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Interview with Eunan O’Halpin, Dan O’Brien and Dearbhail McDonald by Pat Kenny for RTE Radio 1 The Pat Kenny Show on 12 April 2013

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Audio interview with Eunan O’Halpin (Professor of Contemporary Irish History at Trinity College Dublin), Dan O’Brien (Irish Times economics editor) and Dearbhail McDonald (Irish Independent legal affairs editor) by Pat Kenny for RTE Radio 1 Today with Pat Kenny on 12 April 2013. On 8 April 2013 former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Margaret Thatcher died. The interviewees discuss the political life and legacy of Thatcher with particular reference to the issue of hunger strikes in Northern Ireland. Today with Pat Kenny is RTE Radio 1’s morning current affairs programme. This is the first item on the programme.

Date of Release/Broadcast: 12 April 2013

Name of First Interviewee: Eunan O’Halpin

Name of Second Interviewee: Dan O’Brien

Name of Third Interviewee: Dearbhail McDonald

Role at time of Interview: Eunan O’Halpin (Professor of Contemporary Irish History at Trinity College Dublin), Dan O’Brien (Irish Times economics editor) and Dearbhail McDonald (Irish Independent legal affairs editor)

Interviewer: Pat Kenny

Purpose: News

Media: Audio

Copyright: © RTÉ 2013

Link: Listen to the interview

Programme/Book/Article: RTE Radio 1 Today with Pat Kenny

Time Period covered: 1981-2013

Key Individuals: Margaret Thatcher, Gerry Adams, Bobby Sands

Key Words: Hunger strike, IRA, Maze, prison, Sinn Fein, New Ireland Forum, Anglo-Irish Agreement

 

 

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