Birmingham Six appeal rejected-John Hume interview

Title

Birmingham Six appeal rejected-John Hume interview

Genre

Interview

TX Date

30 Jan 1988

Year of production

1988

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Duration

00:02:11

Description

Peter Murphy interviews John Hume, SDLP, about the decision of the Court of Appeal to uphold the convictions of the six men, Hugh Callaghan, Patrick Joseph(Paddy Joe) Hill, Gerard Hunter, Richard McIlkenny, William (Billy) Power and John Walker, convicted of the Birmingham pub bombings (21/11/74). He says its a bad week for Anglo-Irish relations. Interview recorded on 29/01/88 and broadcast on LBC AM 30/01/89

Contributors

Peter Murphy; John Hume

Keywords

Northern Ireland; Terrorism; Ireland; UK; IRA; International relations; Birmingham; SDLP; Legal decisions; Appeals; Miscarriages of justice; Hugh Callaghan; Gerard Hunter; Richard McIlkenny; John Walker; Birmingham Six; Courts of Appeal; Billy Power; Paddy Joe Hill

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