1955 in Northern Ireland

Incumbents

• Monarch - Elizabeth II

  Events

• 21 July - The BBC brings into service its Divis transmitter, its first permanent facility serving Northern Ireland, marking the launch of a television service for Northern Ireland; the 35 kW transmissions can also be readily received in much of the Republic of Ireland.

  Arts and literature

• 22 March - A fire destroys much of the original rococo interior of Florence Court.

  Sport

Football

• Irish League
• Irish Cup

  Births

• 11 January - Brian Gregory, footballer.
• 20 January - Joe Doherty, volunteer in the Provisional Irish Republican Army.
• 25 February - Davy Hyland, Sinn Féin, later independent, MLA.
• 28 March - John Alderdice, Baron Alderdice, Alliance Party politician and Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly 1998-2004.
• 2 April - Michael Stone, Ulster loyalist paramilitary.
• 30 April - BJ Hogg, actor.
• 23 June - Ken Reid, television journalist.
• 6 July - Michael Boyd, theatre director.
• 1 August - Adrian Logan, television sports presenter and reporter.
• 27 September
• *Gerry Convery, Canadian darts player.
• *Felix Healy, footballer and football manager.
• 30 September - Frankie Kennedy, traditional flute and tin whistle player and co-founder of Altan.
• 16 October - Kieran Doherty, volunteer in the Provisional Irish Republican Army.
• 7 December - John McClelland, footballer.
• Undated
• *Bríd Brennan, actress.
• *Billy Hutchinson, Progressive Unionist Party leader.
• *Paddy McKillen, property investor.

  Deaths

• 22 January - Moira O'Neill, poet.
• 11 April - Margaret McCoubrey, suffragette and pacifist.
• 14 May - Robert Quigg, soldier, recipient of the Victoria Cross for gallantry in 1916 at the Battle of the Somme.
• 18 July - Billy McCandless, footballer and football manager.
• 14 December - Paddy Mayne, international rugby union footballer and decorated soldier.
• Undated - Unsinkable Sam, ship's cat.