wilson and Northern Ireland

sunningdale agreement

• loyalists,republicans and UUP were against

ulsters workers council (1974)

• set up by a shipyard worker, Harry Murray

• wanted to bring down executive (united ireloand)

• supported by Paisley and UDA

• 15th may 1974: council set up strike-limited power and tellecomunications and british government declared state of emergency

chief executive

• faulkner resigned as chief executive

• wilson imposed direct rule

• sunningdale agreement collapsed

Northern Ireland constitution

• elected body for Northern Ireland

• july 1975: election-majority for unionists

• 1976:convention dissolved

IRA prison reforms

from 1976:special catagory status removed from terrorist prisoners