Audio interview with Rev. Mervyn Gibson, Orange Order Grand Chaplain for Belfast, by Wendy Austin for BBC Radio Ulster Talkback on 26 September 2012. Later that day the Parades Commission determined that a large public parade to mark the centenary of the Ulster Covenant could take place in Belfast three days later with musical and attendee restrictions coming into effect outside St. Patrick’s Church in north Belfast. The city had seen heightened tension between communities over the parading issue earlier that summer and during September itself. Gibson discusses the significance of the Covenant parade to the unionist community. Talkback is BBC Radio Ulster’s daily afternoon phone-in programme.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 26 September 2012
Name of First Interviewee: Rev. Mervyn Gibson
Role at time of Interview: Orange Order Grand Chaplain for Belfast
Interviewer: Wendy Austin
Purpose: News
Media: Audio
Copyright: BBC © 2013
Link: Listen to the interview
Programme/Book/Article: BBC Radio Ulster Talkback
Time Period covered: 2012
Key Individuals: Rev. Mervyn Gibson, Peter Robinson, Mike Nesbitt
Key Words: Ulster Covenant, Orange Order, Parades Commission, commemoration, community relations