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Interview with Michael Copeland and Conall McDevitt by Stephen Nolan for BBC Radio Ulster The Nolan Show on 10 May 2013

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Audio interview with Michael Copeland, UUP MLA for Belfast East, and Conall McDevitt, SDLP MLA for South Belfast, by Stephen Nolan for BBC Radio Ulster The Nolan Show on 10 May 2013. On the previous day Peter Robinson and Martin McGuinness, First Minister and deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland respectively, announced a new strategy for building a shared future entitled ‘Together: Building a United Community’. This strategy proposes the removal of peace walls within ten years; the creation of schemes for youth integration and the establishment of a cross-party working group to deal with issues such as flags, parading and reconciliation with the past. Copeland and McDevitt discuss the potential of the new strategy. The Nolan Show is BBC Radio Ulster’s daily current affairs programme.

Date of Release/Broadcast: 10 May 2013

Name of First Interviewee: Michael Copeland

Name of Second Interviewee: Conall McDevitt

Role at time of Interview: Michael Copeland (UUP MLA for Belfast East), Conall McDevitt (SDLP MLA for South Belfast)

Interviewer: Stephen Nolan

Purpose: News

Media: Audio

Copyright: BBC © 2013

Link: Listen to the interview

Programme/Book/Article: BBC Radio Ulster The Nolan Show

Time Period covered: 2013

Key Individuals: Michael Copeland, Conall McDevitt, Peter Robinson, Martin McGuinness

Key Words: Peace wall, education, youth, religion, employment, UUP, SDLP, DUP, Sinn Fein

 

 

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