality Commission for Northern Ireland

    The Equality Commission for Northern Ireland Irish language Irish Coimisi n Comhionannais do Thuaisceart ireann , Ulster Scots dialects Ulster Scots Equalitie Commision fer Norlin Airlan is a non departmental public body in Northern Ireland established under the Northern Ireland Act 1998 . The Commission is responsible for implementing the legislation on fair employment, sex discrimination and equal pay, race relations, sexual orientation and disability. The Commission s remit also includes overseeing the statutory duties on public authorities to promote equality of opportunity and good relations under Section 75 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 . ref http www.ofmdfmni.gov.uk equality commission for northern ireland.pdf OFMDFM ref About The Commission s vision is Northern Ireland as a shared, integrated and inclusive place, a society where difference is respected and valued, based on equality and fairness for the entire community . ref name equalityni.org http www.equalityni.org sections default.asp?secid 0 Equality Commission for Northern Ireland ref Its mission is to advance equality ... for Northern Ireland, the Equal Opportunities Commission for Northern Ireland, the Fair Employment Commission and the Northern Ireland Disability Council. Since 1999, a number of new pieces of legislation ... 2 hi uk news northern ireland 8170218.stm title DUP leader slams equality body date 27 July 2009 ..., Scotland and Wales Equality Authority Republic of Ireland Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister References Reflist External links http www.equalityni.org Equality Commission for Northern Ireland Category Politics of Northern Ireland Category Government of Northern Ireland Category Discrimination by country Northern Ireland Category Disability rights Category Anti racism Category Non Departmental Public Bodies of the Northern Ireland Executive Category Organisations based in Northern Ireland Category Northern Ireland peace process ...   more details



  1. Northern Ireland flags issue

    flown by unionist Northern Ireland Unionists and Ulster loyalism Loyalists but is disliked by Irish ... to be used by some sports teams representing Northern Ireland internationally, for example by the Northern Ireland national football team Northern Ireland football team , ref cite web url http www.fifa.com associations association nir index.html title Northern Ireland author accessdate 5 October 2011 work FIFA publisher ref and by the Northern Ireland Commonwealth Games team. ref http www.commonwealthgames.com Commonwealth Games website. Choose Northern Ireland from the Countries menu. ref The Banner dates from 1953, though the design which appears in the Coat of Arms of Northern Ireland Northern Ireland coat of arms that dates from 1924 is based on the Flag of Ulster flag of the Irish ... of the Irish Tricolour by Nationalists in Northern Ireland on St Patrick s Day has caused some ...The Northern Ireland flags issue is one that divides the population along Sectarianism sectarian lines ... have, or have had, official status in Northern Ireland. There have been various proposals as to what flag could represent Northern Ireland s various communities as a whole see Northern Ireland flags ... government buildings in Northern Ireland. ref cite web url http www.niassembly.gov.uk adhocs flags flags.pdf title The Flags Regulations Northern Ireland 2000 author accessdate 5 October 2011 format PDF work Northern Ireland Assembly publisher ref It is made from an amalgamation of the crosses ... Ireland flag, was used from 1953 to 1972 by the Parliament Buildings Northern Ireland Stormont government to represent the government of Northern Ireland. ref Encyclopaedia Britannica says According ... residing there ref When the government of Northern Ireland was suspended in March 1972 and dissolved under the Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973 , its arms and flag officially disappeared ... HoxX xQtA&cbp 12,29.55,,0,0.6 title Castlereagh Borough Council, Northern Ireland publisher Maps.google.com ...   more details



  1. 1982 in Northern Ireland

    Polling takes place in the Assembly elections in Northern Ireland . 21 October Sinn F in win first seats on Northern Ireland Assembly, 1982 Northern Ireland Assembly , with Gerry Adams winning the Belfast ... 1982 Football World Cup Group stage Northern Ireland national football team Northern Ireland 0 0 Yugoslavia national football team Yugoslavia Northern Ireland 1 1 Honduras national football team Honduras Northern Ireland 1 0 Spain national football team Spain Northern Ireland qualify for the quarterfinals of the World Cup Second group stage Northern Ireland 2 2 Austria national football team Austria Northern Ireland 1 0 France national football team France Northern Ireland are knocked out at the quarter final stage of the World Cup Irish Football League Irish League Winners Linfield F.C. Linfield Irish Cup Winners Linfield F.C. Linfield 2 1 Coleraine F.C. Coleraine Motorcycling Joey Dunlop wins the Formula One motorcycle world championship for the first time. Rugby Union The Ireland rugby ... McKay , Sinn F in MLA. M ire Nic an Bhaird , teacher and Irish language activist. Deaths 5 February George Crothers , cricketer b. 1909 in Ireland 1909 . 26 March Sam Kydd , actor b. 1915 in Ireland 1915 . 14 August Patrick Magee actor Patrick Magee , actor b. 1922 in Northern Ireland 1922 . 16 November ... in Northern Ireland 1952 . References reflist Category 1982 in Northern Ireland Category 1982 by country Northern Ireland ... bombing The Irish National Liberation Army kills seventeen people in a bomb attack at the Droppin ...   more details



  1. Alternative names for Northern Ireland

    any part of Northern Ireland. The legal name is used by both the British and Irish governments, internationally ... to jurisdiction over Northern Ireland. He said ref The Irish Times , 20 November 1920 reporting ... Commonwealth and any other possible consequences for Northern Ireland arising from the Irish ...There are a number of alternative names used for Northern Ireland . ref cite book title Nationalism and Independence ... accessdate 2008 09 23 isbn 978 1 85918 105 8 ref Northern Ireland consists of six Counties of Ireland ... of the other twenty six counties to form the Irish Free State in 1922 now the Republic of Ireland ... in the variations of names they use for the region. A proposal to change Northern Ireland s name was seriously considered by the UK and Northern Ireland Governments in 1949 but in the end the name Northern Ireland was retained. Names Legal name The official and legal name of the region is Northern Ireland ..., reject the name Northern Ireland , as they believe it distinguishes the region from the rest of Ireland ... Ull oo Irish Uladh and Old Norse ster , meaning province , yields Uladh Ster or, in English language ... to Northern Ireland alone. Indeed, as discussed below, the Executive Committee of the Privy Council of Northern Ireland Government of Northern Ireland once considered a proposal to change the official ... of the Republic of Ireland to have inherited the tradition of the Irish Republic of the Irish War ... simply as the North , though Northern Ireland is becoming more popular in the media, by politicians and by the general public. Similarly, and more commonly, in Northern Ireland, the South is sometimes ... name for Northern Ireland which has grown in popularity in recent years is Norn Iron , derived from an over exaggerated pronunciation of Northern Ireland in a broad Belfast accent. This name is often used by fans of the Northern Ireland football team football team both on banners and in conversation. Northern Ireland is literally translated to Tuaisceart ireann or Tuaisceart na h ireann ...   more details



  1. List of Irish-language media

    in Irish within the Republic can be directed to An Coimisin ir Teanga The Language Commissioner . BBC Two Northern Ireland BBC Two Northern Ireland has its own Irish language department producing ... , http www.rid.ie Internet Radio site Stations with weekly Irish language programming Almost all Radio in Ireland national, regional and local stations also have regular Irish language programming ... published in Belfast , Northern Ireland . ref name gaelport.com Weekly Foinse is the biggest Irish language weekly newspaper published in Ireland. Is based in County Galway , Republic of Ireland. Gaelsc al 32 page newspaper published weekly Monthly Saol monthly newspaper Newspapers with Irish language columns In addition to this, most English language newspapers have Irish language columns Metro ... Irish media Category Irish language media Category Media in the Republic of Ireland Category Ireland ...The following is a list of media available in the Irish language . Television main List of programmes ... , broadcasts on terrestrial television in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland with a potential ... , popular teen drama Aifric , dating show Eochair an ghr , documentary about the Irish language .... RT One Irish public broadcaster RT has one channel, RT One , which broadcasts Irish language ... national and international news. It offers a mix of Irish language, English language and Irish sign ... that is expected to be on air as of 2010. It will also contain some Irish language programmes from TG4 ... decor show Gaisce Gn and community programme F ile an Phobail . It is funded by the Irish Language ... main List of artists who have released Irish language songs A company called Digital Audio Productions ... na h ireann and Giota brands of Irish language radio programmes. Top 40 Oifigi il na h ireann Ireland s Official Top 40 is a new phenomenon, and it has become increasingly popular to hear the Irish Top 40 hits being presented entirely in Irish on what are regarded as English language radio ...   more details



  1. Government of Northern Ireland

    Politics of Northern Ireland The Government of Northern Ireland is, generally speaking, whatever political body exercises political authority over Northern Ireland . A number of separate systems of government exist or have existed in Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland was created as a separate legal entity on 3 May 1921, under the Government of Ireland Act 1920 . ref Statutory Rules & Orders published by authority, 1921 No. 533 Additional source for 3 May 1921 date Alvin Jackson, Home Rule An Irish History , Oxford University Press, 2004, p198. ref The new autonomous Northern Ireland was formed from six of the nine counties of Ulster , being four counties with unionist majorities, and Fermanagh and Tyrone two ref name ark http www.ark.ac.uk elections h1918.htm The Irish Election of 1918 ref of the five Ulster counties which had nationalist majorities. In large part unionists, at least in the north east region, supported its creation while Irish nationalism nationalists were opposed. Subsequently, on 6 December 1922, the island of Ireland became an independent dominion known as the Irish Free State but Northern Ireland immediately exercised its right to opt out of the new Dominion. The first government of Northern Ireland was the Executive Committee of the Privy Council of Northern Ireland , which exercised such authority from 1922 to 1972. A Northern Ireland Executive 1974 Northern Ireland Executive was created following the signing of the Sunningdale Agreement in 1974, while the current Northern Ireland Executive under the First Minister and Deputy First Minister, was created in the Belfast Good Friday Agreement, and has intermittently been in existence from 1998 to the present. Northern Ireland has also been governed by ministers under the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland during periods of Direct Rule . References reflist Category Government of Northern Ireland Category History of Northern Ireland Ireland stub ...   more details



  1. Directory of the Northern Ireland Troubles

    multicol General Operation Banner Provisional IRA campaign 1969 1997 Segregation in Northern Ireland Parades in Northern Ireland Murals in Northern Ireland The Troubles in Derry The Northern Ireland Troubles in popular culture multicol break Timelines Timeline of the Northern Ireland Troubles List of bombings during the Northern Ireland Troubles of Republican actions Timeline of Provisional Irish ... main Northern Ireland peace process Co operative bodies British Irish Council BIC British Irish ...Inappropriate tone section date November 2010 The whole of Northern Ireland has, in some way, been caught ... in Northern Ireland. Several other smaller paramilitary factions have appeared throughout the Troubles ... Northern Ireland The Royal Ulster Constabulary RUC to 3 November 2001 The Police Service of Northern Ireland PSNI from 4 November 2001 The Ulster Special Constabulary USC to 30 April 1970 The Northern Ireland Prison Service NIPS Republic of Ireland Irish Army Garda S och na An Garda S och na police ... from Irish language Irish We Ourselves . Pro Agreement. The Social Democratic and Labour Party SDLP ... Ireland. Moderate unionist. Pro Agreement. Other The Alliance Party of Northern Ireland . Leader David Ford . Liberal cross community. Pro Agreement The Green Party in Northern Ireland Green Party . Environmentalist . Pro Agreement. Ulster Third Way . Supports Ulster nationalism Northern Ireland independence . Political structures Northern Ireland government 1921 1972 Governor of Northern Ireland Governor Prime Minister of Northern Ireland Prime Minister Executive Committee of the Privy Council of Northern Ireland Cabinet 1998 Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister First Minister and deputy First Minister Northern Ireland Executive Executive Northern Ireland legislatures 1921 1972 br The Parliament of Northern Ireland House of Commons of Northern Ireland House of Commons Senate of Northern Ireland Senate 1972 1998 The Sunningdale Agreement Northern Ireland Assembly ...   more details



  1. 1949 in Northern Ireland

    status of Northern Ireland . 25 May Elizabeth II The Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh ... Unionist Party Member of Parliament MP for Strangford and member of the Northern Ireland Assembly . 18 September Mo Mowlam , 11th Secretary of State for Northern Ireland . Full date unknown Pat Finucane ... in Northern Ireland 1989 . David McKittrick , journalist and writer. Deaths 2 March Cecil Lowry Corry, 6th Earl Belmore , High Sheriff and councillor born 1873 in Ireland 1873 . 19 September George Shiels , dramatist born 1886 in Ireland 1886 . Full date unknown Robert Wilson Lynd , writer born 1879 in Ireland 1879 . Use dmy dates date April 2011 DEFAULTSORT 1949 In Northern Ireland Category 1949 in Northern Ireland ... Street names in any language other than English language English are prohibited by an Amendment to a Bill passed in the Senate of Northern Ireland . Arts and literature Daniel O Neill painter Daniel O Neill paints Place du Tertre and The Blue Skirt . Sport Football Irish Football League Irish League Winners Linfield F.C. Linfield Irish Cup Winners Derry City F.C. Derry City 1 0 Glentoran F.C. Glentoran Belfast Celtic withdrew from the Irish League at the end of a season which had seen crowd trouble ...   more details




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