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Interviews with Gerry Adams, Bertie Ahern, Jeffrey Donaldson, Alasdair McDonnell and Jim Rodgers by Barry Lenihan for RTE Radio 1 Drivetime in 2013

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Audio interviews with Gerry Adams (president of Sinn Fein), Bertie Ahern (former Irish Taoiseach), Jeffrey Donaldson (DUP MP for Lagan Valley), Alasdair McDonnell (leader of the SDLP) and Jim Rodgers (former Lord Mayor of Belfast) by Barry Linehan for RTE Radio 1 Drivetime in 2013. On 10 April 1998 the Belfast Agreement/Good Friday Agreement was signed. The interviewees discusses the final stages of the negotiations and the legacy of the Agreement in 2013. Drivetime is RTE Radio 1’s daily afternoon political and current affairs programme.

Date of Release/Broadcast: 8 April 2013

Name of First Interviewee: Gerry Adams, Bertie Ahern

Name of Second Interviewee: Jeffrey Donaldson, Alasdair McDonnell

Name of Third Interviewee: Jim Rodgers

Role at time of Interview: Gerry Adams (President of Sinn Fein), Bertie Ahern (former Irish Taoiseach), Jeffrey Donaldson (DUP MP for Lagan Valley), Alasdair McDonnell (leader of the SDLP), Jim Rodgers (former Lord Mayor of Belfast)

Interviewer: Barry Linehan

Purpose: News

Media: Audio

Copyright: © RTÉ 2013

Link: Listen to the interview

Programme/Book/Article: RTE Radio 1 Drivetime

Time Period covered: 1998-2013

Key Individuals: Gerry Adams, Bertie Ahern, Tony Blair, Jeffrey Donaldson, David Trimble, Alasdair McDonnell, Jim Rodgers

Key Words: Belfast Agreement, Good Friday Agreement, negotiation, legacy, peace wall, housing, unemployment, policing, flag, education

 

 

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