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 end of power-sharing government in Northern Ireland during the 1970s. History Lessons was a BBC Radio Ulster series which re-interpreted events in Northern Ireland during the Troubles and Peace Process. This is the third 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, Brian Faulkner, John Hume, Kenneth Bloomfield
Key Words: Sunningdale Agreement, Council of Ireland, Belfast Agreement, Good Friday Agreement, power-sharing, North-South relations, Bloody Sunday, internment, SDLP, Provisional IRA, media