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2 results found for '"Gerry Downes"' in Contributors.
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...
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...