1977 in Northern Ireland

none 1977 Events during the year 1977 in Northern Ireland. Incumbents Secretary of State - Roy Mason Events The overt British Army lead in security policy is scaled back in favour of police primacy during the year.Aaron Edwards The Northern Ireland Troubles: Operation Banner 1969-2007 Oxford Osprey Publishing 2011 978-1-84908-525-0 29 May - A massive peace rally takes place in Belfast organized by Betty Williams, Mairéad Corrigan and Ciarán McKeown. May - Shankill Butchers are arrested.A Chronology of the Conflict - 1979 Conflict Archive on the Internet (CAIN) http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/othelem/chron/ch79.htm 29 January 2010 10 August - Elizabeth II visits Northern Ireland as part of her Silver Jubilee celebrations under tight security. September - Rev. Ian Paisley launches the Save Ulster from Sodomy campaign to oppose the decriminalisation of homosexuality.http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1977/1020/Pg007.html#Ar00702:2070E82811412471B426D1D119A13A21D19418C1921BC1AF2B51B42DD1D11E12E12012F627056B29258024413D3191962EA1B532C1D129F0EA3491442771B42AC1D11893A61B33BB Paisley campaigns to 'save Ulster from Sodomy' The Irish Times 7 20 October 1977 2008-05-07 10 October - The Peace Movement founders, Mairéad Corrigan and Betty Williams win the Nobel Peace Prize. Sport Football Irish League Winners: Glentoran Irish Cup Winners: Coleraine 4 - 1 Linfield Golf Moyola Park Golf Club is founded. Births 4 January - Tim Wheeler, singer-songwriter and guitarist. 7 January - Tomm Moore, twice Oscar nominated animator and film maker. 10 January - Michelle O'Neill, Sinn Féin leader. 10 March - Colin Murray, radio DJ. 16 July - Bryan Budd, Parachute Regiment Corporal, posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross (killed on active service 2006 in Afghanistan). 10 August - Danny Griffin, footballer. 23 August - Davy Larmour, footballer. 11 September - Enda Muldoon, Gaelic footballer. 15 October - Paul McKee, sprint athlete. 6 December - Paul McVeigh, footballer. 16 December - Darren Fitzgerald, footballer. Deaths 3 March - Brian Faulkner, Baron Faulkner of Downpatrick, sixth and last Prime Minister of Northern Ireland, Ulster Unionist Party MP (born 1921). 17 April - William Conway, Cardinal Archbishop of Armagh (born 1913). 24 April - Geoffrey Bing, lawyer and Labour politician in UK (born 1909). 2 June - Stephen Boyd, actor (born 1931). 1 August - Bill Loughery, cricketer (born 1907). See also 1977 in Scotland 1977 in Wales References Northern Ireland Category:1977 in Europe