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Owen Carron elected, Fermanagh and South Tyrone

Title
Owen Carron elected, Fermanagh and South Tyrone
Genre
News report; Interview; Speech
TX Date
Unknown
Year of production
1981
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Duration
00:04:13
Description
Report on the victory of Irish republican Owen Carron in the Fermanagh and South Tyrone by-election. Includes interview with Carron, and statements and speeches by former UDR major Ken Maginnis and losing candidates Harold McCusker, Unionist, and Martin Green, Peace Lover. With references to the IRA prisoners’ hunger strike, Workers Party Republican Club representative Tom Moore, and Alliance Party of Northern Ireland representative Seamus Close. Male reporter not identified.
Contributors
Harold McCusker; Ken Maginnis; Owen Carron; Martin Green
Keywords
Elections; Government; Northern Ireland; Political protests; IRA; Political parties; Hunger; Parliamentary candidates; Prisoners; UDR; Alliance Party of Northern Ireland; UUP; Fermanagh and South Tyrone; Workers Party Republican Club; Peace Lover; Tom Moore; Seamus Close

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