1955 in Northern Ireland

Events during the year 1955 in Northern Ireland.

Incumbents

 * Governor - 	The Lord Wakehurst
 * Prime Minister - Basil Brooke

Events

 * 21 July – The BBC brings into service its Divis transmitter, its first permanent facility serving Northern Ireland, marking the launch of a television service for Northern Ireland; the 35 kW transmissions can also be readily received in much of the Republic of Ireland.

Arts and literature

 * 22 March – A fire destroys much of the original rococo interior of Florence Court.
 * Brian Moore's novel Judith Hearne is published.

Football

 * Irish League
 * Winners: Linfield


 * Irish Cup
 * Winners: Dundela 3 - 0 Glenavon

Births

 * 11 January – Brian Gregory, footballer.
 * 20 January – Joe Doherty, volunteer in the Provisional Irish Republican Army.
 * 25 February – Davy Hyland, Sinn Féin, later independent, MLA.
 * 28 March – John Alderdice, Baron Alderdice, Alliance Party politician and Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly 1998–2004.
 * 2 April – Michael Stone, Ulster loyalist paramilitary.
 * 30 April – BJ Hogg, actor (died 2020).
 * 23 June – Ken Reid, television journalist.
 * 6 July – Michael Boyd, theatre director (died 2023).
 * 1 August – Adrian Logan, television sports presenter and reporter.
 * 27 September
 * Gerry Convery, Canadian darts player.
 * Felix Healy, footballer and football manager.
 * 30 September – Frankie Kennedy, traditional flute and tin whistle player and co-founder of Altan (died 1994).
 * 16 October – Kieran Doherty, volunteer in the Provisional Irish Republican Army (died 1981 on hunger strike).
 * 7 December – John McClelland, footballer.
 * Undated
 * Bríd Brennan, actress.
 * Billy Hutchinson, Progressive Unionist Party leader.
 * Paddy McKillen, property investor.

Deaths

 * 22 January – Moira O'Neill, poet (born 1864).
 * 11 April – Margaret McCoubrey, suffragette and pacifist (born 1880 in Scotland).
 * 14 May – Robert Quigg, soldier, recipient of the Victoria Cross for gallantry in 1916 at the Battle of the Somme (born 1885).
 * 18 July – Billy McCandless, footballer and football manager (born 1893).
 * 14 December – Paddy Mayne, international rugby union footballer and decorated soldier (born 1915).
 * Undated – Unsinkable Sam, ship's cat (born before 1941 in Germany).