25th anniversary of British troops in Northern Ireland

Title

25th anniversary of British troops in Northern Ireland

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech

TX Date

14 Aug 1994

Year of production

1994

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Duration

00:07:00

Description

Special report by Declan Curry on the various attempts to find peace solutions on the twenty-fifth anniversary of British troops being sent to Northern Ireland initially to quell riots in Derry. Since 1969 attempts have been based either on all party solutions, local grassroots initiatives or direct talks with terrorists. Includes archive recordings of DUP leader, Rev Dr Ian Paisley; UK Prime Minister John Major.

Contributors

Ian Paisley; John Major; Declan Curry

Keywords

Internal politics; Armed forces; Northern Ireland; Terrorism; UK; IRA; Conflict resolution; Peacemaking; Diplomacy; Peacebuilding; Army; Bombs; Anniversaries

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