A handwritten news report by Gary Honeyford about the killing of a RUC officer in Co. Down.
Here is a handwritten news report by Gary Honeyford for RTÉ Belfast about the killing of RUC officer Martin Vance. The 33-year-old inspector was shot dead by the IRA outside his home in Crossgar, Co. Down.
Honeyford describes the killing and how the gunmen made their escape. He says that Vance's wife and child were home at the time but it's not yet clear where Vance was coming from.
| Title: | Handwritten News Report |
| Material Type: | Document |
| Clip Title: | Handwritten News Report from RTÉ Belfast |
| Series Title: | RTÉ News |
| Information: | This document is part of the RTÉ Archives document collection. Digital image from original notebook page, 1 page. A RTÉ news report from Belfast, broadcast on 31 August 1985. |
| Local Keywords: | Communications, Media, News, Troubles, Martin Vance, RUC, IRA, Document, Documents |
| Coverage: | Ireland |
| Genre: | Factual |
| Topic: | The Media |
| Provider: | RTÉ |
| Contributor(s): | Gary Honeyford (reporter) |
| Publisher: | RTÉ |
| Production Year: | 1985 |
| Country of Production: | Ireland |
| IPR Restrictions: | Rights Reserved - Free Access |
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| Item Type: | part/extract |
| Colour: | Colour |
| Language: | English (eng) |
| Original Language: | English (eng) |
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