Aidan McAnespie shot by army in Northern Ireland
- Title
- Aidan McAnespie shot by army in Northern Ireland
- Genre
- News report; Interview
- TX Date
- 22 Feb 1988
- Year of production
- 1988
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- Duration
- 00:02:57
- Description
- Eamonn Mallie reports on the shooting of Aidan McAnespie in Ireland near a border crossing by British soldiers. Includes interviews with Aidanâs sister, Eilish McAnespie, on the killing being a set up by the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) and British Army after years of harassment; local school teacher (not identified) who found Aidan after the shooting; deputy leader of the SDLP,Seamus Mallon.
- Contributors
- Seamus Mallon; Eilish McAnespie; Eamonn Mallie
- Keywords
- Deaths; Internal politics; Northern Ireland; Ireland; UK; International relations; SDLP; Army; RUC; Aidan McAnespie; Aughnacloy
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LBC/IRN, "Aidan McAnespie shot by army in Northern Ireland". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/lbc/search/index.php/segment/0002100292002 (Accessed 25 Apr 2025)