This week - Men of Easter

Title

This week - Men of Easter

Genre

Interview

TX Date

29 Apr 1976

Year of production

1976

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Duration

00:02:04

Description

David O’Connell, former IRA chief of staff, interviewed on the Thames Television This Week programme by Peter Taylor, on the provisionals’ bombing policy including attacks on the UK mainland. He claims the British Government privately wants troops out but won’t admit this publicly.

Contributors

Thames Television; Peter Taylor; David O’Connell

Keywords

Internal politics; Northern Ireland; Terrorism; Ireland; UK; IRA; Army

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