People in Belfast gather for an ecumenical service and a call for an end to violence in Northern Ireland.
Church and community leaders and were joined by thousands at City Hall in Belfast for an ecumenical carol service.
The gathering comes just hours before the midnight deadline for an IRA ceasefire. Addressing the crowd gathered, one speaker called for hope in a time of despair.
In this hour of our great need, we turn to God afresh besieging him to help us, to give light in our darkness, hope against despair, and peace in men's hearts.
An RTÉ News report broadcast on 22 December 1974.
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