Audio interview with Oliver McVeigh, brother of Columba McVeigh, one of the ‘disappeared’, by Stephen Nolan for BBC Radio Ulster The Nolan Show on 5 November 2013. On the previous evening a BBC/RTE documentary entitled ‘The Disappeared’ was broadcast documenting the history of the ‘disappeared’ and the effects of these abductions, killings and secret burials on the families of the victims. McVeigh discusses the importance of Sinn Fein’s engagement with the ‘disappeared’ issue. The Nolan Show is a daily current affairs programme on BBC Radio Ulster.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 5 November 2013
Name of First Interviewee: Oliver McVeigh
Role at time of Interview: Brother of one of the IRA ‘disappeared’
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: 1972-2013
Key Individuals: Oliver McVeigh, Columba McVeigh, Gerry Adams, Martin McGuinnes, Brian Rowan
Key Words: IRA, disappeared, family, Sinn Fein, religion