Transcript of an interview with Rev. John Dunlop, former Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland, and Danny Morrison, former Director of Publicity for Sinn Fein, by David Porter for the Centre for Contemporary Christianity in Ireland Lion & Lamb magazine on 31 May 2006. In this interview Dunlop and Morrison discuss the difficulties in establishing cross-community and cross-political trust in Northern Ireland. Following the St. Andrew’s Agreement of November 2006, full power was devolved to a power-sharing assembly in Northern Ireland in May 2007. Lion & Lamb is a magazine which explores contemporary religious and social issues in Ireland within a Christian context.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 2006
Name of First Interviewee: Rev. John Dunlop
Name of Second Interviewee: Danny Morrison
Role at time of Interview: Rev. John Dunlop (former Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland), Danny Morrison (writer, political commentator)
Interviewer: David Porter
Purpose: Research
Media: Transcript
Copyright: © Centre for Contemporary Christianity in Ireland
Link: Read the transcript
Programme/Book/Article: Centre for Contemporary Christianity in Ireland Lion & Lamb
Time Period covered: 2006
Key Individuals: Rev. John Dunlop, Danny Morrison, Fergus Finlay, Gerry Adams, David Trimble, Ken Newell, Alex Maskey, Bobby Sands, Ian Paisley, George Mitchell
Key Words: Religion, Belfast Agreement, Good Friday Agreement, Provisonal IRA, Second Vatican Council, Sinn Fein, DUP, British government, decommissioning, UUP, power-sharing, economy, Northern Bank robbery, community relations