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Olympic songs and anthems are adopted officially by International Olympic Committee (or by official broadcasters and partners selected by IOC), to be used prior to the Olympic Games and to accompany the games during the event.
Week ending Song Artist Ref. 2 January "One of Us" ABBA: 9 January 16 January 23 January "The Land of Make Believe" Bucks Fizz: 30 January 6 February "Oh Julie" Shakin' Stevens: 13 February
11 March – Frank McGuinness's first play, The Factory Girls, set in a Donegal shirt factory, was premiered on the Abbey Theatre's Peacock stage in Dublin. [3]22 April – Graham Reid's play The Hidden Curriculum, set in West Belfast, was premiered on the Peacock Stage of the Abbey Theatre in Dublin.
Three RUC officers are killed by an IRA bomb near Lurgan. [4] The Homosexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 1982 comes into effect, decriminalising homosexuality in Northern Ireland for those aged 18 or older. 11 November - The killing of three unarmed IRA members at an RUC checkpoint in Craigavon, County Armagh.
TG Lurgan is a musical project launched by Coláiste Lurgan, an independent summer school based in Connemara, a Gaeltacht, where the Irish language is the predominant spoken language. TG Lurgan releases interpretations as covers of many popular tunes with new lyrics in the Irish language .
Daniel Wiffen has become the first athlete from Northern Ireland to win an Olympic gold medal in 36 years in the 800m freestyle in Paris.
At the 2024 Paris Olympics, breaking (also known as breakdancing) made its debut as an Olympic sport—and Rachael Gunn of Team Australia quickly inspired a flurry of memes and jokes after a video ...
Tennis is played by Lurgan Tennis Club which is in Lurgan Park. Lurgan Golf Club is an 18-hole parkland course bordering on Lurgan lake. [citation needed] The Lurgan Park Rally, inaugurated in 1980, was one of the largest motorsport events on the island of Ireland. However, the event has been on hiatus since 2017. [citation needed]