Key Events of the Northern Ireland Conflict

Key Events of the Northern Ireland Conflict

 

• Civil Rights Campaign (1964 to 1972)

   

• Derry March (5 October 1968);

   

• People's Democracy March (1 January 1969 to 4 January 1969);

   

• Deployment of British Troops (14 August 1969 to 31 July 2007);

   

• Internment (1971 to 1975)

   

• 'Bloody Sunday' (30 January 1972);

   

• Introduction of Direct Rule (30 March 1972);

   

• 'Bloody Friday' (21 July 1972);

   

• Sunningdale Agreement (6 December 1973 to 9 December 1973);

   

• Ulster Workers' Council Strike (May 1974)

   

• Dublin and Monaghan bombs (17 May 1974);

   

• IRA Truce (9 February 1975 to 23 January 1976);

   

• Constitutional Convention (8 May 1975 to 5 March 1976);

   

• United Unionist Action Council (UUAC) Strike (3 May 1977 to 13 May 1977);

   

• Hunger Strike (1981)

   

• Northern Ireland Assembly (November 1982 - June 1986)

 

• Anglo-Irish Agreement (15 November 1985);

   

• Brooke / Mayhew Talks (April 1991 to November 1992);

   

• Peace Process (1993 to the present)

   

• Omagh Bomb (15 August 1998).

   

Other events
For all other events not covered in the sections above see 'A Chronology of the Conflict - from 1968'.

List of deaths
For information on all those killed during the conflict see Sutton's Index of Deaths.

The basic structure for each of the Key Events is the same. Those consulting a particular event will find: a set of main web pages, a selected reading list, a summary, a chronology, background information, and a list of source material. Users can also find details of organisations and individuals who were prominent during the particular events by clicking on the background to the conflict.

CAIN would welcome contributions in the form of articles or source material from individuals or oganisations. Anyone considering making a contribution should consult the CAIN guidelines to preparing such material, and the list of contributors which contains details of the subjects covered to date.