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Interview with Denis Bradley and Susan McKay by Diarmaid Ferriter for RTE Radio 1 What If on 8 October 2006

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Audio interview with Denis Bradley, former vice-chairman of the police board for the PSNI, and Susan McKay, journalist and writer from Northern Ireland, by Diarmaid Ferriter on 8 October 2006 for the RTE Radio 1 programme What If. Bradley and McKay discuss the events of Bloody Sunday (1972) and its effects on peace and conflict in Northern Ireland. The interview was part of the What If radio series which examined historical events and processes from a counter factual standpoint.

Date of Release/Broadcast: 8 October 2006

Name of First Interviewee: Denis Bradley

Name of Second Interviewee: Susan McKay

Role at time of Interview: Denis Bradley (former vice-chairman of the police board for the PSNI), Susan McKay (journalist and writer from Northern Ireland)

Interviewer: Diarmaid Ferriter

Purpose: Research, Academic

Media: Audio

Copyright: © RTÉ 2012

Link: Listen to the interview

Programme/Book/Article: RTE Radio 1 What If

Time Period covered: 1972-2006

Key Individuals: Denis Bradley, Susan McKay, Frank Lagan, Brian Faulkner, John Hume, Edward Heath

Key Words: Bloody Sunday, violence, Civil Rights movement, Derry, Londonderry, Provisional IRA, Widgery Tribunal, PR, Saville Inquiry, RUC, nationalism, republicanism, British Army

 

 

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