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Interview with Rev. Harold Good and Martin Mansergh by Cathal MacCoille for RTE Radio 1 News at One on 22 November 2013

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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

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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

 

 

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