2 0 th ▁ ▁Se an ad : ▁ 1 3 th ▁ ▁Events ▁▁▁ 2 ▁January ▁– ▁the ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁Executive ▁had ▁its ▁first ▁day ▁in ▁office . ▁▁ 1 5 ▁February ▁– ▁a ▁ 6 0 0 - p ound ▁bomb ▁expl oded ▁in ▁D ung annon . ▁▁ 2 4 ▁April ▁– ▁the ▁Electric ity ▁Supp ly ▁Board ▁announced ▁that ▁Car ns ore ▁Point ▁on ▁the ▁W ex ford ▁coast ▁would ▁be ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁its ▁planned ▁nuclear ▁power ▁station ▁( which , ▁ultimately , ▁was ▁not ▁built ). ▁▁ 2 6 ▁April ▁– ▁nin ete en ▁Old ▁Master ▁paint ings ▁from ▁the ▁Beit ▁collection ▁were ▁st olen ▁from ▁Russ borough ▁House ▁by ▁a ▁Pro vis ional ▁Irish ▁Republican ▁Army ▁gang ▁that ▁included ▁English ▁he ir ess ▁Rose ▁D ug dale . ▁▁ 8 ▁May ▁– ▁the ▁great ▁hall ▁of ▁University ▁College ▁Dublin ▁was ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁ 9 0 0 - se at ▁concert ▁hall ▁and ▁home ▁of ▁the ▁R T É ▁Sym phony ▁Orchestra . ▁▁ 1 4 ▁May ▁– ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁ground ▁to ▁a ▁halt ▁as ▁the ▁Ul ster ▁Work ers ' ▁Council ▁called ▁a ▁strike ▁following ▁the ▁defeat ▁of ▁an ▁anti - S unning dale ▁Ag re ement ▁motion . ▁▁ 1 7 ▁May ▁ ▁– ▁Dublin ▁and ▁Mon ag han ▁bomb ings : ▁Th irty - three ▁civ ili ans ▁were ▁killed ▁and ▁almost ▁ 3 0 0 ▁wounded ▁in ▁four ▁car - b omb ▁explos ions ▁in ▁Dublin ▁and ▁Mon ag han ▁by ▁the