Laying the Foundations of the Goodyear Factory

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Laying the Foundations of the Goodyear Factory

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Location

Lurgan

Year

1966

Date

Production 20/07/1966

Length

01min 27sec

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

Ministers William Craig and Brian Faulkner join others in the laying of the foundation of the Goodyear factory near Lurgan. It was hoped the factory would employ 2,000 people and be a cornerstone of new business for the new town of Craigavon. Businessman Cyril Lord is also present.  

There was some controversy over the procurement of local farmland for the site. We see here 90-year-old farmer Mr Dan Murtagh visit the land he once owned. 

Credits

An Ulster Television Production.

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