Audio interview with Brian Rowan (security journalist), Gerry Kelly (Sinn Féin MLA for Belfast North), Alasdair McDonnell (leader of the SDLP) and Colin Bryce (RAAD: Not In Our Name) by Linda McAuley on 27 July 2012 for BBC Radio Ulster The Nolan Show. In July 2012 an announcement was made that the Real IRA, RAAD and a collection of dissident republicans had merged to form one paramilitary organisation. The interviewees discuss the potential effects of this development on the peace process. The interview is item one on the show’s running order. The Nolan Show is a daily current affairs programme on BBC Radio Ulster.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 27 July 2012
Name of First Interviewee: Brian Rowan
Name of Second Interviewee: Gerry Kelly
Name of Third Interviewee: Alasdair McDonnell, Colin Bryce
Role at time of Interview: Brian Rowan (security journalist), Gerry Kelly (Sinn Féin MLA for Belfast North), Alasdair McDonnell (leader of the SDLP) and Colin Bryce (RAAD: Not In Our Name)
Interviewer: Linda McAuley
Purpose: News
Media: Audio
Copyright: BBC © 2012
Link: Listen to the interview
Programme/Book/Article: BBC Radio Ulster The Nolan Show
Time Period covered: 2012
Key Individuals: Brian Rowan, Gerry Kelly, Alasdair McDonnell, Colin Bryce
Key Words: Dissident, republican, Real IRA, RAAD, violence, Stormont, PSNI, British Army, Sinn Féin