LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Funeral march for IRA men

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech; Special

TX Date

11 May 1987

Year of production

1987

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Duration

00:02:19

Description

Report on the illegal funeral march in Andersonstown to comemorate the IRA men who died in the hunger strike six years ago and the eight IRA men killed in the SAS shoot out in Loughgall. Includes actuality from the funeral march, with drums heard; police warnings; Gerry Adams, leader of Sinn Fein, speaking; and Danny Morrison, Sinn Féin activist, appealing to local youths. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Gerry Adams; Danny Morrison

Keywords

Internal politics; Northern Ireland; Police; UK; IRA; Sinn Fein; Funerals; Youth; Marches; Belfast; SAS; Andersonstown; Loughgall

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