Audio interview with David Ford, Northern Ireland Minister of Justice and leader of the Alliance Party, by Wendy Austin for BBC Radio Ulster Talkback on 1 November 2012. Earlier that day David Black, a prison officer at HM Prison Maghaberry near Lisburn, was shot dead on the M1 on his way to work. The killing was later claimed by a coalition of dissident republicans calling themselves the IRA, formed in June 2012. Ford discusses the Black case and the wider security threat posed by dissident republicans on the island of Ireland. Talkback is BBC Radio Ulster’s daily afternoon phone-in programme.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 1 November 2012
Name of First Interviewee: David Ford
Role at time of Interview: Northern Ireland Minister of Justice and leader of the Alliance Party
Interviewer: Wendy Austin
Purpose: News
Media: Audio
Copyright: BBC © 2013
Link: Listen to the interview
Programme/Book/Article: BBC Radio Ulster Talkback
Time Period covered: 2012
Key Individuals: David Ford, David Black
Key Words: Dissident republican, prison officer, media