IRA assassination of Judge Maurice Gibson and wife
- Title
- IRA assassination of Judge Maurice Gibson and wife
- Genre
- News report; Interview
- TX Date
- 26 Apr 1987
- Year of production
- 1987
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- Duration
- 00:03:28
- Description
- Report of the assassination by the Provisional Irish Republican Army of top target Lord Justice Maurice Gibson and his wife in a car bomb attack. Including accounts by Philip Rainey and David Irwin, travellers in another vehicle and injured in the blast. Peter Robinson, deputy leader of the Democratic Unionist Party, on the failures in cross-border co-operation of the Irish Republic security forces, and new Irish Prime Minister Charles Haughey condemning the attack. Male interviewer not identified.
- Contributors
- Charles Haughey; Peter Robinson; Philip Rainey; David Irwin
- Keywords
- Northern Ireland; Terrorism; IRA; Homicide; Rugby football; Sportsmen; Judges; Maurice Gibson; Cecily Gibson; Ireland (rugby team)
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