- 28 February - 1985 Newry mortar attack: The Provisional Irish Republican Army carries out a mortar attack on the Royal Ulster Constabulary police station in Corry Square at Newry, killing nine officers in the highest loss of life for the RUC on a single day.
- 3 July - Thousands of Loyalists demonstrate against a proposed Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) decision to re-route a church parade away from the 'Tunnel' (the Catholic Obins Street) area of Portadown.[1]
- 6 July - RUC decide to allow a church parade through the area, but impose a ban on similar marches on 12 and 13 July.[1]
- 7 July - Serious clashes occur in Portadown between Nationalist protesters and police as the parade of 2,500 Orangeman, passes through the Catholic Obins Street. Eight policemen are injured and three people arrested.[1]
- 12–13 July - Further rioting in Portadown, this time between Loyalists and the RUC, as the Orange Order and Royal Black Institution parades are re-routed from the 'Tunnel' area. 52 policemen are injured and 43 people arrested during these two days of rioting.[1]
- 15 November - Taoiseach Garret FitzGerald, and the British Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, sign the Anglo-Irish Agreement at Hillsborough Castle, County Down. Treasury Minister Ian Gow resigns in protest at the deal.
- 23 November - A mass rally of Democratic Unionist and Ulster Unionist Party members against the Anglo-Irish Agreement is held outside Belfast City Hall under the slogan Ulster Says No.
- 1 January - Steven Davis, footballer
- 1 February - Dean Shiels, footballer
- 3 March - Sam Morrow, footballer
- 29 May - Jeff Hughes, footballer
- 15 June - Nadine Coyle, singer
- 29 June - Conall Murtagh, footballer
- 23 July - William Dunlop, motorcycle racer (killed in crash 2018)
- 27 August - Hannah Peel, composer
- 2 September - Marissa Callaghan, footballer
- 3 October - Kevin Seaward, marathon runner
- 14 October
- 2 November - John Lowry-Corry, Viscount Corry
- 18 November - Jonny Harkness, footballer
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