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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.
John Bruton (until 9 March 1982) Ray MacSharry (from 9 March 1982 until 14 December 1982) Alan Dukes (from 14 December 1982) Chief Justice: Tom O'Higgins; Dáil: 22nd (until 27 January 1982) 23rd (from 9 March 1982 until 4 November 1982) 24th (from 14 December 1982) Seanad: 15th (until 16 April 1982) 16th (from 13 May 1982 until 21 December 1982)
A 2008 poll (conducted by the RTÉ Guide) of Ireland's Top 100 television programmes resulted in Reeling in the Years being voted "most popular home-produced TV programme ever". [2] In 2008, a DVD— Reeling in the 80s —was released for the Irish market—with follow-up DVDs Reeling in the 90s and Reeling in the 70s released in 2009 and 2010 ...
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.
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]
The 13th European Athletics Championships were held from 6 September to 12 September 1982 at the Olympic Stadium in Athens, Greece. Contemporaneous reports on the event were given in the Glasgow Herald .
Claims of state sponsored murder in Ireland; Article on police shootings in the UK "The Stalker Affair" by Paul Lashmar (Violations of Rights in Britain Series 3 No.27) Shoot to Kill, The Stalker and Stevens Inquiries "Murder on the Rock" by Maxine Williams. Article includes a list of suspected shoot-to-kill victims between 1982 and 1986.
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 ...