Tom King visits Northern Ireland
- Title
- Tom King visits Northern Ireland
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Speech
- TX Date
- 5 Aug 1988
- Year of production
- 1988
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- Duration
- 00:03:10
- Description
- David Stokes (Downtown radio) reports from Northern Ireland on the visit of Northern Ireland Secretary Tom King, following an upsurge in terrorist violence in the province and a strong attack by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher on the IRA; on the death of Roy Butler and Raymond McNichol; includes speech at funeral by Church of Ireland director, Jim Martin condemning the Anglo-Irish agreement; views on internment by Sam Beedy(?), Ulster Police Federation.
- Contributors
- Downtown Radio; David Stokes; Jim Martin; Sam Beedy(?)
- Keywords
- Deaths; Margaret Thatcher; Northern Ireland; Religion; Terrorism; Police; UK; IRA; Imprisonment; Funerals; Christianity; RUC; UDR; Tom King
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