2025 in Northern Ireland

Events from the year 2025 in Northern Ireland.

Incumbents

Events

=January=

1 January –
Responsibility for regulating medicines in Northern Ireland returns to UK authorities under the Windsor Framework, with the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) having UK-wide responsibility for the licencing of medicines.{{Cite web |first=John |last=Campbell |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1lnyqjg70jo |title=NI medicines regulation returns to UK under Windsor Framework |date=1 January 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |access-date=1 January 2025}}
The Met Office issues a yellow weather warning for ice as temperatures are set to fall overnight on 1–2 January.{{Cite web |first=Barra |last=Best |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn4xn2gp8pko |title=Wales weather: Met Office yellow warnings for ice and heavy snow |date=1 January 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |access-date=1 January 2025}}
2 January – Archaeologists announce they have discovered the remains of a courtyard and building complex dating back at least 300 years on the Castle Ward estate in County Down.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly2qp4y113o |title=Castle Ward: Remains of 300-year-old buildings found at estate |date=2 January 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |access-date=2 January 2025}}
4 January – A statue of musician Rory Gallagher is unveiled at Belfast's Ulster Hall.{{Cite web |first1=Ross |last1=McKee |first2=Bernie |last2=Allen |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ced8jpdevjeo |title=Belfast: Rory Gallagher statue unveiled outside Ulster Hall |date=4 January 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |access-date=4 January 2025}}
6 January – Criminal barristers in Northern Ireland begin a four-week strike, withdrawing their services from legally-aided court cases in a dispute over legal aid.{{Cite news |date=6 January 2025 |title=Northern Ireland criminal barristers begin boycott of legal aid cases |url=https://www.irishlegal.com/articles/northern-ireland-barristers-begin-boycott-of-legal-aid-cases |access-date=10 January 2025 |work=Irish Legal News}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr4rvz40k9po |title=Barristers in NI begin four-week strike in legal aid dispute |date=6 January 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |access-date=6 January 2025}}
10 January – A man is charged in connection with the shooting of an off-duty police officer in County Antrim on 6 January.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5ye8kxk5k6o |title=Newtownabbey: Attempted murder charge after off-duty police officer shot |date=10 January 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |access-date=11 January 2025}} He is remanded in custody the following day, charged with nine offences including attempted murder.{{Cite web |first=Ita |last=Dungan |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62e8jplxn3o |title=Newtownabbey: Man, 29, in court over off-duty PSNI officer shooting |date=11 January 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |access-date=11 January 2025}}
12 January – A ceremony is held in Madrid's Cathedral of Alcala de Henares to recognise Sister Clare Crockett, a nun from Derry who was killed during an earthquake in Ecuador in 2016, as a candidate for sainthood.{{Cite web |first=Bernie |last=Allen |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn4mzdxjlj1o |title=Sister Claire Crockett: Derry nun's family 'proud' as sainthood journey begins |date=12 January 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |access-date=12 January 2025}}
13 January – Addressing reporters as Stormont reconvenes after the Christmas break, First Minister Michelle O'Neill describes the pressure on Northern Ireland's health service as "dire and diabolical".{{Cite web |first=Jayne |last=McCormack |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0lzpw2k64no |title=Northern Ireland hospital pressures are dire – Michelle O'Neill |date=13 January 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |access-date=13 January 2025}}
15 January – Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer tells the House of Commons the UK government will look at "every conceivable way" to prevent Gerry Adams, the former President of Sinn Féin, from receiving compensation after it emerged that repealing the Troubles Legacy Act could allow him to claim compensation for unlawful detention during the 1970s.{{Cite web |first=Jayne |last=McCormack |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0jn1zg1ew9o |title=Gerry Adams: PM says government will try to block payout |date=15 January 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |access-date=15 January 2025}}
16 January –
Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic announce restrictions on animal imports from Germany following an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1kmej9nd00o |title=Foot-and-mouth: NI restricts imports from Germany |date=16 January 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |access-date=9 February 2025}}
The White House confirms that former Democratic Unionist Party MP Ian Paisley Jr will attend the inauguration of Donald Trump in Washington.{{Cite web |first=Enda |last=McClafferty |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckgy1039kvyo |title=Donald Trump: Former DUP MP Ian Paisley to attend inauguration |date=16 January 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |access-date=9 February 2025}}
17 January –
The Court of Appeal upholds the convictions of George Kirkpatrick, Eric Cullen and Cyril Cullen, known as the Castlewellan Three, for the murder of Catholic teenager Francis Rice in Castlewellan in 1975. The men, who served 14 years in prison, have always denied responsibility for the crime.{{Cite web |first=Lyndsey |last=Telford |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cedn9z6nvv7o |title=Francis Rice murder: 'Castlewellan three' have 1981 conviction upheld |date=17 January 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |access-date=17 January 2025}}
A "significant" fire breaks out at a recycling plant in Coleraine in the early hours of the morning. The Fire Service later concludes the blaze started accidentally.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8j80y47xgdo |title=Coleraine: Fire at recycling plant accidental, says fire service |date=18 January 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |access-date=9 February 2025}}
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs confirms that bird flu has been found in three wild birds in Northern Ireland, the first occurrence of the illness in the wild since 2023.{{Cite web |first=Louise |last=Cullen |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9qjjxx1jzeo |title=County Tyrone: Bird flu detected in three wild birds |date=17 January 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |access-date=9 February 2025}}
20 January –
Northern Ireland's civil servants are offered a 9% pay deal, with a 3% rise backdated to August 2024, and a 6% pay rise from August 2025.{{Cite web |first=John |last=Campbell |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn015127lvzo |title=Northern Ireland civil servants offered 9% pay deal |date=20 January 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |access-date=21 January 2025}}
Following his conviction at Dublin's Central Criminal Court in December, Irish Defence Force soldier Kielan Mooney, who is from Derry, is sentenced to eight and a half years in prison for the rape of a female colleague at a hotel in Dublin.{{Cite web |first=Aoife |last=Moore |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2k8y0m50po |title=Kielan Mooney: Irish soldier from Derry jailed for rape |date=20 January 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |access-date=21 January 2025}}
22 January – The Department for Infrastructure launches a consultation on whether MoT tests for some private cars, motorcycles and light goods vehicles should be changed to every two years.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwy1nwgwexgo |title=MoT: Consultation on holding tests every other year in NI |date=22 January 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |access-date=22 January 2025}}
25 January – Sinn Féin lifts its suspension on Belfast City Councillor JJ Magee following an investigation by the Local Government Commissioner for Standards.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckg040xyn4ro |title=Sinn Féin councillor's suspension lifted |date=25 January 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |access-date=25 January 2025}}
28 January –
A public inquiry begins into the 1998 Omagh bombing.{{Cite web |first=Julian |last=O'Neill |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cz9ejn3yxv8o |title=Omagh bomb: 'Kind and generous' victims remembered at inquiry |date=28 January 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |access-date=29 January 2025}}
BBC News reports that planned changes at BT's Belfast headquarters could mean the loss of 90 jobs.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjde0keny11o |title=Belfast: Proposed BT job cuts a 'devastating blow' to workers |date=28 January 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |access-date=29 January 2025}}
29 January – The High Court clears retailer Lidl to open its first in store pub, to be situated in Dundonald, County Down, after rejecting a legal challenge to the plans from another trader.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c99y3mr9mgko |title=Lidl cleared to push forward plans for first Northern Ireland pub |date=29 January 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |access-date=29 January 2025}}
30 January – Two schoolchildren are treated for minor injuries after the bus they are travelling on collides with a fallen tree on a road near Lisburn.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd64x035j37o |title=Lisburn's Glenavy Road shut after school bus collides with tree |date=30 January 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |access-date=31 January 2025}}
31 January – Teachers in Northern Ireland are offered a 5.5% pay increase, backdated to 1 September 2024.{{Cite web |first1=Robbie |last1=Meredith |first2=Catherine |last2=Moore |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr46dd939qyo |title=Teacher pay deals: Raise of 5.5% offered |date=31 January 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |access-date=31 January 2025}}

=February=

3 February – Economy Minister Conor Murphy steps down from the post and announces he will leave Stormont after being elected to the Irish Seanad.{{Cite web |first=Enda |last=McClafferty |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cre83pj2nx0o |title=Sinn Féin's Conor Murphy quits Stormont after Seanad election |date=3 February 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |access-date=3 February 2025}} Caoimhe Archibald is appointed to replace him as Economy Minister.{{Cite web |first1=Eimear |last1=Flanagan |first2=Raymona |last2=Crozier |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c07kjz7p7y8o |title=Stormont: Archibald to become economy minister in SF reshuffle |date=3 February 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |access-date=3 February 2025}}
5 February – Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council confirms it is to go ahead with plans to introduce parking charges at four car parks on the north coast.{{Cite web |first=Maria |last=McCann |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8975qj49n7o |title=Causeway Coast: Carpark charges to be introduced on the north coast |date=5 February 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |access-date=8 February 2025}}
6 February –
An inquest into the February 1992 shooting of four Provisional IRA men by the SAS at Clonoe, County Tyrone, finds the use of force against them was unjustified.{{Cite web |first=Julian |last=O'Neill |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq8kpxgdyyvo |title=SAS: 1992 shooting of IRA men was 'unjustified' says inquest |date=6 February 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |access-date=6 February 2025}}
The High Court rules that Police Ombudsman Marie Anderson acted "ultra vires" by reaching conclusions that amounted to determinations of misconduct by her findings in reports into three Troubles-era killings. Anderson subsequently says she will appeal the decision.{{Cite web |first=Jayne |last=McCormack |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckgr3l48j0xo |title=Police Ombudsman: Marie Anderson to appeal ruling she exceeded powers |date=10 February 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |access-date=10 February 2025}}
The majority of teaching staff in Northern Ireland have rejected a 5.5% pay increase, and voted to take industrial action that falls short of striking.{{Cite web |first=Robbie |last=Meredith |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cg45py7wdrzo |title=NI Education: Teachers reject pay rise of 5.5% |date=6 February 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |access-date=6 February 2025}}
13 February – Organisers of Pride events in Northern Ireland have said political parties who supported a ban on the sale or supply of puberty blockers to under 18s will not be invited to events.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c74ep53dvgno |title=Pride parades ban NI political parties over puberty blocker vote |date=13 February 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |access-date=13 February 2025}}
14 February – Kevin Barry McIntyre, who was convicted of posting abusive messages online about Lilian Seenoi-Barr, Northern Ireland's first black mayor, is sentenced to five months in prison.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy48xe1e105o |title=Lilian Seenoi-Barr: Man jailed over messages about Derry mayor |date=14 February 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |access-date=14 February 2025}}
15 February –
Research published by the Northern Ireland Assembly indicates Northern Ireland to be the "least diverse" part of the United Kingdom.{{Cite web |first1=Robbie |last1=Meredith |first2=Toni |last2=Connor |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq5gn10z8gwo |title=Despite migration, NI is the least diverse part of the UK |date=15 February 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |access-date=15 February 2025}}
Anne Marie McAleese presents her final edition of BBC Radio Ulster's Your Place And Mine, which she has presented since 1991.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cg52v60j6ngo |title=Radio Ulster: Anne Marie McAleese to leave Your Place and Mine |date=14 December 2024 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |access-date=14 December 2024}}
16 February – Around 64,000 birds are being culled after avian flu was discovered at a poultry farm in Dungannon, County Tyrone, on 14 February.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgm28zp82zo |title=Avian Flu: Thousands of birds being culled in Tyrone |date=16 February 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |access-date=16 February 2025}}
17 February – Social Democratic and Labour Party leader Claire Hanna announces that the party will decline any invitations to the White House for St Patrick's Day celebrations due to Donald Trump's stance on the Gaza conflict.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce3lq33v2jdo |title=St Patrick's Day: SDLP will not attend White House event |date=11 February 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |access-date=21 February 2025}}
18 February – Soldier F, the British paratrooper charged with two counts of murder and five of attempted murder during the Bloody Sunday massacre, will stand trial in September, a judge has said.{{Cite web |first=Chris |last=Page |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1w07n9jrd9o |title=Bloody Sunday: Soldier F murder trial due to start in September |date=18 February 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |access-date=18 February 2025}}
19 February – Plans for a new £671m 177-bed children's hospital within the grounds of Belfast's Royal Victoria Hospital are given the go-ahead.{{Cite web |first=Aileen |last=Moynagh |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdely4p6g9eo |title=New Belfast children's hospital work to start within days |date=19 February 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |access-date=20 February 2025}}
20 February –
The findings of the inquest into the Clonoe shootings are to be referred to Northern Ireland's Director of Public Prosecutions.{{Cite web |first=Catherine |last=Doyle |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx20lxypq9po |title=Clonoe: Shooting of four IRA men to be referred to the PPS |date=20 February 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |access-date=20 February 2025}}
The Met Office issues two yellow weather warnings for high winds, covering 21 and 23 February.{{Cite web |first1=Angie |last1=Phillips |first2=Cecilia |last2=Daly |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0jgwg6pezvo |title=Weather warnings issued for Northern Ireland |date=20 February 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |access-date=20 February 2025}}
21 February – Sinn Féin confirms it will boycott St Patrick's Day events at the White House over US President Donald Trump's stance on the Israel-Gaza conflict.{{Cite web |first1=Jayne |last1=McCormack |first2=Jessica |last2=Lawrence |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy870w30q6qo |title=Sinn Féin to boycott US St Patrick's Day celebrations over Donald Trump stance |date=21 February 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |access-date=21 February 2025}}
23 February –
A man is taken to hospital following a shooting incident in the Bell Steel Manor area of Dunmurry in west Belfast.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8e7wrywg51o |title=Poleglass: Man taken to hospital after west Belfast shooting |date=23 February 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |access-date=23 February 2025}}
16,000 birds at a poultry farm at Pomeroy, County Tyrone, are to be culled following the discovery of a suspected case of avian flu.{{Cite web |first=Louise |last=Cullen |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5ym48gmm05o |title=Pomeroy: Thousands of birds to be culled after suspected avian flu |date=23 February 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |access-date=23 February 2025}}
24 February –
Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly confirms she will travel to Washington for St Patrick's Day celebrations at the White House.{{Cite web |first=Jayne |last=McCormack |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy4v722xgkko |title=St Patrick's Day: Emma Little-Pengelly confirms she will go to Washington DC |date=24 February 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |access-date=24 February 2025}}
A third case of suspected bird flu is found in Country Tyrone, this time at a premises in Cookstown; 32,000 birds at the facility will be humanely destroyed.{{Cite web |first=Louise |last=Cullen |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9dep26y5qzo |title=Bird flu: Potential supply shortages if avian flu continues to spread, says UFU |date=24 February 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |access-date=24 February 2025}}
25 February –
The UK and Irish governments announce plans to explore formal engagement with paramilitary groups to help bring about their disbandment.{{Cite web |first=Julian |last=O'Neill |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyzeed04w7o |title=Governments explore NI paramilitary disbandment talks |date=25 February 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |access-date=25 February 2025}}
Infrastructure minister Liz Kimmins tells Stormont that plans to extend Belfast's Glider bus service to the north and south of the city will be scaled back because they are "not economically viable".{{Cite web |first=Brendan |last=Hughes |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgq900y03nlo |title=Glider: Belfast north-south plans scaled back |date=25 February 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |access-date=25 February 2025}}
27 February – Ministers agree a programme for government in Northern Ireland.{{Cite web |first1=Brendan |last1=Hughes |first2=Jayne |last2=McCormack |first3=Gráinne |last3=Connolly |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5y4eneqpkgo |title=Stormont's programme for government a milestone – O'Neill |date=27 February 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |access-date=27 February 2025}}

=March=

2 March – A service of reflection is held in Newry to remember the nine Royal Ulster Constabulary officers killed in the 1985 Newry mortar attack.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c17qr5ggplqo |title=Newry: Service held to remember RUC officers killed in IRA attack |date=2 March 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |accessdate=15 March 2025}}
3 March – The Stormont Executive's programme for government, titled Doing What Matters Most, is presented to the Northern Ireland Assembly following agreement by the Executive the previous week.{{Cite web |first1=Jayne |last1=McCormack |first2=Brendan |last2=Hughes |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce8vvzg2n6mo |title=Stormont: Programme for government presented to the NI Assembly |date=3 March 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |accessdate=15 March 2025}}
4 March – Belfast based IT firm Kainos announces it is making 190 people redundant through job cuts.{{Cite web |first=John |last=Campbell |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdrx33k3836o |title=Kainos: Belfast IT firm to make 190 staff redundant |date=4 March 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |access-date=4 March 2025}}
5 March – The Stormont Executive launches the process to appoint an Irish Language Commissioner and a Commissioner for the Ulster Scots and Ulster British tradition following criticism from the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c15ql4w5d10o |title=Executive office launch process to appoint language commissioners |date=5 March 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |access-date=6 March 2025}}
7 March –
During a hearing at Craigavon Crown Court, Stephen-Lee McIlvenny, 21, is sentenced to 23 years in prison after admitting 77 offences involving the sexual abuse and blackmail of three children.{{Cite web |first=Cormac |last=Campbell |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c89ydlp3enzo |title=Man given 23 years for rape and abuse of children |date=7 March 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |access-date=8 March 2025}}
Connswater Shopping Centre in east Belfast is placed into receivership and set to close in two weeks if a buyer is not found.{{Cite web |first1=Ross |last1=McKee |first2=Elaine |last2=Mitchell |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ceqj25vw74go |title=Connswater Shopping Centre in east Belfast to close |date=7 March 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |access-date=8 March 2025}}
8 March –
The Department of Education is facing legal challenges over decisions by Education Minister Paul Givan to reject applications by two schools in County Down to become integrated.{{Cite web |first=Robbie |last=Meredith |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwydr87r3r3o |title=Legal challenges after NI schools' integration plans rejected |date=8 March 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |access-date=8 March 2025}}
Belfast is announced as the host of the 2026 Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann (All-Ireland Fleadh), which will take place in August 2026.{{Cite web |first1=Gráinne |last1=Connolly |first2=Daniel |last2=Logan |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cge1q4qj415o |title=Fleadh Cheoil: Belfast to host Irish music festival in 2026 |date=8 March 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |access-date=8 March 2025}}
9 March – Following an unseasonably warm spell of weather, the highest temperature of the year so far is recorded at Killowen, County Down, with a high of 17.2 °C.{{Cite web |first1=Hollie |last1=Cole |first2=Simon |last2=King |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cddymq71zq5o |title=UK weather: Warmest weekend so far but cold conditions forecast to return |date=8 March 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |access-date=9 March 2025}}
13 March – Craig Rowland, who shook his infant son so violently it caused lifechanging injuries that led to the boy's death, is sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 20 years.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c30mv5mgng4o |title=Portadown: Craig Rowland sentenced to 20 years for murder of son |date=13 March 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |access-date=13 March 2025}}
14 March – Former teacher Judith Evans is sentenced to two years in prison after pleading guilty to grooming and sexual intercourse with a schoolboy; she is also placed on the sex offenders register for life.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqjd9vv2nylo |title=Judith Evans: Teacher who abused pupil jailed for two years |date=14 March 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |access-date=14 March 2025}}
19 March –
King Charles III and Queen Camilla pay an official visit to Northern Ireland, which includes a private meeting with the First and Deputy First Ministers.{{Cite web |first=Bernie |last=Allen |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy054lk45y7o |title=King Charles and Queen Camilla visit Northern Ireland |date=19 March 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |accessdate=19 March 2025}}
Three men convicted of the murder of Ian Ogle in west Belfast are sentenced to life imprisonment with minimum terms of 20 years following a non-jury trial.{{Cite web |first=Michael |last=Fitzpatrick |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gd0g8pxwpo |title=Three men given minimum 20-year jail term over Ian Ogle murder |date=19 March 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |accessdate=19 March 2025}}
The Natural Hazards Partnership issues an amber warning for possible wildfires for the following day when dry and breezy weather conditions are expected.{{Cite web |first=Barra |last=Best |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckg84x797q8o |title=Amber warning for wildfires issued for Northern Ireland |date=19 March 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |accessdate=19 March 2025}}
21 March –
Belfast Pride becomes the latest of a number of organisers to ban political parties who supported a ban on the sale or supply of puberty blockers to under 18 from their events.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjryv8ge18no |title=Belfast Pride latest to ban political parties over puberty blockers |date=21 March 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |accessdate=21 March 2025}}
Firefighters attend and extinguish a gorse fire near the Silent Valley Reservoir in the Mourne Mountains.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g7wdxyp04o |title=Mourne Mountains: Firefighters tackling gorse fire near Silent Valley |date=21 March 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |accessdate=22 March 2025}}
22 March –
Flights between London Heathrow Airport and airports in Northern Ireland resume after Heathrow was closed the previous day following a fire at an electricity substation supplying power to the airport.{{Cite web |first=Finn |last=Purdy |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0mw7jvk3lgo |title=Flights from Belfast City and City of Derry to Heathrow resume |date=22 March 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |accessdate=22 March 2025}}
It is reported that the UK government is to challenge the inquest ruling into the 1992 Clonoe ambush.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1kj1d0y2y9o|title=Clonoe: UK government to challenge inquest ruling, MP says|date=22 March 2025|website=BBC News|accessdate=28 March 2025}}
28 March –
Teachers in Northern Ireland reject a 5.5% pay increase, the second time they have done so.{{Cite web |first=Robbie |last=Meredith |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2920ngzkpo |title=Teacher pay offer rise of 5.5% rejected by unions |date=28 March 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |accessdate=28 March 2025}}
Sinn Féin councillor Cathal King is suspended for two months from Newry, Mourne and Down District Council by the Northern Ireland Local Government Commission for Standards for being drunk in charge of a car.{{Cite web |first=Brendan |last=Hughes |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckgngnxzn7yo |title=Sinn Féin councillor suspended for being drunk in charge of car |date=28 March 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |accessdate=28 March 2025}}
31 March – Edwin Poots, the Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly, says Stormont is engaging with police over abuse faced by Assembly members.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crld8894pdro |title=Abuse of politicians leads NI Assembly to engage with police |date=31 March 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |accessdate=31 March 2025}}

=April=

1 April – Members of the University and College Union vote to take strike action in a dispute over pay.{{Cite web |first=Robbie |last=Meredith |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2kvd2l0w4xo |title=UCU: Further education union votes for strike action |date=1 April 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |accessdate=1 April 2025}}
4 April – Teaching unions accept a revised 5.5% pay increase for 2024–25, averting potential strike action.{{Cite web |first=Robbie |last=Meredith |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdxg9k50epgo |title=Northern Ireland teacher strike averted as unions accept pay offer |date=4 April 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |accessdate=4 April 2025}}
5 April –
The National Hazards Partnership issues an amber warning for wildfires following a prolonged spell of dry, warm weather.{{Cite web |first=Barra |last=Best |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwy74zy24n2o |title=Amber wildfire warning issued as dry and sunny weather continues |date=5 April 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |accessdate=5 April 2025}}
A major incident is declared after a gorse fire breaks out on Sandbank Road, Hilltown, County Down, forcing a number of properties to be evacuated. The fire is brought under control by the following day, and subsequently treated as arson.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9dj5g2zq89o |title=Mourne Mountains: Huge wildfire treated as arson |date=6 April 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |accessdate=6 April 2025}}
11 April – Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer travels to Northern Ireland to meet First Minister Michelle O'Neill and Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly to discuss US trade tariffs.{{Cite web |first=Enda |last=McClafferty |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjwvq633nw5o |title=Trump tariffs: Sir Keir Starmer meets Northern Ireland's FM and DFM |date=11 April 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |accessdate=11 April 2025}}
12 April – Firefighters tackle a gorse fire in Maghera, with ten appliances in attendance.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c74nzj8eygko |title=Wildfires: Firefighters tackle gorse fire in Maghera |date=12 April 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |accessdate=13 April 2025}}
13 April – Rory McIlroy becomes the sixth golfer and the first European to win a career grand slam when he wins the Masters Tournament in Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia, USA.{{cite web

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19 April – Aontú submits a bill to the bills office of Dáil Éireann, seeking to allow Northern Ireland citizens to vote in Irish presidential elections.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c175x5k71xno |title=Irish presidential election: Aontú calls for Irish citizens in NI to be able to vote |date=19 April 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |accessdate=19 April 2025}}
21 April – Two men are arrested after a dissident republican parade in Derry, where about 50 people marched in paramilitary-style uniform from Creggan to Free Derry Corner.{{Cite web |first1=Keiron |last1=Tourish |first2=Gerry |last2=Bradley |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62zr6d2v07o |title=Londonderry: Petrol bombers attack police monitoring parade |date=21 April 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |accessdate=22 April 2025}}
23 April – The Police Service of Northern Ireland launches a pilot scheme allowing victims of crime to speak to police officers via video call.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy70jp6lpzeo |title=Police launch video call pilot scheme for victims of crime |date=23 April 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |accessdate=23 April 2025}}
25 April – It is announced that First Minister Michelle O'Neill will attend the funeral of Pope Francis in Rome on 26 April.{{Cite web |first=Jayne |last=McCormack |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj450ddlprno |title=Michelle O'Neill to attend Pope's funeral in Rome |date=25 April 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |accessdate=25 April 2025}}
26 April – First Minister Michelle O'Neill is among international dignitaries to attend the funeral of Pope Francis in Rome.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c98gryj1ll3o |title=Michelle O'Neill: 'Huge honour' to attend Pope Francis funeral |date=26 April 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |accessdate=26 April 2025}}
27 April – Counter-terrorism officers from the Metropolitan Police are reported to be assessing video footage of rap group Kneecap allegedly calling for the death of British Conservative MPs.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp8kpljj26go |title=Kneecap footage being assessed by counter-terrorism police |date=27 April 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |accessdate=27 April 2025}}
28 April –
The UK government describes alleged comments made by rap group Kneecap as "completely unacceptable" and suggests they should not receive government funding.{{Cite web |first=Jake |last=Wood |first2=Holly |last2=Fleck |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm2e0m2d7rdo |title=Kneecap: UK and Irish governments condemn alleged comments |date=28 April 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |accessdate=28 April 2025}}
Kneecap issues an apology to the families of murdered MPs Jo Cox and David Amess following their comments.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czrvx04e1e6o |title=Kneecap apologises to families of Sir David Amess and Jo Cox |date=28 April 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |accessdate=29 April 2025}}
29 April – The Eden Project cancels a planned appearance by Kneecap at its 2025 Eden Sessions festival in July.{{Cite web |first=Chloe |last=Parkman |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czd3m13el7go |title=Rap group Kneecap's Eden Project show cancelled, organisers say |date=29 April 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |accessdate=30 April 2025}}
30 April –
The UK government is to challenge a Court of Appeal ruling that found its refusal to hold a public inquiry into the killing of GAA official Sean Brown was unlawful.{{Cite web |first=Jayne |last=McCormack |first2=Brendan |last2=Hughes |first3=Raymona |last3=Crozier |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1wdyvzje7jo |title=Sean Brown: Government to challenge ruling on public inquiry into GAA official's murder |date=30 April 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |accessdate=30 April 2025}}
A further three Kneecap concerts, in Hamburg, Berlin and Cologne, are cancelled following the emergence of footage in which a band member called for MPs to be killed.{{Cite web |first=Catherine |last=Doyle |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8x8n5kn80qo |title=Kneecap: More gigs cancelled in Germany after 'kill your MP' controversy |date=30 April 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |accessdate=30 April 2025}}

=May=

1 May – Belfast City Council backs a proposal by the Alliance Party for a six week pilot scheme to allow shops in the city to open on a Sunday.{{Cite web |first=Julie |last=McCullough |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2vm7m01r3o |title=Sunday trading pilot will 'revitalise' Belfast city centre, councillor says |date=1 May 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |accessdate=1 May 2025}}
4 May – Tilahun Nigussie and Millicent Kibet are the male and female winners of the 43rd Belfast City Marathon.{{Cite web |first=Bernie |last=Allen |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq67dr0l4v0o |title=Belfast City Marathon 2025: Record-breaking day as thousands taking part |date=4 May 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |accessdate=4 May 2025}}
7 May –
The Irish Football Association announces that Windsor Park will be renamed Clearer Twist National Stadium at Windsor Park following the agreement of a "multi-million-pound" eight-year sponsorship deal.{{Cite web |first=Matt |last=Gault |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cg72728x4yjo |title=Windsor Park: Northern Ireland's home ground to be renamed in sponsorship deal |date=7 May 2025 |website=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |accessdate=7 May 2025}}
Firefighters attend a large gorse fire at Clogher in County County Tyrone.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2y2vw3k31o |title=Clogher: Firefighters at scene of large gorse fire |date=7 May 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |accessdate=7 May 2025}}
8 May – Eamon Martin, the Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland, pays tribute to the newly-elected Pope Leo XIV, describing him as "calm, affable and approachable", and a "friend of Ireland".{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy90e0p4j32o |title=Eamon Martin says new Pope is 'friend of Ireland' |date=8 May 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |accessdate=9 May 2025}}
15 May – Education Minister Paul Givan announces that the Northern Ireland Childcare Subsidy Scheme will be extended to cover primary school age children from September.{{Cite web |first=Hayley |last=Halpin |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn05ywyyzrdo |title=Primary school: Childcare subsidy scheme in NI to be extended |date=15 May 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |accessdate=15 May 2025}}
16 May – A judge at Newry Crown Court sets a proposed date of 3 November for the trial of Sir Jeffrey Donaldson and his wife, Lady Eleanor Donaldson, on historic child abuse charges. A trial scheduled for March was postponed while Lady Donaldson received treatment for a health problem.{{Cite web |first=Cormac |last=Campbell |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2497j989djo |title=Jeffrey Donaldson: New trial date set for November |date=16 May 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |accessdate=16 May 2025}}
17 May – Several thousand people attend the March for Trans Rights, held in Belfast City Centre as part of International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1ldpqgq2p1o |title=Trans rights: Thousands attend march in Belfast city centre |date=17 May 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |accessdate=17 May 2025}}
20 May –
Julie Ann McIlwaine is sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 12 years for the murder of her partner, James Joseph Crossley, while he slept at her former home in Dunmurry in March 2022.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj09zvmjmr8o |title=Woman who killed partner as he slept jailed for 12 years |date=20 May 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |accessdate=20 May 2025}}
Economy Minister Caoimhe Archibald confirms she will not increase university tuition fees above the level of inflation.{{Cite web |first=Brendan |last=Hughes |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2jj8vm434o |title=Tuition fees increase in Northern Ireland is ruled out |date=20 May 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |accessdate=20 May 2025}}
21 May –
First Minister Michelle O'Neill tells the UK COVID-19 Inquiry there is "no evidence" to suggest her attendance at the funeral of prominent Irish republican Bobby Storey had any impact on public compliance with lockdown rules.{{Cite web |first=Enda |last=McClafferty |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj42251ykr1o |title=Michelle O'Neill denies funeral attendance affected Covid compliance |date=20 May 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |accessdate=21 May 2025}}
Northern Ireland's first regional obesity management service is approved, paving the way for patients in Northern Ireland to have access to weight loss drugs through the health service.{{Cite web |first=Jake |last=Liggett |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c74nny0nmnjo |title=First obesity management service to be launched in NI |date=21 May 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |accessdate=21 May 2025}}
22 May – Health Minister Mike Nesbitt signs off a pay increase for health staff following a recommendation from the Pay Review Body that doctors should receive a 4% pay increase, and nurses and other healthcare workers a 3.6% increase.{{Cite web |first=Aileen |last=Moynagh |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c308760zr2go |title=Pay awards for health workers signed off by minister |date=22 May 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |accessdate=22 May 2025}}
26 May – The public are urged to stay away after a minke whale beached and died at Portstewart Strand in County Londonderry.{{Cite web |first=Lyndsey |last=Telford |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq54j4xp0wpo |title=Portstewart: Dead minke whale washed up on beach |date=26 May 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |accessdate=26 May 2025}} The whale's remains are removed and disposed of the following day.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cre9x9rxxqro |title=Dead minke whale removed from Portstewart Strand beach |date=27 May 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |accessdate=27 May 2025}}
29 May – The Riverside Theatre at Ulster University's Coleraine campus, billed as Northern Ireland's oldest professional theatre outside Belfast, is set to close in August after 50 years.{{Cite web |first=Maria |last=McCann |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqj7ggwj27jo |title=Riverside Theatre: Coleraine venue set to close in August |date=29 May 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |accessdate=29 May 2025}}

=June=

3 June –
The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Northern Ireland (RSPB NI) describes the presence of six calling male corncrakes on Rathlin Island during the 2025 breeding season as a "record-breaking" milestone. It is the highest number recorded there since the 1970s.{{Cite web |first=Mike |last=McBride |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy901nr40z0o |title=Rathlin Island: RSPB hail 'record-breaking' corncrake count |date=3 June 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |accessdate=3 June 2025}}
In an email to staff, Adam Smyth, the director of BBC Northern Ireland, says the BBC has "no intention" of blocking its news or other output in the Republic of Ireland.{{Cite web |first=Julian |last=O'Neill |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyg79x01pno |title=BBC 'no intention' of blocking output in Ireland, says NI director |date=3 June 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |accessdate=3 June 2025}}
6 June –
The Department of Health announces that a targeted vaccination programme against gonorrhoea across Northern Ireland has been approved and will begin in August.{{Cite web |first=Rebekah |last=Wilson |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9wg2lzz8vgo |title=Gonorrhoea vaccinations to start in Northern Ireland in August |date=6 June 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |accessdate=6 June 2025}}
John David Scott is sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum of 19 years for the murder of his partner, Natasha Melendez, in spring 2020.{{Cite web |first=Eve |last=Rosato |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c62813xzlp6o |title=Natasha Melendez: Man jailed for murder of Lisburn mother of four |date=6 June 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |accessdate=6 June 2025}}
Translink announces that bus services from Downpatrick, Newcastle and Ballynahinch will operate from Belfast Grand Central Station from July.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwy7kg0ygkvo |title=Grand Central Station: Translink moves some bus services to Belfast |date=6 June 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |accessdate=6 June 2025}}
7 June – The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service confirms that five people were taken to hospital following a chemical spill at a cheese factory in County Down late the previous evening.{{Cite web |first=Grainne |last=McKinney |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c071yx22zgeo |title=Magheralin: Five taken to hospital after factory chemical spill |date=7 June 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |accessdate=7 June 2025}}
9 June – Riots breaks out in Ballymena after two Romanian teenagers were charged for the attempted rape of a teenage girl. Two police cars and multiple properties were damaged, with 15 police officers being injured and one rioter arrested.{{Cite news |last1=Telford |first1=Lyndsey |last2=Page |first2=Chris |date=9 June 2025 |title=Disorder after alleged sex assault was 'racist thuggery', say police |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckg4v04p008o |access-date=10 June 2025 |work=BBC News}}
10 June –
A second night of disorder in Ballymena leaves 17 police officers injured as five people are arrested.{{Cite news |last1=Telford |first1=Lyndsey |last2=Kidd |first2=Faye |last3=Lima |first3=Linzi |date=10 June 2025 |title=Seventeen police officers injured during second night of Ballymena violence |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0k3le25r8ro |access-date=10 June 2025 |work=BBC News}} Protests also break out in Belfast, Carrickfergus, Coleraine, Lisburn and Newtownabbey.{{Cite web |date=11 June 2025 |title=Police Service statement on second night of violence in Ballymena |url=https://www.psni.police.uk/latest-news/police-service-statement-second-night-violence-ballymena |access-date=11 June 2025 |website=Police Service of Northern Ireland}}
Belfast Zoo is temporarily closed after E.coli is found in a water sample.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyge8vg1dno |title=Belfast Zoo closed for a second day after E.coli outbreak |date=11 June 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |accessdate=11 June 2025}}
11 June –
A third night of violence breaks out in Northern Ireland, with a leisure centre damaged in Larne, County Antrim.{{Cite web |first=Catherine |last=Doyle |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjdzv79l1emo |title=Larne: Leisure centre attacked in third night of violence in Northern Ireland |date=11 June 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |accessdate=11 June 2025}}
Former teacher and Catholic priest Canon Patrick McEntee is found guilty of eight counts of historical child abuse involving four boys at a school in Enniskillen.{{Cite web |first=Elaine |last=Mitchell |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce80x49kwx2o |title=Canon Patrick McEntee: Priest found guilty of eight counts of historical abuse |date=11 June 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |accessdate=11 June 2025}}
2025 Spending Review: The UK government is to contribute £50m towards the redevelopment of Casement Park.{{Cite web |first=Jayne |last=McCormack |first2=John |last2=Campbell |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg7yqj78p9o |title=Casement Park to get £50m from government Spending Review |date=11 June 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |accessdate=11 June 2025}}
12 June –
The Police Ombudsman concludes that a 1989 investigation into the sectarian murder of Catholic man John Devine in west Belfast was "seriously defective".{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqxend82dypo |title=John Devine: Family 'failed' by RUC investigation says Ombudsman |date=12 June 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |accessdate=12 June 2025}}
A fourth night of disorder breaks out in Northern Ireland, albeit on a smaller scale than previous nights, with protestors throwing bricks and masonry at police in Portadown, County Armagh.{{Cite web |first=Catherine |last=Doyle |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c20xrq9vzz7o |title=Portadown: Masonry thrown at police in fourth night of NI disorder |date=12 June 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |accessdate=12 June 2025}}
13 June –
Disorder breaks out in Portadown for a second night.{{Cite web |first=Catherine |last=Doyle |first2=Claire |last2=Graham |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c79e239ld7ro |title=NI riots: Police release images of four individuals after disorder |date=13 June 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |accessdate=13 June 2025}} Water cannons are used on protestors after they throw objects at police.{{Cite web |first=Chris |last=Page |first2=Catherine |last2=Doyle |first3=Claire |last3=Graham |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c79e239ld7ro |title=NI riots: Police fire water cannon while under attack in Portadown |date=13 June 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |accessdate=14 June 2025}}
Colin Crawford announces he is stepping down as the Ulster Unionist MLA for North Antrim.{{Cite web |first=Jayne |last=McCormack |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyq7jknk0eo |title=Ulster Unionist MLA to step down after less than a year in job |date=13 June 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |accessdate=13 June 2025}}
14 June – An anti-racism demonstration is held in Belfast City Centre following several nights of disturbance.{{Cite web |first=Darran |last=Marshall |first2=Catherine |last2=Moore |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdr51peryk3o |title=Belfast: Anti-racism rally held after days of violence |date=14 June 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |accessdate=14 June 2025}}
16 June – A 13-year-old girl and her mother appear in court in Coleraine in connection with disorder in Ballymena.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd6261415eeo |title=NI riots: Mother and daughter charged in court |date=16 June 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |accessdate=16 June 2025}}
17 June –
Marie Anderson, Northern Ireland's Police Ombudsman, announces that she is taking a leave of absence with immediate effect due to what she describes as commentary "detracting" from her work.{{Cite web |first=Jayne |last=McCormack |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg9en8x50ko |title=Police Ombudsman Marie Anderson to stand aside |date=17 June 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |accessdate=17 June 2025}}
Sectarian violence breaks out in the Nailors Row area of Derry, resulting in fourteen police officers being injured and the arrest of eleven people.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckgjw4vny91o |title=Londonderry: Fourteen officers injured, 11 arrests in disorder |date=17 June 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |accessdate=18 June 2025}}
18 June – Aaron Thomas Curragh, of Belfast, who sent threatening online messages to Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly and smashed the windows of the office of a Democratic Unionist Party colleague, is sentenced to 31 months, of which he must serve half in custody and half on licence.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq53elydd1lo |title=Emma Little-Pengelly: Man jailed for threatening posts to DUP politicians |date=18 June 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |accessdate=18 June 2025}}

Holidays

{{small|Source}}:{{Cite web|url=https://publicholidays.co.uk/northern-ireland/2025-dates/ |title= Northern Ireland Bank Holidays 2025|access-date=22 October 2024 |website=Public Holidays Global}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.bankholidays.ie/bank-holiday-dates-ireland-2025 |title=Bank Holidays in Ireland 2025|website=BankHolidays.ie|access-date=22 October 2024|language=en}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/bank-holidays#northern-ireland |title=UK bank holidays|website=UK Government |access-date=22 October 2024|language=en}}

1 January – New Year's Day
17 March – Saint Patrick's Day
18 April – Good Friday
21 April – Easter Monday
5 May – Early May bank holiday
26 May – Spring May Bank Holiday
12 July – Orangemen's Day
4 August – Summer Bank Holiday
25 August – Summer Bank Holiday
25 December – Christmas Day
26 December – Saint Stephen's Day

Deaths

10 January – Thelma Hopkins, 88, high jumper, Olympic silver medallist (1956).{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/athletics/articles/c4gxvj91vnxo |title=Thelma Hopkins: Olympic high jump silver medallist and ex-world record holder dies aged 88 |date=14 January 2025 |website=BBC Sport |access-date=15 January 2025}}
22 January – Michael Longley, 85, poet (The Weather in Japan),{{Cite web |date=23 January 2025 |title=Michael Longley: Acclaimed NI poet dies at 85 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9vmg9nmm33o |access-date=21 February 2025 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}
31 January – William Brown, 94, politician, MLA (1982–1986).{{Cite web |title=Funeral Times {{!}} Death Notice William BROWN |url=https://www.funeraltimes.com/williambrown946206910 |access-date=21 February 2025 |website=www.funeraltimes.com |language=en}}
13 February – William Beattie, 82, politician.{{Cite web |title=Funeral Times {{!}} Death Notice Rev. William John BEATTIE |url=https://www.funeraltimes.com/rev-william-johnbeattie810572695 |access-date=21 February 2025 |website=www.funeraltimes.com |language=en}}
21 February – Brendan McFarlane, 73, Irish republican activist.{{Cite news |date=21 February 2025 |title=Veteran republican and Maze escapee Brendan 'Bik' McFarlane dies |url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/veteran-republican-and-maze-escapee-brendan-bik-mcfarlane-dies/a515712233.html |access-date=21 February 2025 |work=BelfastTelegraph.co.uk |language=en-GB |issn=0307-1235}}
17 March – Peter Farrelly, 76, Northern Irish musician (Fruupp).{{Cite web|url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/fruupp-vocalist-flautist-and-bassist-peter-farrelly-has-died-aged-76 |title=Fruupp vocalist, flautist and bassist Peter Farrelly has died, aged 76 |first1=Robert |last1=Cochrane |first2=Jerry |last2=Ewing |date=17 March 2025 |website=louder |accessdate=18 March 2025}} (death announced on this date)
18 April – Clodagh Rodgers, 78, Northern Irish singer ("Come Back and Shake Me", "Jack in the Box").{{Cite journal|url=https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2025/0419/1508511-irish-eurovision-star-clodagh-rodgers-dies-aged-78/ |title=Irish Eurovision star Clodagh Rodgers dies, aged 78 |date=19 April 2025 |accessdate=19 April 2025 |publisher=RTÉ |journal=RTÉ News}}
4 May – Peter McParland, 91, Northern Irish football player (Aston Villa, national team) and manager (Glentoran).{{Cite web|url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/tributes-paid-after-death-of-ni-and-aston-villa-legend-peter-mcparland/a1951365101.html |title=Tributes paid after death of NI and Aston Villa legend Peter McParland |date=4 May 2025 |accessdate=5 May 2025 |publisher=Belfast Telegraph}}
5 May – John Allen, chair of Belfast City Marathon{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crldg9dj87go |title=Belfast City Marathon chair dies |date=5 May 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |accessdate=5 May 2025}}
16 May – Andy Tyrie, 85, Northern Irish loyalist paramilitary leader, chairman of the Ulster Defence Association (1973–1988).{{Cite web |first=Jake |last=Wood |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3e5407yy9do.amp |title=Andy Tyrie: Former UDA leader dies in his 80s |date=17 May 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |accessdate=17 May 2025}}
31 May – Sir Kenneth Bloomfield, 94, civil servant.{{Cite web |first=Mark |last=Simpson |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0j7vy89vp0o |title=Sir Kenneth Bloomfield: Former Northern Ireland Civil Service chief dies aged 94 |date=31 May 2025 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |accessdate=31 May 2025}}
13 June – Seán Neeson, 79, Northern Irish politician, MLA (1982–1986, 1998–2011).{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/politics/a-good-public-representative-and-a-decent-man-tributes-paid-following-the-death-of-former-alliance-party-leader-sean-neeson-5177206 |title=The former East Antrim MLA served as leader of Alliance between 1998 and 2001 |date=14 June 2025 |website=Belfast News Letter |accessdate=15 June 2025}}

References

External links

[https://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/?year=2025&country=32 Online calendar]

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