Audio interview with Patrick Corrigan (Northern Ireland Programme Director of Amnesty International UK), Peter Heathwood (victim of violence during the Troubles), Mike Nesbitt (leader of the UUP), Dolores Kelly (SDLP MLA for Upper Bann) and Alan McBride (widower of Sharon McBride, a Shankill bombing victim) by Stephen Nolan for BBC Radio Ulster The Nolan Show on 12 September 2013. On that date Amnesty International issued a report criticising the Northern Ireland political parties and UK government for failing to adequately deal with the past and its impact on victims of the Troubles. In this interview the contributors discuss the importance of coming to terms with Northern Ireland’s past. The Nolan Show is a daily current affairs programme on BBC Radio Ulster.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 12 September 2013
Name of First Interviewee: Patrick Corrigan, Peter Heathwood
Name of Second Interviewee: Mike Nesbitt, Dolores Kelly
Name of Third Interviewee: Alan McBride
Role at time of Interview: Patrick Corrigan (Northern Ireland Programme Director of Amnesty International UK), Peter Heathwood (victim of violence during the Troubles), Mike Nesbitt (leader of the UUP), Dolores Kelly (SDLP MLA for Upper Bann), Alan McBride (widower of Sharon McBride
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: 1979-2013
Key Individuals: Patrick Corrigan, Peter Heathwood, Richard Hass, Mike Nesbitt, Dolores Kelly, Alan McBride
Key Words: Amnesty International, Eames-Bradley report, Haass talks, paramilitary, PSNI, Historical Enquiries Team, hierarchy of victims, legacy commission