2016 in Northern Ireland
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Events during the year 2016 in Northern Ireland.
- First Minister - Peter Robinson
- deputy First Minister - Martin McGuiness
- Secretary of State - Theresa Villiers (until 14 July), James Brokenshire (from 14 July)
Events
- 11 January – Arlene Foster becomes the first women to lead the Democratic Unionist Party and becomes Northern Ireland's first woman First Minister.[1]
- 8 March – Austins (department store) in Derry closes suddenly after 186 years' trading.[2]
- 5 May – 2016 Northern Ireland Assembly election. There is no significant change to the position of the main parties.
- 4 October – Flights are disrupted at Belfast International Airport after a freight plane gets stuck on the runway.[3]