Skip to main content
Peace Process History

Interview with community group leaders in Belfast by Barbara Walshe for RTE Radio 1 Picking up the Pieces in 2012

Published:

Audio interviews with community group leaders in Belfast by Barbara Walshe for the RTE Radio 1 series Picking up the Pieces broadcast on 24 March 2012. Interviewees discuss their efforts to grow and nurture cross-community relations along peace lines/ interfaces between Catholic and Protestant areas in Belfast. Particular emphasis is given to youth outreach in these interviews. The interviews are part of week four of this broadcast series subtitled Interfaces. This radio series explores the work of grassroots organisations seeking to promote cross community reconciliation in Northern Ireland through dialogue, recreational activities and local initiatives.

Date of Release/Broadcast: 24 March 2012

Name of First Interviewee: Deirdre McMahon

Name of Second Interviewee: Mark McBride

Name of Third Interviewee: Paul Donnelly, Laura Coulter

Interviewer: Barbara Walshe

Purpose: Research

Media: Audio

Copyright: © RTÉ 2012

Link: Listen to the interview

Programme/Book/Article: RTE Radio 1 Picking up the Pieces

Time Period covered: 1997-2012

Key Individuals: Deirdre McMahon, Mark McBride, Paul Donnelly, Laura Coulter

Key Words: Religion, youth, violence, community leaders, peace line, segregation, community relations

 

 

Back to top