LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

IRA prisoners to be released

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

8 Nov 1994

Year of production

1994

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Duration

00:03:00

Description

Macolm Brown reports on the Irish Government’s decision to release some IRA terrorists in its prisons in response to the IRA ceasefire, and reaction to the decision. Includes interviews with Irish Minister for Justice, Maire Geoghegan-Quinn; Martin Smyth, Ulster Unionist MP; Seamus Mallon, SDLP MP; Peter Bottomley, former Northern Ireland Secretary.

Contributors

Peter Bottomley; Martin Smyth; Seamus Mallon; Malcolm Brown; Maire Geoghegan-Quinn

Keywords

Terrorism; Ireland; IRA; Prisoners; Right to justice

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