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Poet Gail McConnell opens a box of materials relating to the life and death of her father, William McConnell, who was murdered by the IRA in 1984.
Gail McConnell's father was murdered by the IRA in March 1984, when Gail was three years old. An Assistant Governor at the Maze Prison, William McConnell was setting off for work when he was gunned down in front of Gail and her mum outside their Belfast home.
Through her poetry, childhood memories and an archive of public and personal materials, Gail is piecing together her father鈥檚 life, the legacy of his death and trying to understand the relationship they once had.
Producer: Conor Garrett
Executive Editor: Andy Martin
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Sat 10 Dec 2022
12:03
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