2013 in Northern Ireland

none 2013 Events during the year 2013 in Northern Ireland. Incumbents First Minister - Peter Robinson deputy First Minister - Martin McGuiness Secretary of State - Theresa Villiers Events February 16 February – An Irish Premiership match between Crusaders and Cliftonville was called off on security advice following a Union flag demonstration outside the ground.Irish Premiership: Crusaders-Cliftonville called off www.bbc.co.uk, 16 February 2013 23 February – Ryan Dolan from Strabane, County Tyrone, was announced as Ireland's entry for the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest.Strabane man Ryan Dolan secures Eurovision place in Sweden www.bbc.co.uk, 23 February 2013 c. February – The last working Irish linen factory in Belfast closed.Copeland Linens, Belfast's last working linen factory closes 2013-01-25 2024-04-11 BBC https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-21192216 March 17 March – Saint Patrick's Day festival.All Holidays for 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20121120013533/http://www.bankholidaydates.co.uk/IrelandNorthern/2013.aspx 2012-11-20 Bank Holiday Dates for Northern Ireland. Retrieved: 2012-11-25. April 17 April – The Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso, as patron of the charity Children in Crossfire, began a two-day visit to Derry where he was guest of honour at a Culture of Compassion event. He last visited the city in July 2007.Dalai Lama: 'No alternative to peace process' for Northern Ireland BBC News, 2013-04-18.Visit to the Tibet Institute, Rikon and a Journey to Derry https://web.archive.org/web/20130419102113/http://www.dalailama.com/news/post/933-visit-to-the-tibet-institute-rikon-and-a-journey-to-derry 2013-04-19 The Office of His Holiness The Dalai Lama, 2013-04-18.Working for Peace, Educating the Heart and Cultivating Compassion in Derry https://web.archive.org/web/20130420202228/http://www.dalailama.com/news/post/934-working-for-peace-educating-the-heart-and-cultivating-compassion-in-derry 2013-04-20 The Office of His Holiness The Dalai Lama, 2013-04-19. May 3 May – Brian Shivers was acquitted of any involvement in the 2009 Massereene Barracks shooting. Mr. Shivers, who had cystic fibrosis, had his life sentence overturned, having been jailed since January 2012 in what his solicitor described as a miscarriage of justice.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22405829 Reaction to Brian Shivers verdict BBC 3 May 2013 3 May 2013http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0503/390141-massereene/ Shivers not guilty of Massereene barracks murders RTÉ 3 May 2013 3 May 2013 c. 29 May – Echlinville Distillery at Kircubbin, County Down, was granted the first licence to distil spirits in Northern Ireland in over 130 years.Echlinville Distillery – Irish Whiskey News http://www.whiskyintelligence.com/2013/05/echlinville-distillery-irish-whiskey-news/ Whisky Intelligence 29 May 2013 8 January 2017 June 17–18 June – The 39th G8 summit was held at the Lough Erne Resort in County Fermanagh.https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2012/nov/20/northern-ireland-host-g8-summit Northern Ireland to host G8 summit The Guardian London 2012-11-20 July 12 July – The marching season culminated in The Twelfth celebration of the Glorious Revolution and the Battle of the Boyne, beginning the 2013 Belfast riots. October 25 October – Two letter bombs, one addressed to the chief constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland, Matt Baggott, and another to a senior police officer, were defused by bomb disposal experts at postal sorting offices in Mallusk and Lisburn in County Antrim.Viable letter bomb sent to PSNI chief Matt Baggott RTÉ News, 2013-10-25. 28 October – A letter bomb delivered to the offices of the Public Prosecution Service at Foyle Chambers on Limavady Road in Derry was made safe and taken for forensic examination.Letter bomb discovered at Derry office of Public Prosecution Service The Irish Times, 2013-10-28. 29 October – A letter bomb was sent to Northern Ireland secretary Theresa Villiers. Bomb disposal officers were called to Stormont Castle to deal with it. Villiers was in London at the time.Letter bomb targets Northern Ireland secretary Theresa Villiers The Guardian, 2013-10-29. November 15 November – Musician Van Morrison was awarded the freedom of Belfast.Van the freeman honoured Irish Independent, 2013-11-16. 20 November – A bus driver in Derry was ordered by suspected IRA militants to deliver a bomb to police headquarters, a frequent IRA target. She agreed, but parked the bus and called police, who removed the bomb.Brave bus driver thwarts bomb attempt Irish Independent, 2013-11-22. 24 November – A man was stopped in the Ardoyne area of Belfast by three masked men and forced to drive a bomb to Victoria Square shopping centre in the city centre. The detonator ignited while bomb disposal experts prepared to examine the car but it failed to trigger an explosion.Driver forced to bring bomb to Victoria Square shopping centre Belfast newsletter, 2013-11-25 27 November – Liam Adams, the brother of Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams, was sentenced to sixteen years in prison by Laganside Crown Court in Belfast for sexually abusing his daughter Áine.As Liam Adams is convicted, focus turns to what SF leader knew Irish Times, 2013-11-28. December 3 December – The Smithwick Tribunal inquiry in Dublin into the 1989 Jonesborough ambush found that members of the Garda Síochána colluded with the IRA in the shooting of two RUC officers as they crossed the Irish border.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25199800 BBC News Smithwick: Collusion in Bob Buchanan and Harry Breen murders BBC 3 December 2013 3 December 2013 13 December – An explosion occurred in the Cathedral Quarter of Belfast when extremists opposed to the peace in Northern Ireland left a sports bag containing an explosive on the pavement. Christmas revellers evacuated nearby bars and restaurants. Óglaigh na hÉireann claimed responsibilityTerror attacks continue in heart of Belfast city Irish Independent, 2013-12-16.https://archive.today/20131220023513/http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/northern-ireland/police-foil-car-bomb-plot-29851632.html Police foil car bomb plot The belfast Telegraph, 2013-12-19. 16 December – The army defused a pipe bomb found in the garden of a house in West Belfast. Later, a fire bomb being carried by an extremist ignited in a shop in the Cornmarket shopping district in Belfast, setting the bomber on fire. He fled through the streets in flames, while the device was taken outside by a member of the shop's staff.Belfast fire bomb: Man burst into flames in shop BBC News, 2013-12-17. A man was arrested five days later.Man arrested over Cornmarket, Belfast, fire bomb attack BBC News, 2013-12-21. 18 December – The Police Service of Northern Ireland and Garda Síochána prevented a serious bomb attack, probably on a commercial target in Belfast, by arresting two men and a woman from Dundalk in both Dundalk and County Armagh. Police found equipment and ingredients to create a large fertilizer bomb.Major bomb plot foiled in Northern Ireland The Guardian, 2013-12-19. 31 December – The six-month Haass negotiations concluded without resolving inter-community conflict over flags, parades, and the history of The Troubles.Failure to reach Northern Ireland deal ‘disappointing’ Irish Times, 2013-12-31.https://archive.today/20131231175558/http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/northern-ireland/david-cameron-urges-northern-irelands-politicians-to-keep-going-after-failed-haass-talks-29878156.html David Cameron urges Northern Ireland's politicians to 'keep going' after failed Haass talks Belfast Telegraph, 2013-12-31. The arts Music 12 January — "Sons and Daughters" opening concert for Derry's UK City of Culture year.UK City of Culture 2013 and NI2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120206213350/http://www.discovernorthernireland.com/walledcity/signatureproject/article.aspx?articleID=1491 2012-02-06 Northern Ireland Tourist Board. Retrieved: 2012-11-25. Sports Association football 26 January — Irish Football League Cup final. Athletics 1–10 August — World Police and Fire Games.World Police and Fire Games https://web.archive.org/web/20170713132117/http://www.2013wpfg.com/ 2017-07-13 World Police and Fire Games. Retrieved: 2012-11-25. Deaths 21 January — Inez McCormack, trade union leader (born 1946).https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/inez-mccormack-civil-rights-and-human-rights-activist-who-fought-discrimination-in-ulster-8463996.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/inez-mccormack-civil-rights-and-human-rights-activist-who-fought-discrimination-in-ulster-8463996.html 2022-05-01 subscription live Inez McCormack: Civil rights and human rights activist who fought discrimination in Ulster McKittrick David David McKittrick The Independent London 2013-01-21 2013-01-25 7 November — John Cole, 85, broadcaster and journalist, BBC political editor (1981–1992).Broadcaster John Cole dies aged 85 BBC News, 2013-11-08. 11 November — Eddie McGrady, 78, founder member of the Social Democratic and Labour Party, long illness.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-24900825 BBC News - Former SDLP South Down MP Eddie McGrady dies Bbc.co.uk 2013-11-12 See also 2013 in England 2013 in Scotland 2013 in Wales References Category:2013 in Europe