Audio interview with Garret FitzGerald, former Irish Taoiseach, by Don Anderson for BBC Radio Ulster History Lessons in 2007. FitzGerald discusses British approaches to the outbreak of violence in Northern Ireland in 1969 and the possibility of Irish unification in the future. History Lessons was a BBC Radio Ulster series which re-interpreted events in Northern Ireland during the Troubles and Peace Process. This is the third part of a three part interview.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 2007
Name of First Interviewee: Garret FitzGerald
Role at time of Interview: Former Irish Taoiseach
Interviewer: Don Anderson
Purpose: Research
Media: Audio
Copyright: BBC © 2013
Link: Listen to the interview
Programme/Book/Article: BBC Radio Ulster History Lessons
Time Period covered: 1969-2007
Key Individuals: Garret FitzGerald, Merlyn Rees, Brian Faulkner
Key Words: British Government, media, Ulster Workers’ Council, religion, SDLP, partition, power-sharing, Sinn Fein, DUP, Sunningdale Agreement, IRA, economy, New Ireland Forum, internment