Audio interview with Rev. Harold Good, former president of the Methodist Church in Ireland, and Martin Mansergh, former Fianna Fáil Director of Research, Policy and Special Advisor on Northern Ireland, by Richard Crowley for RTE Radio 1 News at One on 22 November 2013. Earlier that day Fr. Alec Reid, the Belfast-based priest who had facilitated the Hume-Adams talks and acted as a witness to IRA decommissioning, died aged eighty-two. Good and Mansergh reflect on Reid’s contribution to the peace process. News at One is RTE Radio 1’s midday news programme
Date of Release/Broadcast: 22 November 2013
Name of First Interviewee: Rev. Harold Good
Role at time of Interview: Rev. Harold Good (former president of the Methodist Church in Ireland), Martin Mansergh (former Fianna Fáil Director of Research, Policy and Special Advisor on Northern Ireland)
Interviewer: Richard Crowley
Purpose:
Media: Audio
Copyright: © RTÉ 2013
Link: Listen to the interview
Programme/Book/Article: RTE Radio 1 News at One
Time Period covered: 1986-2013
Key Individuals: Rev. Harold Good, Martin Mansergh, Fr. Alec Reid, Fr. Gerry Reynolds, Albert Reynolds, Martin McGuinness, Aidan McAteer, John Hume, Gerry Adams, Cardinal Tomás Ó Fiaich
Key Words: Religion, Catholic Church, Hume-Adams talks, decommissioning, British Army, Basque Country, ceasefire