Northern Ireland - up to Thatcher Flashcards
When was the Northern Ireland Civil Rights association founded?
1967
When were the first protests against the NICRA?
August 1968, in Dungannnon
When was the second protest against the NICRA, ending in violence?
October 1968, Londonderry
When were the First deaths of the troubles?
July 1969 - amidst traditional Protestant marches
When did Callaghan send troops to Ireland?
August 1969
When was Internment?
1971
When was Bloody Sunday?
January 1972
When was Stormont suspended and direct rule of NI imposed form London?
Spring 1972
When was the Widgery Report published?
May 1972
When was the Sunningdale Agreement?
December 1973
When were Unionist protests against Sunningdale?
May 1974
When was the Prevention of Terrorism Act?
1974
When and what was the NI Act?
1974 - Constitutional Convention of power sharing
When were the Birmingham Pub Bombings?
November 1974
When was the Convention formally dissolved?
1976
When was the Murder of Airey Neave in Downing St. car park?
March 1979
When was the Murder of Earl Mountbatten?
August 1979
When and what was the Warrenpoint bombing?
27 August 1979 - two-remote control bombs killing 18 British soldiers - deliberately targeted because of Bloody Sunday
When was the death of Bobby Sands?
1981
Consequences of the death of Booby Sands?
Died following hunger strike in prison, roused intense anger to the British Government. Tensions increased, protests intensified but Sinn Fein begun to gain votes.
When were was the Brighton Bombing?
12 October 1984 - 5 ministers were killed
When was the Anglo-Irish Agreement?
August 1985
What were the key points of the Anglo-Irish Agreement?
Republic recognised NI as being constitutionally a part of the UK
British government gave assurance that it supported full civil rights for all in NI
Two governments committed themselves to closer cooperation over cross-border security matters
Why did the Unionists oppose the Anglo-Irish Agreement?
Objected to the involvement of the Irish government in NI affairs fearing that it gave encouragement to the notion of a united Ireland under the rule of Dublin
