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Interview with Winston Irvine and Basil McCrea by Stephen Nolan for BBC Radio Ulster The Nolan Show on 27 November 2013

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Audio interview with Winston Irvine, PUP director of communications, and Basil McCrea, leader of NI21, by Stephen Nolan for BBC Radio Ulster The Nolan Show on 27 November 2013. Ahead of the one year anniversary of the Belfast flag protests, another unionist demonstration was planned in the city for 30 November. Irvine and McCrea discuss the potential impact of this protest on business and trade in Belfast in the lead up to Christmas and outline wider unionist grievances with the political status quo. The event later took place peacefully in Belfast city centre. The Nolan Show is a daily current affairs programme on BBC Radio Ulster.

Date of Release/Broadcast: 27 November 2013

Name of First Interviewee: Winston Irvine

Name of Second Interviewee: Basil McCrea

Role at time of Interview: Winston Irvine (PUP director of communications), Basil McCrea (leader of NI21)

Interviewer: Stephen Nolan

Purpose: News

Media: Audio

Copyright: BBC © 2013

Link: Listen to the interview

Programme/Book/Article: BBC Radio Ulster The Nolan Show

Time Period covered: 2012-2013

Key Individuals: Winston Irvine, Basil McCrea, John Kyle, Martin McGuinness, Peter Robinson

Key Words: NI21, PUP, flag, protest, economy, culture, media, UVF, dissident republican, DUP, UUP

 

 

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