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Events during the year 2011 in Northern Ireland. ==Events== * 4 January – A partial solar eclipse is visible during sunrise in Northern Ireland.〔(Eclipse signals a duller start to year for workers. ) ''Belfast Telegraph'', 2011-01-04.〕 * 5 January – Edward Stevenson elected grand master of the Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland, replacing Robert Saulters, who held the post for 14 years. * 6 January - Laurence Mackenzie resigns as chief executive of Northern Ireland Water in response to criticism of the organisation's handling of a water shortage. * 26 January – British prime minister David Cameron announces Sinn Féin's Gerry Adams' resignation from the British House of Commons by appointment as Crown Steward and Bailiff of the Manor of Northstead (technically an "office of profit under the Crown").〔(Manor of Northstead ) British Treasury, 2011-01-26.〕〔(Adams resigns from Westminister seat ) ''Irish Independent'', 2011-01-26.〕 This resignation is to enable Adams to stand in the general election in the Republic of Ireland in the Louth constituency, where he is elected on 25 February. *10 June – Sinn Féin's Paul Maskey wins the West Belfast by-election. *20 June – 2011 Northern Ireland riots originate in East Belfast. *25 June – Peace Bridge across the River Foyle in Derry opens. *6 November – Alasdair McDonnell elected new SDLP leader. *30 November – Thousands of public sector workers across Northern Ireland strike in the biggest walk-out in a generation. 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「2011 in Northern Ireland」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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