Owen Carron on his election as Anti H-Block candidate

Title

Owen Carron on his election as Anti H-Block candidate

Genre

Interview

TX Date

28 Aug 1981

Year of production

1981

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Duration

00:16:46

Description

Owen Carron, the newly-elected MP for Fermanagh and South Tyrone. Carron was formerly the election agent for H-Block hunger striker Bobby Sands, who won the election but died soon afterwards. Carron stood at the following election (as the Anti H-Block/Proxy Political Prisoner candidate) after the Government passed a law preventing prisoners from standing for election. He says he will not be taking his seat in Westminster but has arranged to meet Northern Ireland Minister, Michael Alison. Interviewer is Brian Hayes.

Contributors

Brian Hayes; Owen Carron

Keywords

Political prisoners; Internal politics; Northern Ireland; British; Political protests; Prisons; Demonstrations; Rights of prisoners; Members of Parliament; Maze Prison; Hunger; Prisoners; Owen Carron; Constituencies; Bobby Sands; Fermanagh and South Tyrone; Michael Alison; Martin Hurson

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