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100 Years Ago – 25 May 1922

25 May 1922 The Lord Chancellor announced that a conference of the signatories of the Irish Treaty would be held

24 May 1922 Following the murder of an MP, widespread arson and multiple crimes, a decision was made by the

23 May 1922 William John Twaddell (1884-1922), the Unionist MP for Belfast West, was murdered in Belfast by the IRA.

22 May 1922 An agreement was signed by Éamon de Valera and Michael Collins was announced and approved by Dail

21 May 1922 A large crowd, including 200 MPs, gathered at Victoria railway station to welcome David Lloyd George, the

20 May 1972 Ballots went out to 200,000 railway workers after it was ordered by the National Industrial Relations Court

19 May 1972 There was a bomb threat to the QE2 ocean liner after a £130,000 ransom demand was received,

18 May 1972 The situation in Belfast deteriorated as Protestant and Catholics clashed in a number of incidents, including an

17 May 1972 William Craig (pictured), the leader of the Vanguard Movement, said that his supporters planned to “invade no-go

16 May 1972 Trade union members in Hull said that they would ignore a court order telling them to stop