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March 2005 in Britain and Ireland
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''This page deals with current events in the English-speaking places of [[Europe]]. These are [[England]], [[Wales]], [[Scotland]], [[Northern Ireland]], the [[Republic of Ireland]], the [[Isle of Man]], [[Jersey]], [[Guernsey]] and [[Gibraltar]].''
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===Deaths in March===
&bull; [[10 March|10]] &ndash; [[Dave Allen (comedian)|Dave Allen]]<br />
&bull; [[6 March|6]] &ndash; [[Tommy Vance]]<br />
&bull; [[5 March|5]] &ndash; [[David Sheppard]]<br />
&bull; [[1 March|1]] &ndash; [[Brian Luckhurst]]<br />
''[[Recent deaths|Other recent deaths]]''

===Ongoing events===
&bull; Justice For [[Robert McCartney (murder victim)]]<br/>

===Future events===
[[2005]]: [[UK general election, 2005]]<br>

===Upcoming holidays===
[[March 25]]: [[Good Friday]]<br>
[[March 26]]: [[Holy Saturday]]<br>
[[March 27]]: [[Easter Sunday]]<br>
[[March 28]]: [[Easter Monday]]<br>
[[April 1]]: [[April Fool's Day]]<br>
[[May 1]]: [[May Day]]<br>

===Upcoming sports events===
<!-- MARCH -->
*[[27 March|27 Mar]]: [[Sport rowing|Rowing]]: [[University Boat Race]]

<!-- MAY -->
*[[18 May]]: [[Football (soccer)|Football]]: [[UEFA Cup]] Final
*[[21 May]]: [[Football (soccer)|Football]]: [[FA Cup]] Final
*[[21 May]]-[[29 May]]: [[2005 Memorial Cup]]
*[[22 May]]: [[Rugby union]]: [[Heineken Cup]] Final
*[[25 May]]: [[Football (soccer)|Football]]: [[UEFA Champions League]] Final

<!-- JUNE -->
*[[4 June|4 Jun]]&ndash;[[9 July|9 Jul]]: [[Rugby union]]: [[2005 British and Irish Lions tour to New Zealand|Lions tour of New Zealand]]

<!-- JULY -->
*[[14 July|14]]&ndash;[[17 July|17 Jul]]: [[Golf]] - [[The Open Championship]]
*[[28 July|28]]&ndash;[[31 July|31 Jul]]: [[Golf]] - [[Women's British Open]]

<!-- AUGUST -->
*[[27 August|27 Aug]]: [[Rugby league]]: [[Challenge Cup (rugby)|Challenge Cup]] Final

===Related pages===
[[2005 in the United Kingdom|2005 in the UK]]<br>
[[2005 in Ireland]]<br>
[[Wikipedia:How the Current events page works|About this page]]<br/>

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==[[March 26]], [[2005]]==
* Former [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|British Prime Minister]] [[James Callaghan]] dies on the eve of his 93rd birthday. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4385047.stm (BBC News online)]⏎
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==[[March 21]] [[2005]]==
* In the [[United Kingdom]], [[Manchester]] police questions a man in relation to the murder of [[Desmond Noonan]], suspected [[gangster]], who was stabbed to death. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/manchester/4366105.stm (BBC)] [http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/news/s/151/151843_gang_boss_stabbed_to_death.html (Manchester Online)]
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==[[March 17]] [[2005]]==
*Private [[Johnson Beharry]] is awarded the first [[Victoria Cross]] issued since 1982 for his actions in two attacks in [[Amarah]], [[Iraq]] in May and June 2004 when he saved approx 30 comrades. He spent two weeks in a coma after the second attack. [http://www.operations.mod.uk/telic/ophons05/beharry.htm (MOD)]

==[[March 14]] [[2005]]==
*Three [[United Kingdom]] [[member of Parliament|MPs]] - [[Jonathan Sayeed]], [[Paul Boateng]] and [[Iain Coleman]] - announce that they will not be contesting their seats in the [[UK general election, 2005|next general election]]. Sayeed and Coleman are retiring due to ill health; Boateng plans to become the UK's high commissioner to [[South Africa]] if the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] government is returned in the [[UK general election, 2005/06|next general election]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4347171.stm (BBC)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4348179.stm (BBC)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4348979.stm (BBC)]

==[[March 12]] [[2005]]==
*In the two [[by-election]]s in [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]], [[Shane McEntee]] of [[Fine Gael]] takes the [[Meath]] seat, while an independant, [[Catherine Murphy]] is elected in [[Kildare North]]. [http://www.rte.ie/news/2005/0312/byelection.html (RTÉ)]
* [[Secretary of State for the Home Department|Home Secretary]] [[Charles Clarke]] uses the powers of the new [[Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005]] to issue interim control orders restricting the rights of ten people suspected of terrorist activity. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4342717.stm (BBC)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4338849.stm (BBC)]

==[[March 11]] [[2005]]==
* [[Red Nose Day]]: [[Comic Relief]] raises over £37 million for good causes in the UK and Africa. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4338807.stm (BBC)] [http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/story.jsp?story=619379 (Belfast Telegraph)] [http://www.bbc.co.uk/rednoseday/ (BBC)]
* After more than 30 hours of debate in the [[House of Commons|Commons]] and the [[House of Lords|Lords]], the [[Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005]] is finally passed and given the [[Royal Assent]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4341269.stm (BBC)]

==[[March 10]] [[2005]]==
* The Travers Report into illegal charging of patients in residential care in [[Ireland]] is published. The report states that 315,818 people were illegally charged for long-term residential care  over the years since 1976, of which only 20,000 are still alive. Former Minister for Health [[Micheál Martin]] is now coming under pressure to resign for allowing the illegal charging to continue. [http://www.rte.ie/news/2005/0310/health.html (RTE)]

==[[March 7]] [[2005]]==
*[[Trevor Phillips]], the head of the Commission for Racial Equality in the UK, suggests that black boys may have to be taught separately to improve their performance at school [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/4323979.stm (BBC)]

==[[March 6]] [[2005]]==
* Sir [[John Stevens (Chief Constable)|John Stevens]], the former [[Metropolitan Police]] Commissioner, claims that up to 200 members of Al-Qaeda are operating in UK [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4322611.stm (BBC)]

==[[March 3]] [[2005]]==

*Snow covers parts of south-eastern England, with [[Kent]] worst affected, causing traffic and school closures throughout the region. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4313723.stm (BBC)]
*[[Manchester United]] footballers [[Mads Timm]], 20, and [[Callum Flanagan]], 19, are jailed for 12 and 8 months respectively for dangerous driving. The pair caused an accident resulting in permanent injuries to another driver. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/4314691.stm (BBC)]
*Disgraced pop mogul [[Jonathan King]] will be paroled from jail on [[March 29]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/4315421.stm (BBC)]
*[[Sinn Fein]] has suspended seven members over their alleged involvement in the murder of [[Belfast]] man, [[Robert McCartney]], who was killed on [[January 30]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/4316767.stm (BBC)]
*Amid an escalating war of words between the government and the Conservative Party, UK [[Secretary of State for Health|Health Secretary]] [[John Reid (UK politician)|John Reid]] visits [[Warrington]] hospital. A proposed meeting with Margaret Dixon, whose shoulder operation has reportedly been cancelled by the hospital on seven occasions, falls through, with Reid claiming her complaints have been orchestrated by Conservative Central office.  Tory leader Michael Howard later writes to Reid, complaining that the Government has been "telling lies" about Conservative health policy. The affair echoes the "[[War of Jennifer's Ear]]". [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4316791.stm (BBC)] [http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/politics/story.jsp?story=616701 (Independent)]. 
*One quarter of British adults have or know somebody who has been the victim of [[identity theft]], according to a survey by [[Consumers' Association|Which?]] magazine. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4311693.stm (BBC)]

==[[March 2]] [[2005]]==

==[[March 1]] [[2005]]==

*[[Arsenal F.C.]] midfielder [[Jermaine Pennant]], currently on loan to [[Birmingham City F.C.]], is found guilty of drink-driving, driving while disqualified, and driving without insurance. He is sentenced to three months in prison. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/4307427.stm (BBC)]
*The [[New Forest]] becomes [[England and Wales]]'s 12th [[national parks of England and Wales|national park]]. ([http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/4307065.stm BBC])

==Past British and Irish events by month==

*[[2005 in the United Kingdom]]: [[January 2005 in Britain and Ireland|January]] [[February 2005 in Britain and Ireland|February]]
*[[2004 in the United Kingdom]]: [[December 2004 in Britain and Ireland|December]]

''(For earlier events in Britain and Ireland, see [[November 2004]] and preceding months)''