2000 in Northern Ireland

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* 2000 in the United Kingdom
* 2000 in Ireland
* Other events of 2000
* List of years in Northern Ireland

Events during the year 2000 in Northern Ireland.

## Incumbents

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* First Minister \- David Trimble
* deputy First Minister \- Seamus Mallon
* Secretary of State \- Peter Mandelson

## Events

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* 6 February - President of Ireland, Mary McAleese attends a concert at Clonard Monastery.
* 11 February - The British government suspends devolution in Northern Ireland.
* 25 March - David Trimble retains leadership of the Ulster Unionist Party at its annual general meeting, following a challenge from Martin Smyth.
* 12 April - The Royal Ulster Constabulary is presented with the George Cross by The Queen.[1]
* 6 May - The IRA begins decommissioning its weapons.
* 30 May - Devolution returns to Northern Ireland.
* 28 July - last 80 prisoners leave the Maze Prison in Northern Ireland as part of the Northern Ireland peace process.[2]
* 16 September - New extension to the Linen Hall Library is opened.
* 21 September - William McCrea of the Democratic Unionist Party wins the South Antrim by-election from the Ulster Unionist Party.[3]
* 11 December - President Clinton of the United States arrives in Dublin for what is his last overseas journey as President.
* 13 December - Bill Clinton meets with the political leaders of Northern Ireland.

## Arts and literature

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* James Fenton's poetry Thonner an Thon: an Ulster-Scots collection is published.
* Michael Longley's poetry collection The Weather in Japan is published and wins the T. S. Eliot Prize.
* 3 December - Susan Lynch receives an Irish Film and Television Academy Award for Best Leading Actress in the film Nora.

## Sport

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### Football

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* Irish League

Winners: Linfield

* Irish Cup

Winners: Glentoran 1 - 0 Portadown

* Mid-Ulster Ladies F.C. is established playing at Cookstown.

### Golf

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* Senior British Open Championship held at Royal County Down Golf Club (winner:Christy O'Connor Jnr).

### Ice Hockey

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* The Belfast Giants ice hockey team is established and enters the Ice Hockey Superleague playing at the Odyssey Arena.

## Births

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* 23 June – Caitlin Blackwood, actress
* 6 September – Nathan Timoney, rower

## Deaths

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* 27 April - Clifford Forsythe, Ulster Unionist Member of Parliament for South Antrim (born 1929).
* 2 July - Joey Dunlop, motorcycle racer, in motorcycle racing accident (born 1952).
* 6 August - Joan Trimble, composer, pianist and newspaper proprietor (born 1915).
* 9 August - Josias Cunningham, stock broker, farmer and politician (born 1934).
* 24 October - Brian McConnell, Baron McConnell, Ulster Unionist MP in the Northern Ireland House of Commons and Minister (born 1922).

## See also

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* 2000 in England
* 2000 in Scotland
* 2000 in Wales

## References

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1. ^ "Queen honours NI police" BBC On This Day
2. ^ "Last prisoners leave the Maze" BBC On This Day
3. ^ "Factsheet M16: By-election results, 1997–2001" (PDF). House of Commons Information Office. September 2003. Retrieved 10 January 2020.