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Interview with Alasdair McDonnell by Cathal MacCoille for RTE Radio 1 Morning Ireland on 23 October 2013

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Audio interview with Alasdair McDonnell, leader of the SDLP, by Cathal MacCoille for RTE Radio 1 Morning Ireland on 23 October 2013. Three days earlier a book entitled ‘Lethal Allies: British collusion in Ireland’ was published which alleged that some senior RUC officers ignored suspected RUC and UDR collusion with loyalist paramilitaries in killings which took place in the mid-Ulster and border areas between 1972 and 1976. The release took place in the middle of the Haass talks on flags, parading and the past. McDonnell discusses the book and the wider issues of victims and legacies. Morning Ireland is RTE Radio 1’s early morning current affairs broadcast.

Date of Release/Broadcast: 23 October 2013

Name of First Interviewee: Alasdair McDonnell

Role at time of Interview: Leader of the SDLP

Interviewer: Cathal MacCoille

Purpose: News

Media: Audio

Copyright: © RTÉ 2013

Link: Listen to the interview

Programme/Book/Article: RTE Radio 1 Morning Ireland

Time Period covered: 1970-2013

Key Individuals: Alasdair McDonnell, Tommie Gorman, Alan Bracknell, Anne Cadwallader, Dennis Mullen

Key Words: SDLP, collusion, RUC, UDR, loyalist paramilitary, Historical Enquiries Team, border, Pat Finucane Centre, Dublin-Monaghan bombing, Dundalk bombing, religion, Miami Showband massacre, Eames-Bradley Report, Haass talks

 

 

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