2015 in Northern Ireland

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Events during the year 2015 in Northern Ireland.

Incumbents

• Monarch – Queen Elizabeth II, since 1952.
• First Minister – Peter Robinson (Democratic Unionist Party), since 2008.
• Deputy First Minister – Martin McGuinness (Sinn Féin), since 2007.

Events

January

• 1 January – New Year's Day (public holiday).^[1]

February

• 17 February – The Police Service of Northern Ireland received a phone call, allegedly from a 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

• 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 distruption was caused around the city but no-one was hurt.

• 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 distruption across the province.

• 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

• 1 April- Northern Ireland's brand new super councils came down from 26 to just 11.

• 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

• 4 May – May Day and Labour Day (public holiday).^[1]

• 25 May – Spring public holiday.^[1]

June

• 21 June – Father's Day.^[1]

July

• 12 July – Orangeman's Day (actual date).^[1]

• 13 July – Orangeman's Day (observed). Marching season culminates in The Twelfth celebration of the Glorious Revolution and the Battle of the Boyne.^[1]

August

• 31 August – August public holiday.^[1]

October

• 25 October – Clocks go back one hour when British Summer Time (BST) ends.^[1]

• 31 October – Hallowe'en.^[1]

December

• 25 December – Christmas Day (public holiday).^[1]

• 26 December – Boxing Day (actual date).^[1]

• 28 December – Boxing Day (observed).^[1]

Sports

Association football

International friendly matches

• 25 March – Scotland v Northern Ireland.^[5]

Euro 2016 qualifiers

• 29 March – Northern Ireland v Finland.^[6]
• 13 June – Northern Ireland v Romania.^[7]
• 4 September – Faroe Islands v Northern Ireland.^[8]
• 7 September – Northern Ireland v Hungary.^[9]
• 8 October – Northern Ireland v Greece.^[10]
• 11 October – Finland v Northern Ireland.^[11]

References

1. 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'".
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 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.