IRA explosives and attacks

Title

IRA explosives and attacks

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

13 Jul 1994

Year of production

1994

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Duration

00:03:18

Description

Ken Johnston reports from Northern Ireland on IRA attacks on the security forces and the discovery of 2 tons of explosives on a truck at the port of Heysham near Liverpool. Police believe the cache formed the basis for a massive IRA mainland bombing campaign coinciding with loyalist marches across Northern Ireland. Includes report on a mortar bomb attack on an RAF helicopter in south Armagh as it left Newtownhamilton airbase. Includes recording of Orange parade; interviews with Ann(?) Murray, eyewitness to helicopter attack; male pilot of helicopter (not identified); Cardinal Cahal Daly, Archbishop of Armagh. Originally broadcast on Downtown Radio.

Contributors

Downtown Radio; Ken Johnston; Cahal Daly; Ann(?) Murray

Keywords

Northern Ireland; Terrorism; UK; Great Britain; IRA; Weapons; Marches; Army; RAF; Bombs; Armagh; Explosives; Helicopters; Newtownhamilton

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