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Four people were killed in violence relating to the Northern Ireland Troubles in the town of Limavady, County Londonderry. All were Protestants, and all were killed by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA). One was a prison officer and one was a Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) officer. The other two victims were civilians killed by a van ...
7 July: two RUC officers were held up and disarmed in Limavady, County Londonderry. Uniforms, documents, and weapons were seized. [10] [13] 26 July: an INLA sniper shot dead a RUC officer (Robert McPherson) shortly after he left his armoured personnel carrier in Dungiven, County Londonderry. Another RUC officer was seriously injured in the ...
This is a list of lists of deaths of notable people, organized by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in February 2025 ) and then linked below. 2025
Limavady repeated the feat the following season, but lost 1–0 to the same side in a match that was so ill-tempered that, after a Limavady protest about rough play, [6] the Cup and medals were withheld, [7] and both clubs were temporarily expelled from the Irish Football Association, with some thought was given to re-playing the final between ...
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place of death manner of death place of burial Q4679271: Adam Hunter: 1981-06-18 2025-02-05 Australian rules footballer Australian rules football player: Q131858725: Karshan Solanki: 1957 2025-02-04 Indian politician Q15412354: Jiří Čtvrtečka: 1942-12-02 2025-02-04 Czechoslovak canoeist (1942–2025) canoeist: Czechoslovakia: Prague ...
26 January: the IRA shot dead a senior UDR officer and full-time MOD employee (Major George Shaw) outside his home on Coalisland Road, Dungannon, Co. Tyrone. Two concealed IRA members walked over and shot him three times as he left home for work. Another UDR soldier opened fire on the fleeing gunmen as they escaped by hijacking a car. [178 ...
Limavady (/ l ɪ m ə ˈ v æ d i /; from Irish Léim an Mhadaidh 'leap of the dog' [3]) is a market town in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, with Binevenagh as a backdrop. Lying 17 miles (27 km) east of Derry and 14 miles (23 km) southwest of Coleraine, Limavady had a population of 11,279 people at the 2021 Census. [2]