Transcript of an interview with Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, by Julian Haviland for ITN on 8 December 1980. On that date Margaret Thatcher and a British delegation travelled to Dublin for a summit with Charles Haughey and Irish government representatives to discuss the possibility of co-operation on a number of issues. In this interview, Thatcher assesses the mutual benefit of the day's talks.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 8 December 1980
Name of First Interviewee: Margaret Thatcher
Role at time of Interview: Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Interviewer: Julian Haviland
Purpose: News
Media: Transcript
Copyright: © Margaret Thatcher Foundation 2012 and ITN
Link: Read the transcript
Programme/Book/Article: ITN News
Time Period covered: 1980
Key Individuals: Margaret Thatcher, Charles Haughey
Key Words: East-West relations, hunger-strike, IRA, Haughey-Thatcher summit, totality of relationships