Audio interview with Arlene Foster, Northern Ireland Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Investment, and Danny Morrison, former director of publicity for Sinn Féin, by Conor Bradford for BBC Radio Ulster Talkback on 31 January 2013. Two days earlier in Dáil Éireann, Gerry Adams had offered his apologies to the relatives of Irish security force members who had been killed by republicans during the Troubles including the family of Jerry McCabe. Foster and Morrison discuss the significance of this statement within the wider context of reconciliation in Northern Ireland. Talkback is BBC Radio Ulster’s daily afternoon phone-in programme.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 31 January 2013
Name of First Interviewee: Arlene Foster
Name of Second Interviewee: Danny Morrison
Role at time of Interview: Arlene Foster (Northern Ireland Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Investment), Danny Morrison (former Director of Publicity for Sinn Féin)
Interviewer: Wendy Austin
Purpose: News
Media: Audio
Copyright: BBC © 2013
Link: Listen to the interview
Programme/Book/Article: BBC Radio Ulster Talkback
Time Period covered: 2013
Key Individuals: Arlene Foster, Danny Morrison, Gerry Adams, Jerry McCabe, Declan Kearney
Key Words: IRA, DUP, Sinn Fein, An Garda Siochana, RUC, border