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 Ulster Workers’ Council strike and its impact on the potential for power-sharing government in Northern Ireland. History Lessons was a BBC Radio Ulster series which re-interpreted events in Northern Ireland during the Troubles and Peace Process. This is the first 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, William Whitelaw, Kenneth Bloomfield, Brian Faulkner, John Hume, Martin McGuinness, Kevin Boland, Terence O’Neill, David Trimble
Key Words: Sunningdale Agreement, North-South relations, Council of Ireland, power-sharing, SDLP, Belfast Agreement, Good Friday Agreement, Provisional IRA, Ulster Workers’ Council strike