Key Events
- The Dublin and Monaghan Bombs, 17 May 1974
- Anglo-Irish Agreement, 15 November 1985
- Bloody Friday, Belfast 21 July 1972
- Bloody Sunday, Derry 30 January 1972
- Brooke / Mayhew Talks (April 1991 to November 1992)
- Civil Rights Campaign (1964-1972)
- Direct Rule from Westminster
- Internment (1971-1975)
- IRA Truce: 9 February 1975 to 23 January 1976
- Northern Ireland Assembly 1982-1986
- Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention
- The Deployment of British Troops 14 August 1969
- The Derry March (5 October 1968)
- The Hunger Strike of 1981
- The Irish Peace Process
- The Omagh Bomb, 15 August 1998
- The People's Democracy March, 1-4 January 1969
- The Sunningdale Agreement
- Ulster Workers' Council (UWC) Strike
- United Unionist Action Council (UUAC) Strike (3 May to 13 May 1977)
Help and Guidance
Other events
For all other events not covered in the sections above see A Chronology of the Conflict - from 1968.
List of deaths
For information on all those killed during the conflict see Sutton's Index of Deaths.
The above links provide information and source material on key events in the history of the Northern Ireland Conflict. A similar layout has been adopted for Key Issues. These two sections, together with the Background Information on the conflict, will be helpful to those researching, teaching, or studying topics within this subject.
The basic structure for each of the Key Events is the same. Those consulting a particular event will find: a set of main web pages, a selected reading list, a summary, a chronology, background information, and a list of source material. Users can also find details of organisations and individuals who were prominent during the particular events by clicking on the background to the conflict.
CAIN would welcome contributions in the form of articles or source material from individuals or organisations. Anyone considering making a contribution should consult the CAIN guidelines to preparing such material, and the list of contributors which contains details of the subjects covered to date.
CAIN contains information and source material on the conflict and politics in Northern Ireland.
CAIN is based within Ulster University.