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Man’s death at Northern Ireland republican rally (1984)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
Report on the death of Sean Downes by police plastic bullet at a republican rally in Northern Ireland, after security forces tried to arrest NORAID leader Martin Galvin, who is banned from the UK. Speaking...
Man’s death at Northern Ireland republican rally (1984)
- Genre
- Press conference; Speech
Press conference by Northern Ireland’s Royal Ulster Constabulary police chief, Sir John Hermon, on violence at a republican rally after security forces tried to arrest NORAID leader Martin Galvin, who is...
Man’s death at Northern Ireland republican rally (1984)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference; Speech
Report on the announcement of an inquiry into the killing, by a police plastic bullet, of Sean Downes at a republican rally in Northern Ireland, attended by the IRA and Sinn Fein, after security forces tried...
Man’s death at Northern Ireland republican rally (1984)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on the funeral of Sean Downes, who was killed by a plastic bullet shot by police at a republican rally attended by the IRA and Sinn Fein in Northern Ireland after security forces tried to arrest...
NORAID’s Martin Galvin’s Northern Ireland visit (1984)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Press conference
Report on a press conference with NORAID leader Martin Galvin, after the security forces tried and failed to arrest him at a republican rally in Northern Ireland nine days ago (he is banned from the UK). He...
Police acquitted of manslaughter in Northern Ireland (1986)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Gerry Downes after Reserve Constable Nigel Hegarty was acquitted of killing his son, Sean, two years previously by firing a plastic bullet into him. He talks about his lack of confidence in...