Video interview with Gerry Adams, president of Sinn Fein, for ITN on 27 January 1999. Earlier that day Eamon Collins, a former IRA paramilitary, was killed in an attack in Newry. Although it was widely suggested that the IRA were involved, this was denied by leading members within the republican movement. In this interview, Adams gives his response to the news. The footage also contains an ITN interview with Collins one year before his death.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 27 January 1999
Name of First Interviewee: Gerry Adams
Role at time of Interview: President of Sinn Fein
Purpose: News
Media: Audiovisual
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Programme/Book/Article: ITN
Time Period covered: 1998-1999
Key Individuals: Gerry Adams, Eamon Collins
Key Words: Sinn Fein, IRA, decommissioning