Nearly 40 years after television first covered a general election, the sheer scale on which Irish politics was now being reported is obvious from this report for 'The Week in Politics'.
Reporter Sinead Crowley looks back at the first week of the 2002 General Election Campaign. Politicians are shown canvassing nationwide and attending press conferences with their parties.
Politicians included in the report are Taoiseach Bertie Ahern, Michael Noonan, Mary Harney, Ruairi Quinn, Michael McDowell, Alan Dukes, Padraig Flynn, Jim McDaid and Joe Costello all from various parties.
Title: | Coverage of First Week of Election Campaign |
Clip Duration: | 00:03:35 |
Material Type: | Video |
Clip Title: | Coverage of First Week of Election Campaign |
Series Title: | The Week in Politics |
Information: | A report from 'The Week in Politics' on the first week of campaigning in the 2002 general election. The series 'The Week in Politics' looks back at the political week using interviews and discussions with ministers and politicians. |
Local Keywords: | General Election 2002, Bertie Ahern, Michael Noonan, Mary Harney, Fine Gael, Progressive Democrats, Michael McDowell, Alan Dukes, Padraig Flynn, Jim McDaid, Joe Costello, Fianna Fáil, Ruairí Quinn, Labour Party |
Coverage: | Ireland |
Genre: | Factual |
Topic: | Politics and Economics |
Provider: | RTÉ |
Contributor(s): | Sinead Crowley (Reporter) |
Publisher: | RTÉ |
First Broadcast Channel: | RTÉ One |
Production Year: | 2002 |
Country of Production: | IRELAND |
Original Identifier: | DX61/00920 |
IPR Restrictions: | Rights Reserved - Free Access |
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Item Type: | part/extract |
Colour: | Colour |
Sound: | Mono |
Aspect Ratio: | 4:3 |
Language: | English (eng) |
Original Language: | English (eng) |
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