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Interview with Ann Travers by Stephen Nolan for BBC Radio Ulster The Nolan Show on 29 May 2013

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Audio interview with Ann Travers, sister of Mary Travers, a victim of IRA violence, by Stephen Nolan and broadcast on BBC Radio Ulster The Nolan Show on 30 May 2013. In 1984 Ann Travers’ sister Mary was shot dead by the I.R.A. In 2010 Mary McArdle, who had been jailed for her role in the killing, was appointed to the position of Ministerial Special Adviser to the Sinn Fein Culture Minister Caral Ni Chuilin. Ann Travers has since been lobbying for a bill disallowing ex-prisoners guilty of serious paramilitary offences from taking positions as Special Advisers at Stormont. In the interview Travers discusses the proposed bill. The Nolan Show is BBC Radio Ulster’s daily current affairs programme.

Date of Release/Broadcast: 30 May 2013

Name of First Interviewee: Ann Travers

Role at time of Interview: Sister of a victim of IRA violence

Interviewer: Stephen Nolan

Purpose: News

Media: Audio

Copyright: BBC © 2013

Link: Listen to the interview

Programme/Book/Article: BBC Radio Ulster The Nolan Show

Time Period covered: 2013

Key Individuals: Ann Travers, Mary McArdle, Caral Ni Chuilin

Key Words: Special Adviser, Sinn Fein, IRA

 

 

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