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Interviews with Alex Kane and Jim Wilson by Stephen Nolan for BBC Radio The Ulster Nolan Show on 2 October 2013

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Audio interviews with Alex Kane, former director of communications for the UUP, and Jim Wilson, former UUP MLA for Antrim South, by Stephen Nolan for BBC Radio Ulster The Nolan Show on 2 October 2013. One day previously Danny Morrison published an article on eamonnmallie.com suggesting that the Northern Ireland Assembly might collapse. His comments came after a difficult summer period which saw heightened tensions between the DUP and Sinn Féin on issues such as parading, commemoration and the Maze/Long Kesh peace centre. In this interview Kane and Wilson discuss the future of power-sharing in Northern Ireland in light of these developments. These interviews are followed by comments from callers. The Nolan Show is a daily current affairs programme on BBC Radio Ulster.

Date of Release/Broadcast: 2 October 2013

Name of First Interviewee: Alex Kane

Name of Second Interviewee: Jim Wilson

Role at time of Interview: Alex Kane (former UUP director of communications), Jim Wilson (former UUP MLA for Antrim South)

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: 2013

Key Individuals: Alex Kane, Jim Wilson, Danny Morrison, Martin McGuinness, Peter Robinson

Key Words: Maze/Long Kesh prison, Sinn Féin, DUP, power-sharing, culture, direct rule

 

 

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