Events during the year 1928 in Northern Ireland.
Incumbents Governor - The Duke of Abercorn Prime Minister - James Craig
Events 29 January – In Belfast, members of the nationalist opposition protest at the Ulster Unionist Party government's plan to abolish the single transferable vote. 19 May – The foundation stone of the new Northern Ireland Parliament Building is laid at Stormont. 28 June – The keel of the first 1000 ft (300 m)-long ocean liner, Oceanic, for the White Star Line, is laid by Harland and Wolff in Belfast; construction is delayed, and will be cancelled in 1929. The struggling Clogher Valley Railway is taken over by a committee of management appointed by Tyrone and Fermanagh County Councils. Work starts on building the Royal Courts of Justice, Belfast, completed in 1933. Irish Linen Guild established.
Sport
Football International 4 February Northern Ireland 1 - 2 Wales 25 February Scotland 0 - 1 Northern Ireland (in Glasgow) 22 October England 2 - 1 Northern Ireland (in Liverpool)
Irish League Winners: Belfast Celtic
Irish Cup Winners: Willowfield 1 - 0 Larne
Derry City are founded, entering the Irish League the following year. 7 April – Ballymena United F.C. are founded as Ballymena Football Club.
Births 19 February – Sam Cree, playwright (died 1980). 7 April – James White, science fiction novelist (died 1999). 18 April (in London) – Anne Dickson, Unionist Party of Northern Ireland MP. 17 June – Basil McIvor, Ulster Unionist politician (died 2004) 28 June – John Stewart Bell, physicist and originator of Bell's Theorem (died 1990). 25 July – Jimmy Jones, footballer (died 2014) 5 October – David Hammond, singer, filmmaker and broadcaster (died 2008). 30 October – Charles Brett, lawyer, journalist, author and founding member of the Ulster Architectural Heritage Society (died 2005). 19 December – Eve Bunting, author (died 2023 in the United States).
Deaths 19 November – Edward O'Neill, 2nd Baron O'Neill, politician (born 1839)
See also 1928 in Scotland 1928 in Wales
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