Title

Shooting outside IRA bombers home

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech

TX Date

26 Oct 1993

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:03:12

Description

Report on a shooting by a soldier outside the home of Shankill Road IRA bomber Thomas Begley, killed while planting the bomb in Belfast. Speakers are Royal Ulster Constabulary Chief Constable Hugh Annesley; an unidentified male victim; Bishop of Connor the Right Reverend Samuel Poyntz; UK Prime Minister John Major; Labour Party leader John Smith; and Labour MP Tony Benn. Peter Deeley reports. For Drivetime show.

Contributors

Tony Benn; John Major; John Smith; Peter Deeley; Hugh Annesley; Samuel Poyntz

Keywords

Internal politics; Northern Ireland; Terrorism; UK; IRA; Sinn Fein; Gerry Adams; Bombs; Belfast; Drivetime (radio programme); Thomas Begley

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