2017 in Northern Ireland

Centuries:	20th; 21st;
Decades:	1990s; 2000s; 2010s; 2020s;
See also:	2017 in the United Kingdom; 2017 in Ireland; Other events of 2017; List of years in Northern Ireland;

Events during the year 2017 in Northern Ireland.

Incumbents

Monarch – Elizabeth II
First Minister – Arlene Foster (Democratic Unionist Party), until 9 January; office vacant
Deputy First Minister – Martin McGuinness (Sinn Féin), until 9 January; office vacant
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland – James Brokenshire

January - The deputy First Minister, Martin McGuinness resigns in protest of the handling of the Renewable Heat Incentive scandal.[1]
2 March - 2017 Northern Ireland Assembly election takes place.[2]
8 April - Robin Swann announced as the new Ulster Unionist Party leader.[3]
8 June - UK General election takes place.[4]

June - Agreement for filming of Krypton (TV series) at Belfast Harbour Studios.[5]

27 January – Billy Simpson, footballer (b. 1929)[6]
1 March – P. J. Bradley, politician (b. 1940)
21 March – Martin McGuinness, Sinn Féin politician and presidential candidate, amyloidosis (b. 1950).[7]
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)[8]

gollark: Except with USB sticks instead of cartridges.

gollark: Solution: only support USB flash drives for storage.

gollark: There's CraftOS-EFI, which is neat, but limited in use as it cannot do HTTP.

gollark: *cue long rant about UEFI*

gollark: What do you think of UEFI?

"Deputy First Minister McGuinness resigns". BBC News. 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
Clarke, Seán; Guill, Aidan Mac; Dickson, Anne Marie Conlon & Calvin. "Northern Ireland assembly election: final results". The Guardian.
"Robin Swann becomes new UUP leader". BBC News. 8 April 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
Hunt, Alex; Wheeler, Brian (2 June 2017). "General election: What you need to know". BBC News. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
"Belfast Harbour Studios". Belfast Harbour. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
"Linfield to honour ex-striker and Rangers legend Billy Simpson". Belfast Telegraph. 27 January 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
Martin McGuinness dies after short illness. rte.ie.
"Tributes paid after Derry loyalist Glenn Barr dies at the age of 75". Archived from the original on 4 November 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2017.

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