Loyalist attack on County Down pub

Title

Loyalist attack on County Down pub

Genre

Interview

TX Date

18 Jul 1994

Year of production

1994

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Duration

00:02:23

Description

David Blevins interviews Sir John Wheeler, Northern Ireland security minister, about continuing violence in the province and an attack by Ulster Freedom Fighters loyalist gunmen on a pub called the Hawthorne Inn in Annaclone, County Down, as football fans watched the World Cup final. The attack came a month after six Catholics died in a similar attack at Loughinisland. Originally broadcast on Downtown Radio.

Contributors

John Wheeler; Downtown Radio; David Blevins

Keywords

Northern Ireland; Terrorism; Public houses; County Down; Ulster Freedom Fighters; Annaclone; Hawthorne Inn

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