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Interview with Michael Martin by Mark Carruthers for BBC Northern Ireland The View on 8 November 2012

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Video interview with Michael Martin, leader of Fianna Fail, by Mark Carruthers for BBC Northern Ireland The View on 8 November 2012. In September a DUP motion calling for the Irish government to apologise for its alleged role in the emergence of the IRA during the Troubles was passed in the Northern Ireland Assembly by a single vote. In this interview Michael Martin responds to the claims made in the parliamentary motion and discusses Sinn Fein’s approaches towards policing in light of the Padraig Wilson arrest and David Black killing earlier that month. Talkback is BBC Radio Ulster’s daily afternoon phone-in programme.

Date of Release/Broadcast: 8 November 2012

Name of First Interviewee: Michael Martin

Role at time of Interview: Leader of Fianna Fail

Interviewer: Mark Carruthers

Purpose: News

Media: Audiovisual

Copyright: BBC © 2012

Link: Watch the interview

Programme/Book/Article: BBC Northern Ireland The View

Time Period covered: 1969-2012

Key Individuals: Michael Martin, Gregory Campbell, Padraig Wilson, Robert McCartney, David Black, Gerry Adams

Key Words: Fianna Fail, DUP, Sinn Fein, dissident republican, Irish government, Real IRA, PSNI, policing

 

 

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