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Interview with Richard Dowling by Gavin Jennings for RTE Radio 1 Morning Ireland on 4 December 2013

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Audio interview with Richard Dowling, RTE North East correspondent, by Gavin Jennings for RTE Radio 1 Morning Ireland on 4 December 2013. One day earlier the findings of the Smithwick Tribunal were released to the public, which indicated that unidentified members of An Garda Síochána had colluded with the Provisional IRA in the killing of two RUC officers, Harry Breen and Bob Buchanan, in south Armagh on 20 March 1989. Dowling discusses the details of the Smithwick tribunal. Morning Ireland is RTE Radio 1’s early morning current affairs broadcast.

Date of Release/Broadcast: 4 December 2013

Name of First Interviewee: Richard Dowling

Role at time of Interview: RTE North East correspondent

Interviewer: Gavin Jennings

Purpose: News

Media: Audio

Copyright: © RTÉ 2013

Link: Listen to the interview

Programme/Book/Article: RTE Radio 1 Morning Ireland

Time Period covered: 1989-2013

Key Individuals: Richard Dowling, Harry Breen, Bob Buchanan

Key Words: Smithwick Tribunal, Jonesborough ambush, Provisional IRA, collusion, An Garda Síochána, RUC, victim, Irish government, border, intelligence, policing

 

 

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