Video interview with Brian Faulkner, former Northern Ireland Minister of Commerce, by John Howard for RTE News in January 1969. In that same month Faulkner resigned as Minister for Commerce in Terence O'Neill's administration over the potential findings on local government in Northern Ireland by the Cameron Commission. Faulkner discusses the reasons for his resignation and its potential impact on politics in Northern Ireland. Faulkner later became Prime Minister of Northern Ireland in March 1971.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 24 January 1969
Name of First Interviewee: Brian Faulkner
Role at time of Interview: Former Northern Ireland Minister of Commerce
Interviewer: John Howard
Purpose: News
Media: Audiovisual
Copyright: © RTÉ 2013
Link: Watch the interview
Programme/Book/Article: RTE News
Time Period covered: 1969
Key Individuals: Brian Faulkner, Terence O'Neill
Key Words: Cameron Commission, local government, civil rights, Unionist Party