LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Loyalist strike in Northern Ireland

Genre

News report

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1977

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Duration

00:02:39

Description

Jill Lourie reports on the beating up of unionist MP Harold McCusker as he was led from court (which she witnessed), the angry mood of the crowd and anti-press feeling as the loyalist strike continues in Northern Ireland.

Contributors

Jill Lourie

Keywords

Internal politics; Strikes; Northern Ireland; Press; UK; Harold McCusker; Ian Paisley; Roy Mason; Ernest Baird

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