Northern Ireland peace rally to be held

Title

Northern Ireland peace rally to be held

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

1 Nov 1993

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:03:15

Description

Report on trade union plans to bring Northern Ireland to a standstill in protest at the escalating level of violence. Terry Corlen(?) of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions gives the reasons for the proposed marches and talks about what he hopes they would achieve. Jim Mawe(?), whose father was killed in a recent pub shooting, says there should be no retaliation for the attacks, and Paul Duddy, whose mother was killed in the same attack, condemns the killers and the act. Ken Johnston reports from Northern Ireland. Sound quality poor.

Contributors

Ken Johnston; Terry Corlen(?); Jim Mawe(?); Paul Duddy

Keywords

Deaths; Trade unions; Strikes; Northern Ireland; Violence; Demonstrations; Protest movements; Political violence; ICTU

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