Northern Ireland peace process

Title

Northern Ireland peace process

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech

TX Date

16 Nov 1993

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:03:55

Description

Report on the Northern Ireland peace process following UK Prime Minister John Major’s speech to the annual Lord Mayor’s banquet at the Guildhall in London promising talks with Sinn Fein if the IRA denounce terrorism and denying talks have aleradt taken place. Includes excerpts of speech. In Belfast, Joe Hendron from the SDLP and Ken Maginnis, Ulster Unioninst MP are unconvinced the violence will stop and Democratic Unionist leader Ian Paisley is scathing. Paul Rowley reports.

Contributors

Ian Paisley; John Major; Paul Rowley; Ken Maginnis; Joe Hendron

Keywords

Peace; Internal politics; Northern Ireland; Terrorism; UK; Violence; IRA; Sinn Fein; SDLP; Conflict resolution; Speeches; Peacebuilding; Lord Mayors; Unionism (Northern Ireland)

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