1946 in Northern Ireland
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Events during the year 1946 in Northern Ireland.
Events
- 19 March – British Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Eagle (R05) (laid down 1942) is launched at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast. Work on HMS Powerful is suspended this year until she is recommenced in 1952 as HMCS Bonaventure (CVL 22).
- 6 June – 1946 Down by-election: The Ulster Unionist Party gain Down in a by-election.
- 1 December – Nutts Corner opens as Northern Ireland's principal civil airport, replacing Belfast Harbour.
- Homeless families from Derry begin to occupy the former United States Navy Springtown Camp.[1]
Arts and literature
- John Luke holds his first one-man exhibition, at the Belfast Museum and Art Gallery, and paints Northern Rhythm.