Irish General Election

Title

Irish General Election

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech; Election coverage; Music

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1981

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Duration

00:12:09

Description

Series of items on the General Election in the Republic of Ireland. Report 1: Taoiseach, Charles Haughey and Fine Gael leader Garret FitzGerald on the economy and the H-Block prisoners running as candidates in the election. Report 2: Report on the political career and policies of Charles Haughey. Includes actuality of Haughey electioneering, and an excerpt of an interview with him. Report 3: Report on the musical records released by the Fianna Fail and Fine Gael parties as part of their election campaigns. Includes excerpts from the songs and a speech by Charles Haughey. Male reporter in all clips not identified.

Contributors

Garret FitzGerald; Charles Haughey

Keywords

Elections; Politics; Political prisoners; Internal politics; Labour Party; Northern Ireland; Terrorism; Ireland; British; Economic policy; Economic systems; Economic recession; Fianna Fail; Maze Prison; Fine Gael; General elections; Prisoners; Vocal music; Election campaigns

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