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Interview with Maurice Hayes by Don Anderson for BBC Radio Ulster History Lessons in 2007

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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

 

 

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