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Interview with Ernie Waterworth by Rachael English for RTE Radio 1 Morning Ireland on 4 December 2013

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Audio interview with Ernie Waterworth, solicitor to the family of Bob Buchanan, by Rachael English for RTE Radio 1 Morning Ireland on 4 December 2013. One day earlier the findings of the Smithwick Tribunal were released to the public, which indicated that unidentified members of An Garda Síochána had colluded with the Provisional IRA in the killing of two RUC officers, Harry Breen and Bob Buchanan, in south Armagh on 20 March 1989. The Irish government issued an apology for the failings identified by the Tribunal. Waterworth reacts to the Tribunal's findings and the response of the Irish government. Morning Ireland is RTE Radio 1’s early morning current affairs broadcast.

Date of Release/Broadcast: 4 December 2013

Name of First Interviewee: Ernie Waterworth

Role at time of Interview: Solicitor to the family of Bob Buchanan

Interviewer: Rachael English

Purpose: News

Media: Audiovisual

Copyright: BBC © 2013

Link: Watch the interview

Programme/Book/Article: RTE Radio 1 Morning Ireland

Time Period covered: 1989-2013

Key Individuals: Ernie Waterworth

Key Words: Smithwick Tribunal, Provisional IRA, collusion, An Garda Síochána, RUC, victim, Irish government

 

 

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