1974 general strike in Northern Ireland

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The 1974 general strike in Northern Ireland was a loyalist-led stoppage that brought down the Sunningdale power-sharing agreement and effectively collapsed the region’s short-lived devolved government.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf event in The Troubles ⓘ
general strike ⓘ
political strike ⓘ
aimedAt bringing down the Sunningdale Agreement ⓘ
ending power-sharing in Northern Ireland ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Ulster Workers’ Council strike ⓘ
cause loyalist fears of increased Irish government influence in Northern Ireland ⓘ
unionist opposition to the Sunningdale Agreement ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
describedAs loyalist-led stoppage ⓘ
endDate 1974-05-28 ⓘ
followedBy increased sectarian tension ⓘ
prolonged period of direct rule ⓘ
hasEffect delay of further attempts at power-sharing ⓘ
strengthening of hardline unionism ⓘ
weakening of moderate unionist leadership ⓘ
historicalPeriod 1970s in Northern Ireland ⓘ
location Northern Ireland ⓘ
method blockade of roads and transport ⓘ
closure of workplaces and essential services ⓘ
shutdown of electricity supply ⓘ
opposedBy Alliance Party of Northern Ireland ⓘ
British government ⓘ
linked to: UK government

Northern Ireland Executive ⓘ
Social Democratic and Labour Party ⓘ
opposedTo Council of Ireland proposals in the Sunningdale Agreement ⓘ
power-sharing between unionists and nationalists ⓘ
organisedBy Ulster Workers’ Council ⓘ
loyalist trade unionists ⓘ
participant Protestant trade unionists ⓘ
loyalist workers ⓘ
paramilitary loyalist groups ⓘ
partOf The Troubles ⓘ
politicalContext unionist–nationalist conflict in Northern Ireland ⓘ
precededBy signing of the Sunningdale Agreement ⓘ
result collapse of the Northern Ireland Executive ⓘ
resignation of Chief Executive Brian Faulkner ⓘ
restoration of direct rule from London ⓘ
suspension of the Sunningdale power-sharing arrangements ⓘ
significantPlace Belfast ⓘ
Ulster Electricity Board facilities ⓘ
startDate 1974-05-15 ⓘ
supportedBy Democratic Unionist Party ⓘ
Ulster Defence Association ⓘ
Ulster Volunteer Force ⓘ
Vanguard Progressive Unionist Party ⓘ

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Ulster Workers' Council → organised → 1974 general strike in Northern Ireland ⓘ
Chief Executive of Northern Ireland → reasonForAbolition → Ulster Workers’ Council strike ⓘ
linked to: 1974 general strike in Northern Ireland
1974 general strike in Northern Ireland → alsoKnownAs → Ulster Workers’ Council strike ⓘ
linked to: 1974 general strike in Northern Ireland