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Interview with the Unity Pilgrims by Barbara Walshe for RTE Radio 1 Picking up the Pieces in 2012

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Audio interviews with community leaders of Gaelic games, rugby and basketball in Northern Ireland by Barbara Walshe for the RTE Radio 1 series Picking up the Pieces broadcast on 10 March 2012. The interviewees discuss their attempts to build community relations in Northern Ireland at youth level by encouraging young people to partake in religiously inclusive sporting initiatives. These interviews are part of week two of this broadcast series subtitled Sports. This radio series explores the work of grassroots organisations seeking to promote cross community reconciliation in Northern Ireland through dialogue, recreational activities and local initiatives.

Date of Release/Broadcast: 10 March 2012

Name of First Interviewee: Nigel Handforth, Brendan Ferguson, Stephen McConnell, Corinne Archibald

Name of Second Interviewee: Nathan Simpson, Mervin McMullen, Ryan Feeney, Trevor England

Name of Third Interviewee: Gareth Harper, Paraic Duffy, Martin McAleese, Kevin Lynch     

Interviewer: Barbara Walshe

Purpose: News, Research

Media: Audio

Copyright: © RTÉ 2012

Link: Listen to the interview

Programme/Book/Article: RTE Radio 1 Picking up the Pieces

Time Period covered: 2012

Key Individuals: Nigel Handforth, Brendan Ferguson, Stephen McConnell, Corinne Archibald, Nathan Simpson, Mervin McMullen, Ryan Feeney, Trevor England, Gareth Harper, Paraic Duffy, Martin McAleese, Kevin Lynch

Key Words: School, sport, Cuchulainn Cup, Limavady, Dungiven, religion, unity, GAA, Shared Education Programme, youth, community relations, sectarianism, hunger strikes, unionist, rugby, PeacePlayers International, stereotypes

 

 

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