Newsreader Maurice O'Doherty announces the death of Éamon de Valera at the age of 92.
We deeply regret to announce the death of the former President of Ireland Éamon de Valera.
De Valera had been ill for some time and over the past few days had grown steadily weaker. His family were at his bedside at Linden Nursing Home in Blackrock, county Dublin when he passed away. The cause of death was bronchial pneumonia and cardiac failure.
| Title: | Death of Éamon de Valera |
| Clip Duration: | 00:01:11 |
| Material Type: | Video |
| Clip Title: | Announcement of the Death of Éamon de Valera |
| Series Title: | RTÉ News |
| Information: | RTÉ News announces the death of Éamon de Valera on 29 August 1975. |
| Local Keywords: | Éamon de Valera, 1975 |
| Coverage: | Ireland |
| Genre: | News |
| Topic: | Politics and Economics |
| Provider: | RTÉ |
| Contributor(s): | Maurice O'Doherty (Reporter) |
| Publisher: | RTÉ |
| First Broadcast Channel: | Telefís Éireann |
| Production Year: | 1975 |
| Country of Production: | Ireland |
| Original Identifier: | DLX/00094 |
| IPR Restrictions: | Rights Reserved - Free Access |
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| Item Type: | part/extract |
| Colour: | Black and White |
| Sound: | Mono |
| Aspect Ratio: | 4:3 |
| Language: | English (eng) |
| Original Language: | English (eng) |
