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Interview with Frank Gogarty for RTE News in September 1969

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Video interview with Frank Gogarty, chairman of the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association, for RTE News in September 1969. In August 1968 the Northern Ireland civil rights movement began public marches in support of its objectives causing community tensions between Catholics and Protestants. In January 1969, Terence O’Neill established an independent enquiry into the disturbances, the Cameron Commission. Its report concluded that Catholics in Northern Ireland were discriminated against by Unionist policies in employment, housing and voting but also stated that the IRA were an influence in the beginning of the civil rights movement. Gogarty discusses the findings of the report and assesses its potential impact on the civil rights movement in Northern Ireland.

Date of Release/Broadcast: 12 September 1969

Name of First Interviewee: Frank Gogarty

Role at time of Interview: Chairman of the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association

Purpose: News

Media: Audiovisual

Copyright: © RTÉ 2013

Link: Watch the interview

Programme/Book/Article: RTE News

Time Period covered: 1968-1969

Key Individuals: Frank Gogarty

Key Words: Civil rights, Cameron Commission, NICRA, B-Specials, Specials Powers Act

 

 

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