2015 in Northern Ireland

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Events during the year 2015 in Northern Ireland.

Incumbents

Events

January

February

  • 17 February – The
    dissident republican group, claiming to have planted an explosive in a Curryneirin neighborhood outside Derry. Police evacuated 12 homes before finding a device, saying, "It's a bomb and designed to kill".[2]

March

April

  • 1 April- Northern Ireland's brand new super councils[clarification needed] came down from 26 to just 11.[citation needed]
  • 3 April – Good Friday (public holiday).[1]
  • 6 April – Easter Monday (public holiday).[1]
  • 15 April – A fishing boat, the Karen, with nets in the water, was dragged backwards rapidly in the Irish Sea, 30 kilometres from Ardglass, County Down, at the Calf of Man. The trawler was badly damaged but the four crew members were unhurt; they suspected they were dragged by a Russian submarine.[3][4]

May

June

July

August

  • 31 August – August public holiday.[1]

October

December

Sports

Association football

International friendly matches
Euro 2016 qualifiers

Deaths

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p All Holidays for 2015 Bank Holiday Dates for Northern Ireland. Retrieved: 2014-12-18.
  2. ^ "Derry security alert: 'It's a bomb and designed to kill'". Belfasttelegraph.
  3. ^ Russian submarine blamed for NI trawler incident RTÉ News, 2015-04-16.
  4. ^ Irish trawler dragged by suspected submarine Irish Times, 2015-04-16.
  5. ^ INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY - SCOTLAND -V- NORTHERN IRELAND, 25th MARCH 2015 Archived 19 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine Irish Football Association, 2014-12-16.
  6. ^ Northern Ireland v Finland UEFA. Retrieved: 2014-12-18.
  7. ^ Northern Ireland v Romania UEFA. Retrieved: 2014-12-18.
  8. ^ Faroe Islands v Northern Ireland UEFA. Retrieved: 2014-12-18.
  9. ^ Northern Ireland v Hungary UEFA. Retrieved: 2014-12-18.
  10. ^ Northern Ireland v Greece UEFA. Retrieved: 2014-12-18.
  11. ^ Finland v Northern Ireland UEFA. Retrieved: 2014-12-18.