THE stories of Donegal
security personnel including Irish soldiers, gardai
and customs officers who were stationed along the
border during the Troubles feature in a new film to
be launched on Monday.
The film is called 'A Place to Talk and Tell' and
has been produced in DVD form, supported by the
Peace III programme as part of the Donegal Peace and
Reconciliation Partnership. Work on the project
began many months ago with a film crew visiting
towns including Buncrana, Ballyshannon and Bundoran
to record the stories of ex border service
personnel, their wives, partners, sons and
daughters.
In August, 1969, the then government made the
decision to send its troops to the border to set up
field hospitals. During that time, many thousands of
border service personnel served on or along the
border and the new DVD examines the resources they
had at their disposal and the conditions they worked
under.
Michael McCormack of the Ex-Border Service Personnel
Association (EBSPA) said:
"EBSPA wish to make it clear that this DVD/film is
not about criticising any of these services, but
will seek to reflect the time and conditions these
men, and later women, would work in for the next 30
years."
The launch will take place in the Regional Cultural
Centre in Letterkenny. For more information, please
contact Michael McCormack on 086 2208491 or email:
ebspa10@gamil.com
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