Audio interview with Des Dalton, president of Republican Sinn Féin, by Michael Reade on 8 April 2011 for The Michael Reade Show on LMFM. Dalton is interviewed ahead of the proposed state visit of Queen Elizabeth II to Ireland one month later. He explains the opposition of dissident republicans to both the Queen’s visit and the power-sharing system at Stormont. The interview is item three on the show’s running order. The Michael Reade Show is a daily current affairs programme on LMFM, a Drogheda based radio station.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 8 April 2011
Name of First Interviewee: Des Dalton
Role at time of Interview: President of Republican Sinn Féin
Interviewer: Michael Reade
Purpose: News
Media: Audio
Copyright: © COPYRIGHT 2012 LMFM
Link: Listen to the interview
Programme/Book/Article: LMFM The Michael Reade Show
Time Period covered: 1916-2011
Key Individuals: Des Dalton, Queen Elizabeth II, Ronan Kerr
Key Words: Queen Elizabeth II visit, Irish government, Stormont, British government, partition, political reform, nationalism