Editor remembers travels with Thatcher, the IRA's No 1 target

By Deric Henderson, Press Association Ireland Editor
I used to dread Margaret Thatcher coming to Northern Ireland because it meant 12 hours in the company of the IRA’s No 1 target.
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SUBSCRIBEBy Deric Henderson, Press Association Ireland Editor
I used to dread Margaret Thatcher coming to Northern Ireland because it meant 12 hours in the company of the IRA’s No 1 target.
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