Pope’s visit to Ireland

Title

Pope’s visit to Ireland

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1979

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Duration

00:04:56

Description

Report on the reaction of British and Northern Irish politicians to Pope John Paul II’s visit to Ireland in September 1979. With reaction from Merlyn Rees, UK Home Secretary; Harold McCusker and James Kilfedder, Ulster Unionist MPs; excerpts from the Pope’s sermon calling for political action against terrorists. Enoch Powell, Ulster Unionist MP, has been deeply critical, and The Reverend Ian Paisley, Democratic Unionist leader, has expressed scepticism. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Merlyn Rees; Pope John Paul II; Harold McCusker; James Kilfedder

Keywords

Popes; Pope John Paul II; Peace; Politics; Internal politics; Northern Ireland; Terrorism; Ireland; UK; IRA; Roman Catholicism; Enoch Powell; Ian Paisley; Sermons; John Biggs-Davison

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