The Taoiseach has said the arguments in favour of the re-opening of the cases of the Birmingham Six are unanswerable. He was speaking in Strasbourg, France, where he is due to raise the issue with British Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher.

Report shows An Taoiseach, Charles Haughey, arriving for the Strasbourg summit of European leaders.

Interview with Dougals Hurd, British Foreign Secretary, who says that unless new evidence came to light there was no point in re-opening the case.

To camera Jim Dougal.

Margaret Thatcher arriving for the summit.

An Taoiseach and the Irish delegation arriving for the summit.

The reporter is Jim Dougal.

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