Audio interviews with Gerry Kelly (Sinn Féin MLA for Belfast North), Mike Nesbitt (leader of the UUP) and George Clarke (PSNI Chief Superintendent) by Stephen Nolan on 3 September 2012 for BBC Radio Ulster The Nolan Show. On 2 September rioting began in North Belfast after disagreement between members of nationalist and unionist communities on the parades issue. Missiles thrown at the PSNI during the riots left 47 police officers injured. The interviewees discuss these events and examine their wider implications for the peace process. The Nolan Show is a daily current affairs programme on BBC Radio Ulster.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 3 September 2012
Name of First Interviewee: Gerry Kelly
Name of Second Interviewee: Mike Nesbitt
Name of Third Interviewee: George Clarke
Role at time of Interview: Gerry Kelly (Sinn Féin MLA for Belfast North), Mike Nesbitt (leader of the UUP) and George Clarke (PSNI Chief Superintendent)
Interviewer: Stephen Nolan
Purpose: News
Media: Audio
Copyright: BBC © 2012
Link: Listen to the interview
Programme/Book/Article: BBC Radio Ulster The Nolan Show
Time Period covered: 2012
Key Individuals: Gerry Kelly, Mike Nesbitt, George Clarke
Key Words: Violence, parade, PSNI, Sinn Féin, loyalist, unionist, Orange Order, UVF, UDA, nationalist, PUP, community relations, paramilitary, Parades Commission, religion