1959 in Northern Ireland

Events during the year 1959 in Northern Ireland.

Incumbents

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

Events

 * 10 February – Unions vote to end the 15-year split in the Irish trade union movement. The Irish Congress of Trade Unions results from the merger of the TUC and the CIU.
 * 22 September – At its inaugural conference the Irish Congress of Trade Unions attacks the government of Northern Ireland for not recognising the new organisation.
 * Manufacture of Spot-On models (1:42 scale die-cast model cars) by Lines Bros at Castlereagh in Belfast begins.

Arts and literature

 * 31 October – Ulster Television, the ITV franchise for Northern Ireland, goes on air.

Football

 * Irish League
 * Winners: Linfield


 * Irish Cup
 * Winners: Glenavon 1–1, 2–0 Ballymena United

January to June

 * 25 February – Stephen Moutray, Democratic Unionist Party MLA.
 * 31 March – Ali McMordie, punk rock bass guitarist.
 * 26 April – Alex Attwood, SDLP MLA.
 * 12 May – Mark Robinson, Democratic Unionist Party MLA.
 * 20 May – Gregory Gray, born Paul Lerwill, singer-songwriter (died 2019).

July to December

 * 6 July – Danny Kennedy, Ulster Unionist Party MLA.
 * 11 July – Stephen Warke, cricketer.
 * 3 September
 * Dolores Kelly, SDLP MLA.
 * Dick Strawbridge, engineer and television presenter.
 * 17 September – Charles Lawson, actor.
 * 11 October – David Morgan, television presenter and journalist (died 2016).
 * 13 November
 * Trevor Ringland, Irish rugby international.
 * Davy Tweed, Irish rugby international, unionist councillor (died 2021).
 * 17 November – Kate Thompson, actress and romantic novelist.
 * 18 November – Jimmy Quinn, footballer and football manager.
 * 3 December – Eamonn Holmes, television and radio presenter.
 * 9 December – Paul Jackson, cricketer.
 * 15 December – Hugh Russell, boxer (died 2023).

Full date unknown

 * Willie Doherty, installation and video artist.

Deaths

 * January – William Forbes Marshall, Presbyterian minister and poet (born 1888).
 * 4 February – Una O'Connor, actress (born 1880).
 * 16 May – Elisha Scott, footballer (born 1894).
 * 13 June – Seán Lester, diplomat and last Secretary General of the League of Nations (born 1888).