Video interview with William Craig, Northern Ireland Minister of Home Affairs, by John Donoghue for RTE News in October 1968. In August of that year the Northern Ireland civil rights movement began public marches in support of its objectives causing community tensions between Catholics and Protestants in cities such as Derry/Londonderry. Rioting broke out in that city in October 1968, after clashes between civil rights supporters and the RUC following the banning of a march by the Stormont government. Craig discusses the events of that month.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 08 October 1968
Name of First Interviewee: William Craig
Role at time of Interview: Northern Ireland Minister of Home Affairs
Interviewer: John O’Donoghue
Purpose: News
Media: Audiovisual
Copyright: © RTÉ 2013
Link: Watch the interview
Programme/Book/Article: RTE News
Time Period covered: 1968
Key Individuals: William Craig, Terence O’Neill, Eddie McAteer
Key Words: Civil rights, Apprentice Boys, RUC, housing, Unionist Party, IRA