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Title Interview with Don Concannon for ITN on 1 May 1981
Date 1 May 1981
Description Video interview with Don Concannon, former Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, for ITN on 1 May 1981. Two months earlier a republican hunger-strike led by Bobby Sands began in the Maze/Long Kesh prison with the objective of securing Special Category status for republican prisoners. In this press conference Concannon outlines the British Labour Party’s policy towards the hunger-strike and describes the physical and psychological status of those involved from his latest visit to the prison. Four days later Bobby Sands was to become the first hunger-striker to die as part of the campaign.
Date of Release/Broadcast 1 May 1981
Name of First Interviewee Don Concannon
Role at time of Interview Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
Interviewer http://www.itnsource.com/en/shotlist/ITN/1981/05/01/AS010581001/?s="northern%20ireland"
Purpose News
Media Audiovisual
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Programme/Book/Article ITN
Time Period covered 1981
Key Individuals Don Concannon, Bobby Sands, Michael Foot
Key Words Labour Party, hunger-strike, Maze prison, Long Kesh prison, Special Category status
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