'People got nervous if a bag was left on a chair': Paul Johnson on Northern Ireland
by Rory Carroll Ireland correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#5HMJB)
The Guardian's former deputy editor recalls his time reporting from Belfast during the Troubles
Paul Johnson has a vivid memory of one of his most dispiriting moments as the Guardian's Ireland correspondent.
It was April 1986 and he was covering a Democratic Unionist party (DUP) conference. A warmup speaker for the party leader, Ian Paisley, electrified the audience with a suggestion.
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