2015 in Northern Ireland

Events during the year 2015 in Northern Ireland.

2015
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Northern Ireland

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Incumbents

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Events

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January

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February

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March

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  • 11 March – A major fire occurred in Derry. The blaze broke out at around 12:50 GMT on the Queens Quay area of the city. One hundred and thirty fire fighters were at the scene. Major disruption was caused around the city but no-one was hurt.[citation needed]
  • 13 March – Northern Ireland faced its biggest strike yet with teachers, public transport, ambulance staff, civil servants, and others striking because of staff and budget cuts. It caused major disruption across the province.[citation needed]
  • 15 March – Mothering Sunday.
  • 17 March – Saint Patrick's Day (public holiday).[1]
  • 29 March – Palm Sunday. Clocks went forward one hour when British Summer Time (BST) began.[1]

April

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  • 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]

June

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July

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August

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  • 31 August – August public holiday.[1]

October

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December

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Sports

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Association football

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International friendly matches
Euro 2016 qualifiers

Deaths

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See also

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References

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  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.