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The Ban
Directed by Roisin Agnew · Starring Gerry Adams, Conor Grimes, Tim Loane, Eamonn McCann · 2024
In 1988 Britain banned the voices of Sinn Féin and I.R.A. leaders from the airwaves, and broadcasters quickly found a loophole.
An absurd, revealing chapter of censorship during the Troubles that few remember.
In 1988, when the British government declared that the voices of Sinn Féin or I.R.A. leaders were not to be heard, broadcasters soon discovered a loophole.
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