Audio interview with Máirtín Ó Muilleoir, Lord Mayor of Belfast, by Stephen Nolan for the Nolan Show on 7 August 2013. On the previous day Ó Muilleoir was attacked by loyalist protesters while re-opening a park in the Woodvale area of Belfast. A number of PSNI members also sustained injuries in the incident. In this interview Ó Muilleoir discusses community tensions in Belfast and frustrations as to the perceived undermining of unionist culture. The Nolan Show is a daily current affairs programme on BBC Radio Ulster.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 7 August 2013
Name of First Interviewee: Máirtín Ó Muilleoir
Role at time of Interview: Lord Mayor of Belfast
Interviewer: Stephen Nolan
Purpose: News
Media: Audio
Copyright: BBC © 2013
Link: Listen to the interview
Programme/Book/Article: BBC Radio Ulster The Nolan Show
Time Period covered: 2013
Key Individuals: Máirtín Ó Muilleoir, William Humphrey
Key Words: Sinn Fein, PSNI, DUP, community relations, commemoration