2018 in Northern Ireland
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Events during the year 2018 in Northern Ireland.
- First Minister – Vacant
- deputy First Minister – Vacant
- Secretary of State for Northern Ireland – James Brokenshire (until 8 January), Karen Bradley (from 8 January)
Events
- 8 January – Sinn Féin MP Barry McElduff was suspended from all party activity for three months after he posted a video online that relatives of the victims of the 1976 Kingsmill massacre described as callous and offensive. He resigned as an MP a week later.[1]
- 15 January – Resignation of Sinn Féin MP, Barry McElduff, which will result in a by-election for West Tyrone[2] on 3 May; the seat is retained by Sinn Féin.
- 10 October – In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court of the U.K. rules the Christian owners of Ashers Baking Co. were not obliged by law to make a cake featuring the words "Support Gay Marriage".[3][4]
The arts
- 4 January – Sitcom Derry Girls, set in the 1990s, premieres on Channel 4 television.[5]
- 4 April – The BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards take place at the Waterfront Hall in Belfast.[6]
- May – Anna Burns' novel Milkman, set in a fictionalised Belfast during The Troubles, is published; on 16 October it is awarded the Man Booker Prize, making the author its first winner from Northern Ireland.[7]