Audio interview with Tommy McKearney, writer and former member of the Provisional IRA, by Richard McCullen on 9 August 2011 for The Michael Reade show on LMFM. McKearney is interviewed in anticipation of his new book The Provisional IRA: from insurrection to parliament. He discusses the shift in emphasis within republicanism in Northern Ireland from violence to participation in the political system. The Michael Reade Show is a daily current affairs programme on LMFM, a Drogheda based radio station.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 9 August 2011
Name of First Interviewee: Tommy McKearney
Role at time of Interview: Writer
Interviewer: Richard McCullen
Purpose: News, Research, Political
Media: Audio
Copyright: © COPYRIGHT 2012 LMFM
Link: Listen to the interview
Programme/Book/Article: LMFM The Michael Reade Show
Time Period covered: 1956-1986
Key Individuals: Tommy McKearney, Edward Heath, Gerry Adams
Key Words: Internment without trial, Provisional IRA, hunger strike, League of Communist Republicans, British policy, political reform, Stormont, violence, political leadership, Sinn Féin, left wing, partition