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Interview with Douglas Hurd and Noel Dorr by Brian Dobson for RTE News on 8 April 2013

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Video interview with Douglas Hurd, former Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, and Noel Dorr, former Irish ambassador to Great Britain, by Brian Dobson for RTE News on 8 April 2013. On that date former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher died. Hurd and Dorr discuss the legacy of Thatcher's involvement in the Northern Ireland Peace Process. RTE News is that broadcaster’s flagship news programme.

Date of Release/Broadcast: 8 April 2013

Name of First Interviewee: Douglas Hurd

Role at time of Interview: Douglas Hurd (former Secretary of State for Northern Ireland), Noel Dorr (former Irish ambassador to Great Britain)

Interviewer: Brian Dobson

Purpose: News

Media: Audiovisual

Copyright: © RTÉ 2013

Link: Watch the interview

Programme/Book/Article: RTE News

Time Period covered: 1979-2013

Key Individuals: Douglas Hurd, Noel Dorr, Margaret Thatcher, Gerry Adams, Garret FitzGerald

Key Words: Anglo-Irish Agreement, Brighton bombing, IRA, hunger-strike, Irish government, Belfast Agreement, Good Friday Agreement

 

 

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