Irish Elections

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2296

Date Released

4 Jun 1973

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Hurling
2. 2Irish Elections
3. 3Cannes Film Festival
4. 4News in Colour: Royal Engagement
5. *Horse Feeding
6. *Golf Clinic

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Irish Elections. DESCRIPTION: The Irish Presidential Election. Mr Erskine Childers becomes the fourth President of the Republic. SHOTLIST: GV Dublin. GV large posters of Erskine Childers. CU large poster O’Higgins For President. CU Mr O’Higgins leaving polling station after casting vote. GV Higgins with two girl supporters. GV Childers walking towards polling station. CU sign Vote Here. GV Childers puts voting paper into ballot box. GV press outside polling station. CU O’Higgins. CU the new President Mr Erskine Childers.

Keywords

Politics and government

Locations

Dublin; Republic of Ireland

Card file number

99141A

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

51

Story extras:

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