Audio interview with Paul Maskey, Sinn Fein MP for Belfast West, by Matthew Symington for eamonnmallie.com on 6 June 2012. In May 2012 Chris Jenkins, a community engagement worker from East Belfast, published an article in the Guardian newspaper criticising the marketing of Northern Ireland to tourists through the prism of the Troubles. Maskey discusses the potential for the growth of tourism in Northern Ireland through its more recent history. Eamonnmallie.com is an independent forum for opinion on current affairs, established by journalist Eamonn Mallie.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 6 June 2012
Name of First Interviewee: Paul Maskey
Role at time of Interview: Sinn Fein MP for Belfast West
Interviewer: Matthew Symington
Purpose: News
Media: Audio
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Programme/Book/Article: Eamonnmallie.com
Time Period covered: 2012
Key Individuals: Paul Maskey, Chris Jenkins, Eamonn Mallie
Key Words: Tourism, commemoration, community relations, economy, youth, paramilitary, prisoner