Maryfield, on the Belfast-to-Bangor road in Northern
Ireland, was the home of the Anglo-Irish Secretariat set up under the terms of
the Anglo-Irish Agreement. This report for Good Evening Ulster shows a mass
protest by thousands of local workers, mainly from the Harland and Wolff
shipyard and the Shorts aircraft factory, who march to the gates of the complex
as part of a continuing series of Unionist protests against the Agreement.
The protest turned
violent when those at the front pushed their way through the gates to be met
with ranks of RUC officers. The resulting exchange left many protestors and
officers injured. Ian Paisley attempted to address the crowd in an appeal for
calm and when the protest eventually dispersed and began the march back to
Belfast, Here, Ulster Unionist MP Harold McCusker is interviewed about what
happened. A plane dragging a banner declaring 'Ulster Says No' is also seen.