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Interview with Bertie Ahern for ITN on 6 May 1999

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Video interview with Bertie Ahern, Irish Taoiseach, for ITN on 6 May 1999. The Hillsborough Declaration from the British and Irish governments on 1 April created a framework for progress towards power-sharing government in Northern Ireland and invested the IICD with responsibility for scheduling IRA decommissioning. However, disagreement continued among Northern Ireland political parties over the timing of IRA decommissioning. Following the latest talks at Downing Street between the British and Irish governments, the SDLP, Sinn Fein and the UUP, on 6 May Ahern summarises the progress made on the issue.

Date of Release/Broadcast: 6 May 1999

Name of First Interviewee: Bertie Ahern

Role at time of Interview: Irish Taoiseach

Purpose: News

Media: Audiovisual

Copyright: ©2013 ITN All rights reserved

Link: Watch the video

Programme/Book/Article: ITN

Time Period covered: 1998-1999

Key Individuals: Bertie Ahern

Key Words: UUP, British government, Hillsborough Declaration, Belfast Agreement, Good Friday Agreement, decommissioning, IICD, Sinn Fein, power-sharing

 

 

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