Audio interview with Maurice Hayes, former senior Northern Ireland civil servant, by Don Anderson for BBC Radio Ulster History Lessons in 2007. Hayes discusses the intervention of the British government in Northern Ireland affairs between the Sunningdale Agreement and the Ulster Workers’ Council strike. History Lessons was a BBC Radio Ulster series which re-interpreted events in Northern Ireland during the Troubles and Peace Process. This is the second part of a three part interview.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 2007
Name of First Interviewee: Maurice Hayes
Role at time of Interview: Independent member of Seanad Éireann
Interviewer: Don Anderson
Purpose: Research
Media: Audio
Copyright: BBC © 2013
Link: Listen to the interview
Programme/Book/Article: BBC Radio Ulster History Lessons
Time Period covered: 1972-2007
Key Individuals: Maurice Hayes, Harold Wilson, Merlyn Rees, John Hume, Paddy Devlin, Austin Currie, Gerry Fitt, Brian Faulkner, Roy Mason
Key Words Ulster Workers’ Council strike, Sunningdale Agreement, Council of Ireland, RUC, British Army, IRA, paramilitary