Seamus Mallon on his by-election victory

Title

Seamus Mallon on his by-election victory

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Jan 1986

Year of production

1986

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Duration

00:03:46

Description

Seamus Mallon of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) has won the seat for Newry and Armagh in the Northern Ireland by-elections. It is the only seat not retained by Unionists. He talks about the symbolic significance of his victory, and the Anglo-Irish Agreement. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Seamus Mallon

Keywords

Elections; Politics; Internal politics; Northern Ireland; British; Sinn Fein; SDLP; Unionism (Irish politics); Enoch Powell; Anglo-Irish Agreement; Nationalism; James Molyneaux

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