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Interview with David Trimble, Gerry Adams and Tony Blair for ITN on 5 May 2000

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Video interview with David Trimble (designate First Minister of Northern Ireland), Gerry Adams (president of Sinn Fein) and Tony Blair (prime minister of the United Kingdom) for ITN on 5 May 2000. On that date the British and Irish governments held talks with both Sinn Fein and the UUP in Belfast in an attempt to reach solutions on decommissioning and devolution with the view to restoring power to the Northern Ireland institutions. Trimble, Adams and Blair assess the progress made to date.

Date of Release/Broadcast: 5 May 2000

Name of First Interviewee: David Trimble

Name of Second Interviewee: Gerry Adams

Name of Third Interviewee: Tony Blair

Role at time of Interview: David Trimble (designate First Minister of Northern Ireland), Gerry Adams (president of Sinn Fein), Tony Blair (prime minister of the United Kingdom)

Purpose: News

Media: Audiovisual

Copyright: ©2013 ITN All rights reserved

Link: Watch the interview

Programme/Book/Article: ITN

Time Period covered: 2000

Key Individuals: David Trimble, Gerry Adams, Tony Blair, Seamus Mallon

Key Words: UUP, Sinn Fein, power-sharing, decommissioning, IRA, devolution, East-West relations

 

 

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