LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Memorial service for IRA victims

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech

TX Date

26 Aug 1988

Year of production

1988

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Duration

00:02:44

Description

Almost two thousand people attended a memorial service for eight soldiers killed by the IRA. Local MP, William McCrea tells the congregation that the killings should only strengthen their resolve to overcome the terrorists. Two loyalist bands were the first on the scene and drum major Gordon Burnside expresses his regret that they could not save all those they attended to. Report by Gary Duffy.

Contributors

Gary Duffy; Gordon Burnside; William McCrea

Keywords

Deaths; Northern Ireland; Terrorism; British; IRA; Army; Soldiers; Church services; Omagh

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