Audio interview with Brian Kingston, DUP Court councillor on Belfast City Council, by Stephen Nolan for the Nolan Show on 7 August 2013. On the previous day Máirtín Ó Muilleoir, Lord Mayor of Belfast, was attacked by loyalist protesters while re-opening a park in the Woodvale area of Belfast. A number of PSNI members also sustained injuries in the incident. In this interview Kingston discusses community tensions in Belfast and frustrations as to the perceived undermining of unionist culture. The Nolan Show is a daily current affairs programme on BBC Radio Ulster.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 7 August 2013
Name of First Interviewee: Brian Kingston
Role at time of Interview: DUP Court councillor on Belfast City Council
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: Brian Kingston, Máirtín Ó Muilleoir, Peter Robinson, Martin McGuinness
Key Words: DUP, Sinn Fein, PSNI, community relations, commemoration, parade