Skip to main content
Peace Process History

Interview with Shaun Woodward, Gerry Kelly, Peter Weir, Ian Parsley and Margaret Ritchie by Dermot Murnaghan for Sky News Murnaghan on 2 May 2010

Published:

Transcript of an interview with Shaun Woodward (Secretary of State for Northern Ireland), Gerry Kelly (Sinn Féin MLA for Belfast North), Peter Weir (DUP MLA for North Down), Ian Parsley (member of the Alliance Party) and Margaret Ritchie (former leader of the SDLP), by Dermot Murnaghan for Sky News Murnaghan on 2 May 2010. On 5 February the Hillsborough Agreement was signed by the DUP and Sinn Féin devolving policing and justice powers to the Northern Ireland administration. Meanwhile, on 6 May the United Kingdom general election was held. The interviewees discuss the significance of the Hillsborough Agreement and the potential impact of the election results on the politics and economics of Northern Ireland. Murnaghan is a Sunday morning current affairs programme on Sky News.

Date of Release/Broadcast: 2 May 2010

Name of First Interviewee: Shaun Woodward, Gerry Kelly

Name of Second Interviewee: Peter Weir, Ian Parsley

Name of Third Interviewee: Margaret Ritchie

Role at time of Interview: Shaun Woodward (Secretary of State for Northern Ireland), Gerry Kelly (Sinn Féin MLA for Belfast North), Peter Weir (DUP MLA for North Down), Ian Parsley (UCUNF candidate for North Down), Margaret Ritchie (leader of the SDLP)

Interviewer: Dermot Murnaghan

Purpose: News

Media: Transcript

Copyright:        

Link: Read the transcript

Programme/Book/Article: Sky News Murnaghan

Time Period covered: 2010

Key Individuals: Shaun Woodward, Gerry Kelly, Peter Weir, Ian Parsley, Margaret Ritchie, David Cameron, Gordon Brown

Key Words: Sinn Féin, DUP, UCUNF, SDLP, economy, unemployment, policing, UUP, justice, Hillsborough Agreement, Conservative party, dissident republican

 

 

Back to top