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Interview with Ian Paisley for RTE News in January 1969

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Description: Video interview with Ian Paisley, leader of the Protestant Unionist Party, for RTE News in January 1969. In that same month Brian Faulkner and William Morgan resigned from Terence O'Neill's administration over the issue of the latter's support for political reform. Twelve members of the Unionist Party also wrote an open letter to O'Neill calling for a change of leadership. Paisley discusses the potential alternatives to O'Neill as Prime Minister of Northern Ireland. O'Neill was to resign as Prime Minister in April 1969.

Date of Release/Broadcast: 31 January 1969

Name of First Interviewee: Ian Paisley

Role at time of Interview: Leader of the Protestant Unionist Party

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, William Craig, William Morgan, Clement Attlee, Brian Faulkner

Key Words: Unionist Party, election

 

 

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