• 10 April - George Saunderson (58), a former member of the UDR, was shot and killed by the IRA at his workplace, Derrylin Primary School. • 21 April - James Murphy (40), a
Sinn Féin member, was shot to death by the
Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) at his garage in nearby Corraveigh. • 2 December - John Maddocks (32), a soldier in the
British Army, was killed by a booby trap bomb planted by the IRA while on foot patrol in nearby
Gortmullan. == 1985 ==