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Section 31 f the Broadcasting Authority Act in the Republic of Ireland prevented broadcasting of interviews with representatives of the IRA or Sinn Féin.

You'll find more documents on the subject here: https://www.leftarchive.ie/subject/2690/

For background and an overview, here is Wikipedia's outline: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_in_the_Republic_of_Ireland#Section_31

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New document:

Irish Reporter, No. 5, first quarter 1992.

"The Free Press and its Enemies". This issue looks at Section 31 and press coverage.

https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/6268/

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