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Interview with Terence O’Neill for RTE News in February 1969

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Video interview with Terence O’Neill, Prime Minister of Northern Ireland, for RTE News in February 1969. In January of that year Brian Faulkner and William Morgan resigned from Terence O'Neill's administration over the issue of the latter's support for political reform. Twelve members of the Unionist Party also wrote an open letter to O'Neill calling for a change of leadership. In the subsequent February election O’Neill narrowly retained his seat at Stormont. In this press conference O’Neill discusses the outcomes of the election. He resigned as leader of the Unionist Party and Prime Minister of Northern Ireland in April 1969.

Date of Release/Broadcast: 25 February 1969

Name of First Interviewee: Terence O’Neill

Role at time of Interview: Prime Minister of Northern Ireland

Purpose: News

Media: Audiovisual

Copyright: © RTÉ 2013

Link: Watch the interview

Programme/Book/Article: RTE News

Time Period covered: 1968-1969

Key Individuals: Terence O’Neill, Ian Paisley, John Hume, Eddie McAteer, Neil Blayney, Basil Brooke

Key Words: Civil rights, People’s Democracy, Unionist Party, religion

 

 

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