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==Events== *1 January - Ulster Defence Regiment is established〔Statutory Instrument, 1969 No. 1860 (C. 58) ''The Ulster Defence Regiment Act 1969 (Commencement) Order 1969''.〕〔''New Law Journal'' 120(1).〕 to replace the Ulster Special Constabulary (B-Specials), which is disbanded during April/May. *11 January - Sinn Féin splits into ''Provisional'' and ''Official'' wings over a disagreement on abstentionism. *31 March - Northern Ireland Railways runs the last regular steam-hauled passenger train on a national network in the British Isles, 17.25 Whitehead, County Antrim–Carrickfergus, hauled by Class WT 2-6-4 tank locomotive No. 4. *3 April - Garda Richard Fallon (Republic of Ireland policeman) murdered on duty in Dublin. First policeman killed in the South during the troubles. *16 April - Rev. Dr. Ian Paisley enters the Parliament of Northern Ireland after winning the Bannside by-election.〔(Paisley victory rattles NI parliament )〕 *21 April - The Alliance Party is founded in Northern Ireland. *6 May - Arms Crisis in the Republic of Ireland: The Minister for Finance, Charles Haughey, and the Minister for Agriculture, Neil Blaney, are asked to resign by Taoiseach Jack Lynch. He accuses them of the attempted illegal importation of arms for use by the Provisional IRA. Kevin Boland, the Minister for Local Government, resigns in sympathy with them. *27 May - Captain James Kelly, Albert Luykx and John Kelly are arrested. They are charged with conspiracy to import arms. *28 May - Charles Haughey and Neil Blaney appear in Dublin's Bridewell Court charged, along with Albert Luykx and Capt. Kelly, with conspiracy to import arms. *19 June - United Kingdom General election. *26 June - Riots break out in Derry over the arrest of Mid-Ulster MP Bernadette Devlin.〔(Violence flares as Devlin is arrested. )〕 *2 July - Neil Blaney is cleared of arms conspiracy charges. *3 July-5 July - Falls Road Curfew imposed by the British Army in Belfast.〔 *5 July - After a special cabinet meeting the government demands a ban on all parades in Northern Ireland and the disarmament of civilians. *2 August - The British Army first fires rubber bullets in Belfast. *21 August - A new political party, the Social Democratic and Labour Party, is founded in Northern Ireland under the leadership of Gerry Fitt. *1 September - The New University of Ulster is presented with a Royal Charter by Elizabeth II. *23 October - Charles Haughey, James Kelly, Albert Luykx and John Kelly are acquitted in the Arms Conspiracy Trial. *26 October - Taoiseach Jack Lynch, questioned on his return from the United States, says that there will be no change in fundamental Fianna Fáil policy regarding Northern Ireland. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「1970 in Northern Ireland」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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