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Interview with citizens of Belfast and Ian Paisley for ITN on 12 May 1987

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Video interview with citizens of Belfast and Ian Paisley, leader of the DUP, for ITN on 12 May 1987. Ahead of the June 1987 general election, the interviewees discuss the issues which will decide the contests in Northern Ireland with particular reference on Paisley’s part to the influence of Margaret Thatcher in Northern Ireland politics.

Date of Release/Broadcast: 12 May 1987

Name of First Interviewee: Ian Paisley

Role at time of Interview: Andersonstown priest

Purpose: News

Media: Audiovisual

Copyright: ©2013 ITN All rights reserved

Link: Watch the interviews

Programme/Book/Article: ITN

Time Period covered: 1987

Key Individuals: Ian Paisley, Margaret Thatcher

Key Words: Anglo-Irish Agreement, DUP, election

 

 

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