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March 2005 in Britain and Ireland
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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 [[Murder of Robert McCartney (murder victim)|Robert McCartney]]<br/>

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

===Upcoming holidays===
[[April 1]]: [[April Fool's Day]]<br>
[[May 1]]: [[May Day]]<br>
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*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, [[
Murder of Robert McCartney|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(contracted; show full)

==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)''