▁seats ). ▁ 2 5 ▁May ▁– ▁Irish ▁War ▁of ▁Independ ence : ▁The ▁Irish ▁Republican ▁Army ▁occup ies ▁and ▁burn s ▁The ▁Custom ▁House ▁in ▁Dublin , ▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁local ▁government ▁in ▁Ireland . ▁Five ▁I RA ▁men ▁are ▁killed ▁and ▁over ▁eight y ▁captured ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁Army ▁which ▁surr ounds ▁the ▁building . ▁ 7 ▁June ▁– ▁the ▁forty ▁elected ▁Union ist ▁M embers ▁of ▁Parliament s ▁gather ▁in ▁B elf ast ▁City ▁Hall . ▁James ▁Craig ▁is ▁elected ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁of ▁Northern ▁Ireland . ▁ 2 2 ▁June ▁– ▁new ▁Parliament ▁of ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁meets ▁at ▁B elf ast ▁City ▁Hall ▁and ▁is ▁opened ▁by ▁George ▁V ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁making ▁a ▁speech ▁( d raft ed ▁by ▁Jan ▁Sm uts ) ▁calling ▁for ▁recon c ili ation ▁in ▁Ireland . ▁ 2 8 ▁June ▁– ▁new ▁Parliament ▁of ▁Southern ▁Ireland ▁meets ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁College ▁of ▁Science ▁for ▁Ireland ▁in ▁M err ion ▁Street , ▁Dublin ▁and ▁is ▁opened ▁by ▁the ▁Lord ▁Lieutenant ▁of ▁Ireland , ▁Vis count ▁Fitz Al an . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁appointed ▁Senate , ▁only ▁the ▁four ▁Union ist ▁MP s ▁representing ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Dublin ▁attend ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons . ▁Having ▁elected ▁Ger ald ▁Fitz g ib bon ▁to ▁be ▁Spe aker , ▁the ▁House ▁adj our ns ▁s ine ▁die . ▁This ▁is ▁its ▁only ▁formal ▁meeting ▁and ▁it ▁never ▁en act s ▁any ▁legisl ation . ▁ 4 ▁July ▁– ▁James ▁Craig ▁ref