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Newry
1980
04 September 1980 (first transmission)
04min 29sec
sound
film
colour
BBC NI
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A news item on the decline in the Newry Canal and attempts to clean it up.
00:00-00:40 General views of Newry canal. This was the ship canal between the town and Carlingford Lough. It is no longer in use and has become an eyesore. 00:41-01:38 John Donnelly together with Warrenpoint councillor, Jim McCart, are trying to get the canal cleaned up. 01:40-02:09 The canal is particularly bad in the town centre area. 02:10-02:56 The Newry and Mourne District Council Spokesman says that they are not responsible for the upkeep of the canal. 02:57-04:29 Donnelly calls for preservation of one still open part of the canal. End.
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