October 5th, 1968: NICRA and the Derry Housing Action Committee (DHAC) decide to hold a march to protest at housing in the city. This is addressed in the CAIN FAQ which notes "It may prove as difficult to agree on a date for the end of 'the Troubles' as it is to agree on the date of beginning of the violent conflict". 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December 9th, 1968: Northern Ireland premier Terence O’Neill defends reforms he is proposing in his famous televised Ulster “stands at the crossroad” speech. Film report on Buncrana and Moville damage, Garda comments, UFF refers to Dublin interference in Northern Ireland, H.Annesley (RUC Chief) comments. Friday, August 15th, 1969: The violence continues in Belfast with constant fire fights between nationalists and loyalists in west Belfast. Pope Paul VI calls on Catholics and Protestants to recognise their common Christian heritage. A ceasefire is called and the Battle of the Bogside is over. This page was last edited on 15 December 2020, at 17:54. Loyalist and Republican paramilitaries exchange gunfire, leading to the deaths of seven people. It includes Ulster Volunteer Force bombings such as the Dublin and Monaghan bombings in May 1974, and other Loyalist bombings carried out in the 1970s, 80s & 90s, the last of which was in 1997. 18 September 1993 – On the day of the All-Ireland hurling final, Loyalists claim responsibility for planting a small bomb and cutting communication cables near to Store Street Garda station. Timeline: How Northern Ireland's violence unfolded; Belfast rioting 'worst seen in N Ireland in years' Much of the focus in talks with Brussels on … Loyalists were the main culprits. At. He had been beaten with clubs by a number of men and left for dead. It is believed the LVF was behind the failed attack. Sunday, August 17th, 1969: Gunmen attack the South Armagh RUC station in Crossmaglen and a hand grenade is thrown. This article lists the major violent and political incidents during the Troubles and peace process in Northern Ireland, from the late 1960s until today. This is a timeline of the events and actions during the Irish Troubles 1969 - 1998 that were carried out in mainland Britain, the vast majority of which were carried out by Irish Republican paramilitaries mainly the Provisional IRA were by far the most active but both the Official IRA and the Irish National Liberation Army, also carried out a number of attacks, which included bombings and shootings. Six people die in clashes, five in Belfast, including a child, and one in Armagh, 121 people are treated in hospital of whom 42 had been shot following gun battles between the RUC and the B Specials on the one side and nationalists on the other. 20 February 1982 - The INLA shot dead a Garda Síochána, Patrick Reynolds, at a house in Avonbeg Gardens, 20 September 1982 - The INLA claimed responsibility for bombing a radar station on. These hunger strikes are called off in December. - Loyalist UFF has admitted fire bombs attacks in Donegal and Dublin. 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This timeline lists known examples of paramilitary and politically motivated violence in the Troubles in Northern Ireland, between 1985 and 1989. 'There was little indication in 1963 of the turmoil that was about to engulf Northern Ireland.' The origins of problems in the region stretch centuries back to the Anglo-Norman intervention of Ireland in 1167, when England first laid roots in the area. Streams of refugees from nationalist areas of Belfast travel south. Among the dead is Patrick Rooney (9) who becomes the first child to be killed in the Troubles. The duration of the Troubles is conventionally dated from the riots of 1968 to the Good Friday Agreement of 1998. British troops are also deployed in both the Falls Road and Shankill Road areas of Belfast where there are repeated clashes between Catholics and Protestants. The Red Cross in Mullingar are looking after 51 Belfast families who had fled the fighting. It's believed the UFV are behind the bombing. The Troubles was a period of conflict in Northern Ireland that lasted from the late 1960s until the Good Friday Agreement in 1998. January 23rd: Patrick Giuseppe Conlon, father of Gerard Conlon and a member of the Maguire Seven, dies in a British prison. 22 June 1975 – Christopher Phelan stabbed to death after he came upon the UVF attempting to place a bomb on the railway line near Sallins on 22 June 1975. The slogan “one man one vote” is born. This descent into violence precipitated the need for armed forces on both sides. The RUC intervene and follow the nationalist crowd back into the Bogside. RUC officers followed by loyalist protesters attempt to invade the Bogside leading to rioting which goes on all night. 7 August 1979 - A civilian was shot dead by the IRA during a bank robbery in Strand Street, Tramore, County Waterford. The Troubles (Irish language: Na Trioblóidí) was a period of conflict in Northern Ireland involving republican and loyalist paramilitaries, the British security forces, and civil rights groups. Sixteen garda are injured and at least 60 premises in the city centre are attacked and burnt. The march is banned by the Stormont Government, but goes ahead anyway. Monday, August 11th, 1969: The Northern Ireland cabinet meets in emergency session, but decides not to ban the Apprentice Boys parade for the following day. These chronologies are regularly updated as new information becomes available. Unlike our timeline, the Troubles ended with Northern Ireland reuniting with the Republic of Ireland sometime during the 1990s through violent means rather than something like a referendum. McAvoy had sold portable buildings to the, 31 January 1987 - Mary McGlinchey, an INLA activist and wife of INLA leader. These attacks killed dozens of people and injured hundreds more. 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March 27th: The Saville Inquiry into Bloody Sunday commences its hearings in Derry. 31 October 1973 – The IRA use a hijacked helicopter to free three of their members from the exercise yard of, 22 March 1975 – The funeral of IRA member Tom Smith, shot dead during an escape attempt from, 16 October 1976 - A house that was booby-trapped by the. Bogside residents vow not to allow the RUC into the Bogside again. Saturday, August 16th, 1969: Violence spreads to both Dublin and London. 19 July 1991 - Thomas Oliver (43) a civilian from Dundalk in County Louth was shot dead by the IRA who claimed he was a police informer. 3 July 1976 - the UFF claimed responsibility for bombing four hotels in the Republic of Ireland. His body was found near his home in Thistle Cross. 9 August 1985 - A train travelling from Belfast to Dublin was severely damaged after the INLA planted 4 bombs in the carriages. The RUC stand by and watch. 26 December 1969 – The UVF plant a bomb at the Daniel O’Connell statue on O’Connell Street. By contrast, the Catholic minority had been politically marginalised. Es ist schwierig festzustellen, ab wann die Geschichte Irlands zur Vorgeschichte des Konflikts (The Troubles) wurde.Er begann im Prinzip bereits im Mittelalter. April 19th, 1969: A rally at Derry’s Guildhall by nationalists is attacked by stone-throwing loyalists. Zeitleiste der Probleme - Timeline of the Troubles. A mob attacks the British Embassy in Dublin on the nights of August 16th and 17th. Protestanten, meist Nachkommen englischer und schottischer Einwanderer, die als Unionisten oder Loyalisten ein Teil des Vereinigten Königreichs Großbritannien und Nordirland bleiben wollen. He dies during disturbances in north Belfast. They force Northern Ireland’s Parliament, which is led by Unionists who favor a political union between Ireland and Great Britain, to make civil rights reforms. The following day a UFF spokesman said the UFF had "the potential to cause death and destruction" and that "the warning should not go on unheeded". There were no injuries. No injuries. Brian Hanley - The impact of the Troubles on the Republic of Ireland, 1968-79: Boiling volcano? 2 July 1970 – A bomb damages the main Dublin-Belfast railway line at Baldoyle. Northern Ireland was the site of "The Troubles" sectarian conflict, which wound down in 1998 - but Brexit has been partially blamed for igniting old tensions. 8 June 1994 - A small incendiary device was found in a snooker hall in Trim in County Meath, which was planted by the UFF, the device was found after the UDA issued a statement saying firebombs had been planted in the Republic of Ireland. 22 August 1998 - After a 24-year campaign, the INLA declared a ceasefire. It emerged he had worked in West Germany for a time where he had business deals with both American and British army personnel at NATO bases. Timeline of the Northern Ireland Troubles & List of those Murdered in 1969. The Northern Ireland government calls in the British army who are deployed for the first time during the Troubles. 5 March 1996 - INLA volunteer John Fennell was beaten to death by other INLA volunteers in Bundoran, County Donegal, in the course of an internal dispute. He had been abducted in May 1987; it is believed the killing was related to the INLA/IPLO feud. RUC officers enter the home of Sammy Devanney in William Street and beat him and his family. Aus Wikipedia, der freien Enzyklopädie . By Sunday evening 274 refugees from the North have entered Gormanstown army camp and 26 have gone to Finner Camp in Donegal. Eine Liste der am Konflikt beteiligten Gruppen finden Sie unter Übersicht über die Probleme Eine Chronologie des Friedensprozesses finden Sie unter Friedensprozess in Nordirland . The number of civilians injured in Northern Ireland increases to more than 500 with 226 policemen treated for injuries. At least 25 families in Andersonstown are burnt out of their homes by Protestant gangs and similar number of families are left homeless on the Falls Road. 5 January 1994 – Two members of the Irish Army bomb disposal unit are injured when a parcel bomb sent by the UVF to the Sinn Féin offices in Dublin exploded during examination at Cathal Brugha barracks. Despite some intermingling of the English and Irish population, the two were never completely united. February 11th: The British Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Peter Mandelson, suspends the Northern Ireland Assembly and reintroduces Direct Rule, citing a lack of progress with the decommissioning of paramilitary groups. Nationalists in Derry call on nationalists elsewhere in Northern Ireland to rise and relieve the pressure on the Bogside. Tuesday, August 12th, 1969: Clashes begin at 2.30pm in the afternoon as the Apprentice Boys parade ends. Protests erupt in Northern Ireland due to long-growing tension felt by Catholics who have lived under the Protestant Unionist party’s 50 … He is killed when a tracer bullet rips through his family’s Divis Street flat. Der Nordirlandkonflikt (englisch The Troubles, irisch Na Trioblóidí) ist ein bürgerkriegsartiger Identitäts- und Machtkampf zwischen zwei Bevölkerungsgruppen in Nordirland: . They are also responsible for leaving firebombs in bedrooms in four Dublin hotels (Wynns, The Gresham, The Skylon and The Crofton). 10 August 1984 - Garda officer Francis Hand was shot dead by the IRA in Drumcree, 23 March 1985 - An alleged Garda informant (John Corcoran) was shot dead by the IRA at, 20 April 1985 - The INLA planted two bombs in. August 1995 - INLA Hunger Strike 5 August – 1 September - four INLA Volunteers in. A happy and respected province, in good standing with the rest of the United Kingdom? 6 May 1988 - IRA volunteer Hugh Hehir was shot and killed by the Garda Special Branch following a bank raid in. 8 February 1971 – The Wolfe Tone statue at St. Stephen's Green is destroyed by a Loyalist bomb. Also actions carried out by Irish Republicansincluding bombings, prison escapes, kidnappings, and gun battle… The device was discovered and defused. Notice how the latest end-date is 2007. It is thought UVF members were to blame. Petrol bombs are thrown at 4.40pm by nationalist protesters and the RUC responds with tear gas. 12 September 1994 - The UVF planted a bomb on the Belfast-Dublin train. Their presence also brings a temporary calm to other parts of Belfast. 26 January 1971 - A bomb exploded at a Customs & Excise station in. 1 May 1998 - Ronan MacLochlainn (28), a dissident Irish Republican Army (IRA) member, was shot dead when the Garda Síochána (the Irish police) foiled a raid by six armed men on a security van near Ashford. 24 January 1994 - Incendiary devices that had been planted by the UFF, were found at a school in Dundalk in County Louth and at a postal sorting office in Dublin. Or a place continually torn apart by riots and demonstrations, regarded by the rest of Britain as a political outcast?”. This period, euphemistically known as the Troubles, would span more than 30 years and claim thousands of lives, both military and civilian. 2 February 1972 – The British Embassy on, 19 November 1972 - A week after giving a controversial interview to RTÉ radio, IRA, 26 November - A Garda, two civilians and two Provisional IRA volunteers were injured during an exchange of shots after a foiled attempt to free IRA. Northern Ireland has suffered a disturbing eruption of violence in the week following Good Friday, with heated clashes breaking out in Belfast, Londonderry, Newtownabbey, Carrickfergus and Ballymena in scenes many hoped had been left behind in the 20 One of the first actions by Westminster was to order the dismantling of the ‘no-go’ areas set up in 1969. It is believed it was planted by a dissident Loyalist paramilitary like the, 23 February 1998 - The LVF claimed responsibility for planting a small car bomb outside a. 27 - 28 July 1991 - UFF exploded seven incendiary devices in a number of shops in the Republic of Ireland. There were explosions in Dublin. We welcome information about errors or incidents not listed here. These attacks killed a number of civilians, police, soldiers, and Republican paramilitaries. In Derry, fierce fighting continues in William Street and Little James’s Street. June 10th: Eight Provisional IRA prisoners engineer an escape from Crumlin Road prison in Belfast.October: IRA prisoners in HM Prison Maze follow the Blanket Protest and Dirty Protest with a series of hunger strikes. The Ulster Special Constabulary, better known as the B Specials, is called up. 14 February 1976 - A bomb exploded without warning on the main street of Swanlinbar, County Cavan, Republic of Ireland. Photograph: Express Newspapers/Getty. Clonard Monastery in Clonard Gardens come under attack from militant loyalists supported by Ian Paisley, but they are repulsed. Indeed the present situation is the inevitable outcome of the policies pursued for decades by successive Stormont governments. Catholic workers stay away from Belfast’s dockyards, one of the main sources of employment in the city. May 10th: The Continuity IRA calls on the Provisional IRA to hand over all its weapons to those “prepared to defend the Republic”. March 31st: An Orange Order parade triggers three days of rioting and violence in Belfast. 16 September 1970 - A Loyalist bomb exploded in a classroom of Trentaghmucklagh National School just outside. Hugh McCabe (20), a nationalist, becomes the first British soldier to die in the Troubles, but he dies while home on leave during armed clashes with loyalists. It was clear that the British government had to do something to try to quieten the situation. 7 September 1977 – John Lawlor (38), a suspected informer, is killed by the IRA in Timmons Bar (later called Leonard's), on the corner of Watling Street and Victoria Quay. The Troubles - Geschichte des Nordirlandkonflikts. The following is a timeline of Northern Irish conflict ("The Troubles") actions which took place in the Republic of Ireland between 1969 and 1998. Dozens of police and civilians are injured.June 24th: Nationalist MP Bernadette Devlin is arrested after losing an appeal against a conviction stemming from the Bogside riots in 1969. January 4th, 1969: The People’s Democracy movement organise a march from Belfast to Derry on New Year’s Day 1969. 3 August 1973 – A cashier James Farrell (54) is killed by the IRA during an armed robbery while delivering wages to British Leyland factory, Cashel Road, Crumlin. 28 – 29 October 1972 – A 12lbs bomb is planted in Connolly Station, Amiens Street by Loyalists but dismantled by the Irish Army before it went off. He condemns the “bitter riots and harsh repression”. 28 January 1979 – English salesman Arthur Lockett (29) is found dead in Ticknock in the Dublin mountains. February 1967: The Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association (NICRA) is founded as a non-sectarian organisation to tackle the perceived bias of the Unionist majority government against the nationalist minority. 17 March 1973 - A UDA volunteer died when the car bomb he was transporting exploded prematurely as he parked outside Kirk's Bar, Cloughfin, 29 June 1973 - Shortly before 3 a.m. a bomb exploded at the Vocational School at, 28 September 1973 - A car bomb exploded outside a grocery shop and house in, 11 September 1974 - There was an attempted, 8 December 1974 - Loyalists paramilitaries bombed a Catholic church St. Mary's in, 10 January 1975 - The UVF claimed responsibility for shooting dead, 9 March 1975 - Loyalists firebombed a fleet of. June 25th: Devlin’s arrest sparks three days of unrest and rioting in Derry and Belfast. 30 December 1971 – PIRA member Jack McCabe (55) is killed in a premature bomb explosion in a garage, Swords Road, Santry. IRA volunteers Eamonn Nolan and Aaron O'Connell were later charged with the murder and robbery. 25 May 1997 - a small bomb was found and defused in Dundalk. David Linton becomes the first Protestant civilian to die in the Troubles. Alternative Title: Northern Ireland conflict. Video: Enda O'Dowd & Ronan McGreevy, Police under attack during the civil rights demonstration in the Bogside area of Derry city. Lynch calls for a UN peacekeeping force for Northern Ireland are rejected by the British government. - Loyalists leave fire bomb in Dublin shopping centre. Also known internationally as the Northern Ireland conflict, it is sometimes described as an " irregular war " or " low-level war ". 7 June 1996 - Jerry McCabe, then a Detective in Garda Síochána (the Irish police service), was shot dead during a post office robbery in Adare. See Article History. On Oct. 30, in response to the British move to impose direct rule again, the IRA suspended contact with the arms inspectors who were overseeing the disarmament of Northern Ireland's guerilla and paramilitary groups. 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No injuries. Nine people are arrested and 45 people injured. The following is a timeline of Northern Irish conflict ("The Troubles") actions which took place in the Republic of Ireland between 1969 and 1998. 8 May 1998 - A pipe bomb which was hidden in a package was sent to a Dublin tourist office. Gardaí believed it was the work of the UVF. “What kind of Ulster do you want? It was the fourth time the British government had had to take back political control of Northern Ireland since the Northern Ireland Assembly came into being in Dec. 1999. It includes Ulster Volunteer Force bombings such as the Dublin and Monaghan bombings in May 1974, and other Loyalist bombings carried out in the 1970s, 80s & 90s, the last of which was in 1997. The Irish army establishes four field hospitals - three in Donegal and one in Cavan. July 2nd: Violence breaks out again in Drumcree, P… 2 May 1976 - Seamus Ludlow (49) was killed in the early hours of the morning. 20 February 1976 – A 25 lbs. These attacks killed dozens of people and injured hundreds more. The bomb was defused by the Irish Army. They list six areas of reform of local government. It is clear, also, that the Irish government can no longer stand by and see innocent people injured and perhaps worse.”. The RUC baton charge protesters and the images of police violence are captured on television. Wednesday, August 13th, 1969: The rioting spreads to other parts of Northern Ireland including Belfast, Newry, Coalisland, Enniskillen, Lurgan, Omagh, Dungiven, Strabane and Dungannon. It is believed the UVF was responsible. Timeline of Northern Ireland Troubles: from conflict to peace process. 1 Northern Ireland: Bus hijacked and set on fire as disorder continues 2 Cork to permanently pedestrianise 17 streets for outdoor dining 3 Jason Corbett’s killers Molly and … The wholly Protestant force numbers between 9,000 and 10,000 men. On the fourth day of the march at Burntollet Bridge outside Derry, the protesters are attacked with sticks and stones by a loyalist mob. From the late 1960s, the world watched in despair as Northern Ireland unravelled into unrest and violence. Lockett had been boasting in a pub that he had connections in the British Army. Following Prince Charles' historic meeting with Sinn Fein's Gerry Adams in Ireland today, we look back at … The RUC send out the riot police and pitched battles go on all night. In February the British Embassy in Dublin was burnt. The Battle of the Bogside in August 1969 led to the deployment of the British army to Northern Ireland and the start of what became known as the Troubles. The Troubles (Irish: Na Trioblóidí) was an ethno-nationalist period of conflict in Northern Ireland that lasted about 30 years from the late 1960s to the late 1990s. How did Northern Ireland descend into the 'Troubles', and what was done to find a solution? How did Northern Ireland descend into the 'Troubles', and what was done to find a solution? Relations between the Republic of Ireland and Britain had reached a new low during the hunger strikes. McCabe had been active in the IRA since the 1930s. 7 November 1986 – Two bombs planted by the UFF exploded in litter bins on Dublin's main street but caused no deaths or injuries, and two others were found and defused. Northern Ireland violence: A timeline of the clashes erupting in Belfast and Derry. Oliver's body was found in Bellek in County Armagh. 29 March 1992 - In Dublin, Garda confirm incendiary device started fire in city centre store. pp.30, Anne Cadwallader - "Lethal Allies: British Collusion In Ireland" p.13, Ken Wharton: Another Bloody Chapter In An Endless Civil War. 18 February 1970 - The UVF exploded a bomb at a 240-foot radio mast on Mongorry Hill, near, 26 March 1970 – A bomb damages an electricity substation in. No injuries. 3 March 1997 - A bomb was found outside a Sinn Féin office in Monaghan. The IRA responded by … By 1969, the Provisional IRA (PIRA) was formed, a breakaway f… Northern Ireland has seen 10 days of sporadic violence, with crowds of predominantly young people rioting in towns and cities almost nightly since the end of March. July 3rd: Following the deaths of four Protestants in a gu… Rioting spreads to East Belfast and houses and shops are set on fire. 4 June 1997 - INLA volunteer John Morris was shot dead by the Gardaí during an armed robbery in Inchicore, Dublin. 11 November 1986 - Eleven hoax bomb warnings at various businesses in Dublin's, 7 and 8 February 1987 – The UFF exploded incendiary devices in, February 1991 – Two crude incendiary bombs in an. 20 August 1985 - shot and killed Seamus McAvoy (46) at his home in Dublin, Republic of Ireland. Taoiseach Jack Lynch goes on television and makes his famous “not stand idly by” speech though this was a paraphrase. It suggests the most common end-dates are 1997, 1998, 1999, 2005 and 2007. Teenager Gerald McAuley (15), a member of the Fíanna Éireann, the youth wing of the IRA, is killed during street disturbances in the Falls area of Dublin. 112 people are taken to hospital, 91 policemen and 21 civilians are injured. A riot breaks out in London outside the Ulster Office in Berkeley Street where nationalist supporters clashed with the Metropolitan Police. 17 January 1971 – Daniel O’Connell's tomb in Glasnevin Cemetery is damaged by a Loyalist bomb. 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