LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Ian Paisley on Thatcher and Northern Ireland

Genre

Interview; Speech

TX Date

7 Mar 1981

Year of production

1981

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Duration

00:06:40

Description

Unionist MP Reverend Ian Paisley makes a speech during Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s visit to Northern Ireland threatening armed resistance to any plans of union with the Republic of Ireland, to applause and cheers. He repeats his comments in an interview with Eamonn Mallie?

Contributors

Ian Paisley; Eamonn Mallie

Keywords

Internal politics; Armed forces; Margaret Thatcher; Northern Ireland; Ireland; UK; Humphrey Atkins; Prime ministers; Peacebuilding; Unionism (Irish politics); Cabinet ministers; Rallies (gatherings); Protestants

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