2017 in Northern Ireland
{{short description|none}}
{{YearInNorthernIrelandNav|2017}}
{{Use Irish English|date=February 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2017}}
Events during the year 2017 in Northern Ireland.
Incumbents
- First Minister – Arlene Foster (until 9 January)
- deputy First Minister – Martin McGuinness (until 9 January)
- Secretary of State for Northern Ireland – James Brokenshire
Events
- January – The deputy First Minister, Martin McGuinness resigns in protest of the handling of the Renewable Heat Incentive scandal.{{cite web|title=Deputy First Minister McGuinness resigns|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-38561507|website=BBC News|accessdate=9 February 2018|date=2017}}
- 2 March – 2017 Northern Ireland Assembly election takes place.{{cite news|last1=Clarke|first1=Seán|last2=Guill|first2=Aidan Mac|last3=Dickson|first3=Anne Marie Conlon & Calvin|title=Northern Ireland assembly election: final results|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/ng-interactive/2017/mar/03/northern-ireland-assembly-election-latest-results|website=The Guardian}}
- 8 April – Robin Swann announced as the new Ulster Unionist Party leader.{{cite web|title=Robin Swann becomes new UUP leader|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-politics-39533558|website=BBC News|accessdate=9 February 2018|date=8 April 2017}}
- 8 June – UK General election takes place.{{cite web|last1=Hunt|first1=Alex|last2=Wheeler|first2=Brian|title=General election: What you need to know|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-39631768|website=BBC News|accessdate=9 February 2018|date=2 June 2017}}
The arts
- June – Agreement for filming of Krypton (TV series) at Belfast Harbour Studios.{{cite web|title=Belfast Harbour Studios|publisher=Belfast Harbour|url=https://www.belfast-harbour.co.uk/real-estate/developments/belfast-harbour-studios|accessdate=2020-02-17}}
Deaths
File:Martin McGuinness MLA.jpg]]
- 27 January – Billy Simpson, footballer (b. 1929){{cite news|url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/northern-ireland/linfield/linfield-to-honour-exstriker-and-rangers-legend-billy-simpson-35403000.html|title=Linfield to honour ex-striker and Rangers legend Billy Simpson|newspaper=Belfast Telegraph|date=27 January 2017|accessdate=4 February 2017}}
- 1 March – P. J. Bradley, politician (b. 1940)
- 21 March – Martin McGuinness, Sinn Féin politician and presidential candidate, amyloidosis (b. 1950).[https://www.rte.ie/news/2017/0321/861287-martin-mcguinness-death/ Martin McGuinness dies after short illness.] rte.ie.
- 4 June – Patrick G. Johnston, physician (b. 1958)
- 11 June – Alan Campbell, Pentecostal pastor (b. 1949)
- 25 June – Robert Overend, farmer, businessman and Unionist politician (b. 1930)
- 24 October – Glenn Barr, UDA politician and advocate, member of Northern Ireland Assembly and Constitutional Convention (b. 1942){{Cite web |url=https://www.derrynow.com/news/tributes-paid-derry-loyalist-glenn-barr-dies-age-75/191089 |title=Tributes paid after Derry loyalist Glenn Barr dies at the age of 75. |access-date=1 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171104054905/https://www.derrynow.com/news/tributes-paid-derry-loyalist-glenn-barr-dies-age-75/191089 |archive-date=4 November 2017 |url-status=dead }}