Audio interview with Brian Rowan (security journalist), Eamonn Mallie (political commentator), Mike Nesbitt (leader of the UUP) and Alex Attwood (SDLP MLA for Belfast West) by Lisa McAllister for BBC Radio Ulster The Nolan Show on 9 September 2013. On that date the Northern Ireland Assembly returned from its summer recess with politicians confronting several contentious issues from the summer period including parading, commemoration and the Maze/Long Kesh peace centre. In this interview Rowan, Mallie, Nesbitt and Attwood discuss the existing political and community tensions and the forthcoming Haass talks. The Nolan Show is a daily current affairs programme on BBC Radio Ulster.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 9 September 2013
Name of First Interviewee: Brian Rowan
Name of Second Interviewee: Eamonn Mallie
Name of Third Interviewee: Mike Nesbitt, Alex Attwood
Role at time of Interview: Brian Rowan (security journalist), Eamonn Mallie (political commentator), Mike Nesbitt (leader of the
Interviewer: Lisa McAllister
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 Rowan, Eamonn Mallie, Mike Nesbitt, Alex Attwood, Peter Robinson, Martin McGuinness, Richard Haass, Jeffrey Donaldson, Jenny Palmer
Key Words: DUP, Sinn Féin, power-sharing, Maze/Long Kesh prison, PSNI, parade, Parades Commission, flag, commemoration, Haass talks, education, paramilitary, economy, dissident republican, Irish government, 1916 Rising