Video interview with Ian Paisley, leader of the Protestant Unionist Party, by Ronnie Turner for RTE News in February 1969. In that same month Terence O'Neill, leader of an increasingly divided Unionist Party, called a General Election in Northern Ireland. Paisley is interviewed about his election policy as Protestant Unionist Party leader and candidate for Bannside.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 13 February 1969
Name of First Interviewee: Ian Paisley
Role at time of Interview: Leader of the Protestant Unionist Party
Interviewer: Ronnie Turner
Purpose: News
Media: Audiovisual
Copyright: © RTÉ 2013
Link: Watch the interview
Programme/Book/Article: RTE News
Time Period covered: 1969
Key Individuals: Ian Paisley, Terence O'Neill
Key Words: Protestant Unionist Party, civil rights, election, religion