Flag Dispute at Edenderry Factory

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Flag Dispute at Edenderry Factory

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Location

Edenderry

Year

1965

Date

Production 02/07/1965

Length

30sec

Audio

mute

Format

16mm

black and white

Source

Funded by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland under the Archiving Scheme 2

Courtesy

Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, Department for Communities, ITV, UTV Archive

Rights Holder

ITV

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Description

There is a dispute at Edenderry Spinning Mill over the decision to remove Orange Order decorations from inside the mill. Ian Paisley is in attendance. 

The dispute began when management moved to take down the flags as they were a fire hazard. 30 workers walked out, saying the move was only to placate Catholic workers. A resolution was found when it was agreed one flag could be displayed until after July 12

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Credits

An Ulster Television Production.

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