Garret FitzGerald on the Hillsborough Accord
- Title
- Garret FitzGerald on the Hillsborough Accord
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Phone-in
- TX Date
- 10 Feb 1986
- Year of production
- 1986
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- Duration
- 00:02:38
- Description
- Report on an appearance by the Irish Taoiseach, Dr Garret FitzGerald, on Downtown Radio in Northern Ireland. Of the Hillsborough Accord, FitzGerald says it will not collapse, but will stand the test of time. He refuses to take a call from Mr Sam Duddy of the UDA, and defends his policy not to speak with groups that use violent methods. Male reporter not identified; male interviewer not identified.
- Contributors
- Garret FitzGerald; Downtown Radio
- Keywords
- Politics; Internal politics; Northern Ireland; Ireland; British; Sinn Fein; UDA; Downtown Radio; Hillsborough Accord; Sam Duddy
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LBC/IRN, "Garret FitzGerald on the Hillsborough Accord". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/lbc/search/index.php/segment/0000900045008 (Accessed 30 Apr 2025)