IRA announces ceasefire - reaction in US

Title

IRA announces ceasefire - reaction in US

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

1 Sep 1994

Year of production

1994

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Duration

00:03:48

Description

Washington correspondent Simon Marks reports on reaction in America to the IRA’s decision to call a ceasefire in Northern Ireland. Leading republican Joe Cahill is in New York holding closed door sessions with fundraisers in the US. Meanwhile Irish Tanaiste (deputy prime minister) Dick Spring is heading to the US for a meeting with President Bill Clinton who has made a statement hailing the ceasefire. The President is hinting he’ll offer financial aid to help develop Northern Ireland once a peace agreement is in place. Includes excerpt from US ABC television news programme - World News Tonight with Catherine Crier; interviews with New York Congressman, Peter King; Ray O’Hanlon, Irish Echo.

Contributors

Simon Marks; Peter King; ABC; Catherine King; Ray O’Hanlon

Keywords

USA; Northern Ireland; Terrorism; Ireland; UK; IRA; Foreign policy; Heads of state; Presidents; Peacebuilding; Bill Clinton; Joe Cahill

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