1943 in Northern Ireland

Events during the year 1943 in Northern Ireland.

Incumbents

 * Governor - 	The Duke of Abercorn
 * Prime Minister - J. M. Andrews (until 1 May), Basil Brooke (from 1 May)

Events

 * 9 February – The Belfast West by-election is won by the Northern Ireland Labour Party candidate Jack Beattie
 * 1 May – Sir Basil Brooke becomes Prime Minister of Northern Ireland.
 * 17 June – British aircraft carrier HMS Campania (D48) is launched at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast.
 * 29 July – Cruiser HMCS Ontario (C53) is launched at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast to British Admiralty order.
 * 27 November – British aircraft carrier HMS Glory (R62) is launched at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast by Lady Brooke.

Arts and literature

 * Release of the Crown Film Unit drama documentary short A Letter From Ulster directed by Brian Desmond Hurst assisted by William MacQuitty.
 * Roy McFadden's poetry Swords and Ploughshares is published.
 * John Luke paints Pax.

Football

 * Irish League
 * Winners: Linfield


 * Irish Cup
 * Winners: Belfast Celtic 1 - 0 Glentoran

Births

 * 18 February – George Campbell, politician in Australia.
 * 27 February – Jimmy Nicholson, footballer.
 * 10 March – Eamonn McCann, journalist and political activist.
 * 8 April – Tony Banks, Baron Stratford, politician (died 2006).
 * 16 April – Tom Lewis, singer-songwriter.
 * 6 May – Peter Jackson, rugby journalist.
 * 14 May – John Cushnie, gardener and broadcaster (died 2009).
 * 22 May – Betty Williams, peace campaigner, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (died 2020).
 * 18 June – Willie Irvine, footballer.
 * 15 July – Jocelyn Bell Burnell, astrophysicist.
 * 21 July – Henry McCullough, guitarist.
 * 15 August – Eileen Bell, Alliance Party MLA.
 * 31 October – Stephen Rea, actor.

Full date unknown

 * Billy Brown, musician and artist (died 1999).
 * Kenneth Montgomery, conductor.

Deaths

 * 19 July – Robert Alexander, rugby and cricket player (born 1910).