Transcript of an interview with Margaret Thatcher by David Rose for ITN on 6 March 1981. One month earlier Ian Paisley and five hundred supporters held a 'firearms certificate protest' at the continued talks between Margaret Thatcher and Irish Taoiseach Charlie Haughey. Meanwhile, on 1 March a new series of republican hunger-strikes began at the Maze/Long Kesh prison. Thatcher discusses Paisley's opposition and the recommencement of hunger-strikes.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 6 March 1981
Name of First Interviewee: Margaret Thatcher
Role at time of Interview: Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Interviewer: David Rose
Purpose: News
Media: Transcript
Copyright: Margaret Thatcher Foundation
Link: Read the transcript
Programme/Book/Article: ITN News
Time Period covered: 1980-1981
Key Individuals: Margaret Thatcher, Ian Paisley
Key Words: Religion, East-West relations, totality of relationship, hunger-strike, IRA