2016 in Northern Ireland

Events during the year 2016 in Northern Ireland.

Incumbents

 * First Minister - Peter Robinson
 * deputy First Minister - Martin McGuiness
 * Secretary of State - Theresa Villiers (until 14 July), James Brokenshire (from 14 July)

Events

 * 11 January – Arlene Foster becomes the first women to lead the Democratic Unionist Party and becomes Northern Ireland's first woman First Minister.
 * 8 March – Austins (department store) in Derry closes suddenly after 186 years' trading.
 * 5 May – 2016 Northern Ireland Assembly election. There is no significant change to the position of the main parties.
 * 4 October – Flights are disrupted at Belfast International Airport after a freight plane gets stuck on the runway.

Deaths

 * 7 January – Paddy Doherty, activist (born 1926)
 * 12 January – Robert Black, serial killer (born 1947 in Scotland)
 * 25 June - Patrick Mayhew, 10th Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (born 1929).