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Interview with Ian Paisley by Peter Sissons for the BBC in 1984

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Video interview with Ian Paisley, leader of the DUP, by Peter Sissons for the BBC in 1984. On 14 March 1984 Gerry Adams and three other Sinn Fein members were shot and wounded by the UFF in Belfast. Two loyalist gunmen were imprisoned for eighteen years in 1985 on charges of attempted murder. A third man, the getaway driver, received a twelve year sentence. Paisley offers his reaction to the attack and discusses the impact of violence on society in Northern Ireland.

Date of Release/Broadcast: 1984

Name of First Interviewee: Ian Paisley

Role at time of Interview: Leader of the DUP

Interviewer: Peter Sissons

Purpose: News

Media: Audio

Copyright: BBC © 2013

Link: Listen to the interview

Programme/Book/Article: BBC

Time Period covered: 1984

Key Individuals: Ian Paisley, Gerry Adams

Key Words: Sinn Fein, UFF, paramilitary, IRA, religion

 

 

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