Jack Lynch Campaigns Across The Country

EXHIBITION : RTÉ COVERAGE OF GENERAL ELECTIONS

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For three days news cameras follow Jack Lynch on his campaign tour of the country in the build up to the 1977 general election.

Title
Jack Lynch Campaigns
1st Broadcast
09/06/1977
Contributor
Dermot Mullane (Reporter)
Clip Duration
00:05:06

Material Type
Video
Series title
RTÉ News
Clip title
Jack Lynch Campaigns Across The Country
Extended description
RTÉ News followed Jack Lynch for three days as he covers over a thousand miles campaigning for the 1977 general election.

Meeting the people, he discusses the price of fish fingers and appeals to the thousands of young people who would be voting for the first time since the voting age had been reduced to 18. He visits Dun Laoghaire County Dublin, Mouthrath and Kenmare in County Kerry.
Information
A RTÉ News report on Jack Lynch's campaign leading up to the 1977 general election.
Local keywords
General Election 1977, Campaigning, Mountrath, Kenmare, County Kerry, Dun Laoghaire, Inflation, Fish fingers, Fianna Fáil, Jack Lynch
Geographical coverage
Mounrtath, Kenmare, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin, Ireland
Genre
News
Topic
Politics and Economics
Publisher Broadcaster
RTÉ
First broadcast channel
RTÉ
Production year
1977
Country of production
IRELAND
Original identifier
N160/0077D
IPR restrictions
Rights Reserved - Free Access
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Item type
part/extract
Item colour
Colour
Item sound
Mono
Aspect ratio
4:3
Language used
English (eng)
Original language
English (eng)