“All Kinds of Everything” sung by Derry-born singer Dana wins the Eurovision Song Contest
The UDR begins operations
1970
The Ulster Defense Regiment (UDR), a locally recruited regiment of the British Army, begins operations - replacing the Ulster Special Constabulary
The Alliance Party founded
1970
The Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI) was founded in an effort to appeal to Catholics and Protestants to unite in support of moderate politics
Curfew inposed on Falls Road in Belfast
1970
Rubber bullets introduced
1970
Rubber Bullets are introduced in Northern Ireland for crowd control
The SDLP is established
1970
The Social & Democratic Labour Party (SDLP) is established with Gerry Fitt as leader
100th explosion in an IRA bombing campaign
1970
The 100th explosion in a bombing campaign by the Provisional IRA which resulted in damage to a telephone exchange, electricity substations and public houses.
The First British Soldier to die in the conflict is shot by the IRA
Five killed in landmine attack near a BBC transmitter in Tryone
1971
Two BBC engineers and three construction workers are killed near a BBC transmitter in County Tyrone in a landmine attack which was probably intended for an army patrol
Brian Faulkner becomes Prime Minister of Northern Ireland
1971
The Rev Ian Paisley forms the Democratic Unionist Party
1971
Internment introduced
1971
Internment is introduced, resulting in over 300 people being detained in an initial sweep with widespread protests and 17 deaths
15 Catholics killed in pub bombing
1971
15 Catholic civilians are killed when McGurks Bar in Belfast is bombed by Loyalist Paramilitaries
13 people are shot and killed by paratroopers during a Civil Rights march from the Bogside and Creggan Estate to the Centre of Derry
British Embassy in Dublin burned down
1972
over 30,000 people in Dublin march to the British Embassy and burn it down
Seven people killed in Army barracks
1972
Seven people are killed in a bomb attack at the Aldershot barracks of the Parachute Regiment, in an attack thought to be in retaliation for the Bloody Sunday killings
Direct Rule imposed
1972
Direct Rule from Westminster is imposed on Northern Ireland, suspending the Stormont Parliament
The Ulster Defence Association (UDA) sets up “no-go” areas in Belfast
1972
Bloody Friday
1972
20 bombs are detonated by the Provisional IRA in Belfast in 65 minutes. Nine people are killed and at least 130 seriously injured.
Operation Motorman
1972
4,000 extra troops are brought into Northern Ireland to take part in the dismantling of barricades on the boundaries of the no-go areas
Three IRA car bombs explode in Claudy
1972
Three IRA car bombs explode in Claudy, Co Derry, killing six instantly. A further three die from their injuries in the following days.
Customs Post bombed in Newry
1972
Nine people are killed at a customs post in Newry when a bomb being planted by the IRA explodes prematurely.
Two killed in car bomb attack in Dublin
1972
Two men are killed when car bombs explode in Dublin. No one claims responsibility for the attack, amid rumours of a British covert operation to influence legislation in the Irish Parliament.
Seamus Heaney publishes “Wintering Out”
1972
Raidio na Gaeltachta begins broadcasting
1972
Poetry
Butchers Dozen: A Lesson for the Octave of Widgery Thomas Kinsella