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Interview with Kate Carroll by Wendy Austin for BBC Radio Ulster Talkback on 1 November 2012

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Audio interview with Kate Carroll, widow of PSNI constable Stephen Carroll, by Wendy Austin for BBC Radio Ulster Talkback on 1 November 2012. Earlier that day David Black, a prison officer at HM Prison Maghaberry near Lisburn, was shot dead on the M1 on his way to work. The killing was later claimed by a coalition of dissident republicans calling themselves the IRA, formed in June 2012. Carroll discusses the emotional impact of such a death as she had experienced with the killing of her husband in March 2009. Talkback is BBC Radio Ulster’s daily afternoon phone-in programme.

Date of Release/Broadcast: 1 November 2012

Name of First Interviewee: Kate Carroll

Role at time of Interview: Widow of PSNI constable Stephen Carroll

Interviewer: Wendy Austin

Purpose: News

Media: Audio

Copyright: BBC © 2013

Link: Listen to the interview

Programme/Book/Article: BBC Radio Ulster Talkback

Time Period covered: 2012

Key Individuals: Kate Carroll, David Black, Stephen Carroll

Key Words: Dissident republican, prison officer, media, PSNI

 

 

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