Events during the year 1977 in Northern Ireland.
Incumbents Secretary of State - Roy Mason
Events The overt British Army lead in security policy is scaled back in favour of police primacy during the year. 29 May - A massive peace rally takes place in Belfast organized by Betty Williams, Mairéad Corrigan and Ciarán McKeown. May - Shankill Butchers are arrested. 10 August - Elizabeth II visits Northern Ireland as part of her Silver Jubilee celebrations under tight security. September - Rev. Ian Paisley launches the Save Ulster from Sodomy campaign to oppose the decriminalisation of homosexuality. 10 October - The Peace Movement founders, Mairéad Corrigan and Betty Williams win the Nobel Peace Prize. Sport
Football Irish League Winners: Glentoran
Irish Cup Winners: Coleraine 4 - 1 Linfield
Golf Moyola Park Golf Club is founded.
Births 4 January - Tim Wheeler, singer-songwriter and guitarist. 7 January - Tomm Moore, twice Oscar nominated animator and film maker. 10 January - Michelle O'Neill, Sinn Féin leader. 10 March - Colin Murray, radio DJ. 16 July - Bryan Budd, Parachute Regiment Corporal, posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross (killed on active service 2006 in Afghanistan). 10 August - Danny Griffin, footballer. 23 August - Davy Larmour, footballer. 11 September - Enda Muldoon, Gaelic footballer. 15 October - Paul McKee, sprint athlete. 6 December - Paul McVeigh, footballer. 16 December - Darren Fitzgerald, footballer.
Deaths
3 March - Brian Faulkner, Baron Faulkner of Downpatrick, sixth and last Prime Minister of Northern Ireland, Ulster Unionist Party MP (born 1921). 17 April - William Conway, Cardinal Archbishop of Armagh (born 1913). 24 April - Geoffrey Bing, lawyer and Labour politician in UK (born 1909). 2 June - Stephen Boyd, actor (born 1931). 1 August - Bill Loughery, cricketer (born 1907).
See also 1977 in Scotland 1977 in Wales
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