Theme 6: Politics
This recording comprises a documentary on Section 31 of the Broadcasting Act, and explores the many perspectives on the ban, including that of Dr. O’Brien, lecturer in Media History in DCU, Nollaig Ó Gadhra, a journalist who campaigned against the ban, and Minister for Posts and Telegrahhs, Gerry Collins who was responsible for instituting the ban in 1971, and was at the time Vice-President of Fianna Fáil.