1965 in Northern Ireland

Events during the year 1965 in Northern Ireland.

Incumbents

 * Governor - 	The Lord Erskine of Rerrick
 * Prime Minister - Terence O'Neill

Events

 * 14 January – Taoiseach Seán Lemass travels to Belfast for an historic meeting with the Prime Minister of Northern Ireland Terence O'Neill. First meeting of Prime Ministers in 43 years.
 * 21 January – Nationalist leader Eddie McAteer visits Taoiseach Seán Lemass in Dublin.
 * 18 March – The Northern Ireland Minister for Agriculture, Harry West attends a meeting with his Southern counterpart, Charles Haughey, in Dublin.

Arts and literature

 * Publication of Ten Poems by Michael Longley and Twelve Poems by Derek Mahon.

Football

 * Irish League
 * Winners: Derry City


 * Irish Cup
 * Winners: Coleraine 2 – 1 Glenavon

January to June

 * 2 January – Brian Irvine, composer.
 * 6 January – Esmond Birnie, Ulster Unionist Party former MLA and author.
 * 15 January – James Nesbitt, actor.
 * 26 January – Seán Savage, member of the Provisional Irish Republican Army
 * 20 February – Miriam Mone, fashion designer (died 2007).
 * 2 March – Lembit Öpik, UK Liberal Party MP.
 * 25 March – Jim Shannon, Democratic Unionist Party MLA.
 * 27 April – Edwin Poots, Democratic Unionist Party MLA.
 * 3 May – Gary Mitchell, playwright.
 * 7 May – Norman Whiteside, footballer.
 * 30 May – Briana Corrigan, singer.

July to December

 * 1 July – Jackie McKernan, discus thrower.
 * 20 July – Andy Black, poker player.
 * 24 July – Frank Mitchell, television presenter.
 * 22 September – Andy Cairns, songwriter and musician.
 * 10 November – Eddie Irvine, racecar driver.
 * 16 December – Noel Magee, boxer.

Full date unknown

 * Mark Carruthers, radio and television journalist.
 * Terence McNaughton, hurling player and manager.
 * Paul Seawright, artist.

Deaths

 * 15 February – Sam Thompson, playwright (born 1916).
 * 5 March – Helen Waddell, poet, translator and playwright (born 1889).