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Interview with Ian Paisley by Owen Bennett-Jones for BBC World Service in 2010

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Audio interview with Ian Paisley, former First Minister of Northern Ireland, by Owen Bennett-Jones for BBC World Service The Interview in 2010. Two years previously he retired as First Minister of Northern Ireland and leader of the DUP. In this interview Paisley discusses his political career and his potential legacy in Northern Ireland.

Date of Release/Broadcast: 5 July 2010

Name of First Interviewee: Ian Paisley

Role at time of Interview: DUP MLA for North Antrim

Interviewer: Owen Bennett-Jones

Purpose: Research

Media: Audiovisual

Copyright: BBC © 2010

Link: Watch the interview

Programme/Book/Article: BBC World Service The Interview

Time Period covered: 2010

Key Individuals: Ian Paisley, Bill Clinton, Margaret Thatcher, Martin McGuinness

Key Words: Religion, DUP, power-sharing, unionist, Sinn Fein, IRA, dissident, Saville Inquiry, British army

 

 

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