Audio interview with Jeffrey Donaldson, DUP MP for Lagan Valley, by Stephen Nolan for BBC Radio Ulster the Nolan Show on 12 December 2012. On 3 December Belfast City Council voted to only fly the Union flag above City Hall on designated days rather than the entire calendar year. The motion was supported by Sinn Fein, the SDLP and the Alliance Party. This decision led to public protests by sections of the unionist community across Northern Ireland, but particularly in Belfast, during December 2012 and early January 2013. In some areas PSNI members were attacked and death threats were sent to Northern Ireland politicians. Two DUP members, including Jeffrey Donaldson, were also warned of death threats apparently from dissident republicans during this period. Donaldson discusses these cases of intimidation and the impact of unionist protests on the political process. The Nolan Show is a daily current affairs programme on BBC Radio Ulster.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 12 December 2012
Name of First Interviewee: Jeffrey Donaldson
Role at time of Interview: DUP MP for Lagan Valley
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: Jeffrey Donaldson, Edwin Poots, Naomi Long, Peter Robinson
Key Words: DUP, dissident, republican, PSNI, violence, flag, protest, UUP, Sinn Fein, SDLP, Alliance Party, politicisaton