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2000 in Northern Ireland

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	2000 in
Northern Ireland

Decades:	1980s • 1990s • 2000s
Centuries:	20th • 21st
See also:	2000 in the United Kingdom 2000 in Ireland Other events of 2000

Events

11 February - The British government suspends devolution in Northern Ireland.
25 March - David Trimble retains leadership of the Ulster Unionist Party at its annual general meeting, following a challenge from Martin Smyth.
12 April - The Royal Ulster Constabulary is presented with the George Cross by the Queen. ^[1]
6 May - The IRA begins decommissioning its weapons.
30 May - Devolution returns to Northern Ireland.
28 July - last 80 prisoners leave the Maze Prison in Northern Ireland as part of the Northern Ireland peace process. ^[2]
16 September - New extension to the Linen Hall Library is opened.
21 September - William McCrea of the Democratic Unionist Party wins the South Antrim by-election from the Ulster Unionist Party.
11 December - President Clinton of the United States arrives in Dublin for what is his last overseas journey as President.
13 December - Bill Clinton meets with the political leaders of Northern Ireland.

Michael Longley's poetry collection The Weather in Japan is published and wins the T. S. Eliot Prize.
3 December - Susan Lynch receives an Irish Film and Television Academy Award for Best Leading Actress in the film Nora.

Winners: Linfield

Winners: Glentoran 1 - 0 Portadown

The Belfast Giants ice hockey team was established and entered the Ice Hockey Superleague playing at the Odyssey Arena.