Donegal by-election - speech on hunger strikes

Title

Donegal by-election - speech on hunger strikes

Genre

Speech

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1980

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Duration

00:01:25

Description

Speech by a male Irish politician (not identified - poss. Taoiseach Charles Haughey?), in Letterkenney during campaigning for the Donegal by-election, referring to the Republican hunger strike at the Maze Prison in Belfast.

Contributors

Charles Haughey?

Keywords

Elections; Human rights; Government; Internal politics; Northern Ireland; UK; Political protests; Terrorists; IRA; Political parties; Rights of prisoners; Republicanism; Fianna Fail; Maze Prison; Prisoners; Belfast; Election campaigns; Donegal; Letterkenney

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