Transcript of an interview with Chris O’Halloran (Director, Belfast Interface Project), Neil Jarman (Director, Institute for Conflict Research), Frankie Gallagher (Ulster Political Research Group), and Sean Brennan (North Belfast Developing Leadership Initiative) by attendees at the Meath Peace Group talk ‘A Shared Future: challenges for interface areas’ on 12 February 2007. On 21 March 2005 OFMDFM published a consultation document entitled ‘A Shared Future’ outlining a vision and framework for the creation of a shared society in Northern Ireland. The panel members discuss this theme with particular reference to interface areas. Meath Peace Group is a voluntary organisation created to foster peace and reconciliation on the island of Ireland through public talks, community engagement and youth education.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 12 February 2007
Name of First Interviewee: Chris O’Halloran, Neil Jarman
Name of Second Interviewee: Frankie Gallagher
Name of Third Interviewee: Sean Brennan
Role at time of Interview: Chris O’Halloran (Director, Belfast Interface Project), Neil Jarman (Director, Institute for Conflict Research), Frankie Gallagher (Ulster Political Research Group), Sean Brennan (North Belfast Developing Leadership Initiative)
Interviewer: © Meath Peace Group
Purpose: Research
Media: Transcript
Copyright: © Meath Peace Group
Link: Read the transcript
Programme/Book/Article: Meath Peace Group ‘A Shared Future: challenges for interface areas’
Time Period covered: 2007
Key Individuals: Chris O’Halloran, Neil Jarman, Frankie Gallagher, Sean Brennan, Anna Lo, Sammy Smith
Key Words: Interface, community relations, Belfast, religion, flag, gender, ethnic minority, class, UDA, the Famine, Sinn Fein, IRA, media, psychology, Holy Cross school, Dunlop Report, Edward de Bono Foundation, Crumlin Road prison, housing, ethnic minority, normalisation, paramilitary, decommissioning, collusion, truth commission, election, DUP, UFF, Alliance Party, racism, policing