Hennessy report on Maze prison security

Title

Hennessy report on Maze prison security

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

27 Jan 1984

Year of production

1984

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Duration

00:03:13

Description

Report on Northern Ireland Secretary Jim Prior’s refusal to resign after publication of the Hennessy report on the security arrangements at Maze Prison in Northern Ireland. Speaking are: Loyalist MP Ian Paisley; Assistant Secretary of the Prison Officers Association in Northern Ireland, John Hall; James Prior; Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams. Female reporter not identified.

Contributors

James Prior; Ian Paisley; Gerry Adams; John Hall

Keywords

Reports; Northern Ireland; Terrorists; IRA; Jim Prior; James Prior; Maze Prison; Security; Prison officers; Prisoners; Escapes; Cabinet ministers; Resignation (political); Hennessy Report

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