Derry quiet before funeral of Bobby Sands

Title

Derry quiet before funeral of Bobby Sands

Genre

News report; Interview; Vox pop

TX Date

2 May 1981

Year of production

1981

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Duration

00:03:08

Description

Kim Sabido reports on a relatively quiet night in Derry. Residents of the Creggan Estate say there may be violence on Thursday after the funeral of Bobby Sands, a Maze prisoner who died following a hunger strike. Includes interview with an unidentified man and two unidentified female residents.

Contributors

Kim Sabido

Keywords

Deaths; Death; Margaret Thatcher; Northern Ireland; Political protests; Prisons; IRA; Derry; Maze Prison; Hunger; Prisoners; Bobby Sands; Patsy O’Hara; Frankie Hughes

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