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Anglo-Irish Agreement signed

Title
Anglo-Irish Agreement signed
Genre
Interview; Press conference; Speech; Special; Technical
TX Date
15 Nov 1985
Year of production
1985
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Duration
00:50:55
Description
Press conference featuring UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and Irish Taoiseach Garret FitzGerald at Hillsborough in Northern Ireland, after the signing of the Anglo-Irish Accord on the future of Northern Ireland. The reporters include: John Simpson (BBC); Brian Farrell (RTE); Eamonn Mallie (Downtown Radio); John Cooney (Irish Times); Norman Stockton (Ulster TV); David Rose (ITN); Jim Dougal (RTE); David Page (NBC); Sean O’Rourke (The Irish Press); Pat Cox (RTE); Sean Duggan (RTE); David Davin-Power (RTE); John Cole (BBC); Karen DeYoung (Washington Post). The conference is introduced by Bernard Ingham, Downing Street press secretary. Includes sound before and after the press conference with voice of Margaret Thatcher and the voice of a technician ending the recording. For transcript see Further information.
Further information
http://www.margaretthatcher.org/speeches/displaydocument.asp?docid=106173 > .
Contributors
Margaret Thatcher; Garret FitzGerald; Bernard Ingham; John Simpson; Eamonn Mallie; Brian Farrell; John Cooney; Norman Stockton; David Rose; Jim Dougal; David Page; Sean O’Rourke; Pat Cox; Sean Duggan; Karen DeYoung
Keywords
Internal politics; Northern Ireland; Ireland; UK; Great Britain; Peace treaties; International relations; International politics; Prime ministers; Heads of state; Peacebuilding; International instruments

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