LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Irish no confidence debate

Genre

News report; Parliamentary debate

TX Date

31 Oct 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:02:54

Description

Colin Duncan reports on the Irish parliament no confidence debate in Taoiseach Charles Haughey’s government after he was named in the Dublingate scandal for allegedly trying to pressurise the Irish president into naming him as premier without a general election after the government collapsed eight years ago. Includes speeches from Irish Parliament by Charles Haughey; Fine Gael leader Alan Dukes and Labour Party leader Dick Spring.

Contributors

Charles Haughey; Dick Spring; Colin Duncan; Alan Dukes

Keywords

Politics; Ireland; Political corruption; Fianna Fail; Fine Gael; Brian Lenihan

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