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Rally for hunger striker Bobby Sands (1981)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
Kim Sabido reports on a rally in support of Bobby Sands, a hunger striker imprisoned in the Maze. Includes an interview with Bernadette Devlin McAliskey and an excerpt from a speech by Father Brian McCreesh,...
Death of Bobby Sands (1981)
- Genre
- News report; Obituary
Report on the death of hunger striker Bobby Sands, describing the IRA career of Sands and his election to Parliament while he was in prison. Female reporter not identified (poss. Angie Bray).
Riots in West Belfast follow death of Bobby Sands (1981)
- Genre
- News bulletin; News report; Special
Kim Sabido reports on riots in West Belfast following the death of hunger striker Bobby Sands. Includes excerpts from a news bulletin on Downtown Radio, read by David Stokes. Sabido gives his report from the...
Danny Morrison on death of Bobby Sands (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
Sinn Fein spokesman Danny Morrison blames British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher for the death of hunger striker Bobby Sands. He says the Republicans should respond peacefully but continue their fight...
Brian McCreesh on hunger striker Raymond McCreesh (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
Father Brian McCreesh, brother of Maze prison hunger striker Raymond McCreesh, says his brother is very weak, almost blind and deaf but remains resolute. He says his brother is fasting for the right to be...
IRA prisoners escape from Crumlin Road (1981)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the armed escape of eight IRA prisoners from the Crumlin Road Prison, Belfast. Three of the men disguised themselves as prison officers and a solicitor before opening the gates to the rest of the...
Bernadette Devlin McAliskey on parliamentary election law (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
Dublin MEP, Bernadette Devlin McAliskey on a change in election law which stops criminals from standing for Parliament in the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland. The law was introduced after hunger striker...
Ian Paisley on attempt to shoot him (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
The Reverend Ian Paisley, leader of the Democratic Unionist Party, after a shot was fired at him while he was travelling from the BBC studio in Belfast to his home. The shot was fired while Paisley was...
Humphrey Atkins on James Callaghan’s parliamentary speech on Northern Ireland (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
Humphrey Atkins, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, says the majority of people in Northern Ireland want to remain British. He expresses concern over James Callaghan’s suggestion of an independent...
Red Cross spokesman on team visiting Maze (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified male spokesman for the International Committee of the Red Cross says the organisation has not been allowed to make humanitarian visits to Northern Ireland’s prisons since 1975. The...