Transcript of an interview with Shaun Woodward, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, by Jon Sopel for BBC Northern Ireland The Politics Show on 8 March 2009. On 7 March a Real IRA attack on Massereene Barracks in Antrim town killed two British soldiers and injured two other soldiers and two civilians. Woodward discusses the potential impact this event might have on the stability of the Peace Process. Two days later the Continuity IRA killed a member of the PSNI, the first police officer killed by paramilitaries in Northern Ireland since 1998. The Politics Show is a weekly current affairs programme on BBC Northern Ireland.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 8 March 2009
Name of First Interviewee: Shaun Woodward
Role at time of Interview: Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
Interviewer: Jon Sopel
Purpose: News
Media: Audiovisual
Copyright:
Link: Watch the interview
Programme/Book/Article: BBC Northern Ireland The Politics Show
Time Period covered: 2009
Key Individuals: Shaun Woodward, Gerry Adams
Key Words: Massereene Barracks shooting, dissident republican, British army, PSNI, Sinn Féin