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Interviews with Gerry Adams, Martin McGuinness and David Trimble for ITN on 15 February 2000

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Video interviews with Gerry Adams (president of Sinn Fein), Martin McGuinness (designate Northern Ireland Minister of Education), David Trimble (designate First Minister of Northern Ireland) for ITN on 15 February 2000. Four days earlier Peter Mandelson suspended devolved government and returned direct rule to Northern Ireland over the continued impasse on IRA decommissioning and the potential resignation of David Trimble as First Minister of Northern Ireland. As talks continued between the British and Irish governments and Northern Ireland’s principal parties in an attempt to restore devolved government, Adams, McGuinness and Trimble assess their potential for success.

Date of Release/Broadcast: 15 February 2000

Name of First Interviewee: Gerry Adams

Name of Second Interviewee: Martin McGuinness

Name of Third Interviewee: David Trimble

Role at time of Interview: Gerry Adams (president of Sinn Fein), Martin McGuinness (designate Northern Ireland Minister of Education), David Trimble (designate First Minister of Northern Ireland)

Purpose: News

Media: Audiovisual

Copyright: ©2013 ITN All rights reserved

Link: Watch the interview

Programme/Book/Article: ITN

Time Period covered: 2000

Key Individuals: Kevin McNamara, Charles Kennedy, Gerry Adams, Peter Mandelson

Key Words: Sinn Fein, UUP, power-sharing, decommissioning, IRA, IICD, Trimble resignation, British government, Irish government

 

 

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