Video interviews with Reg Empey (Northern Ireland Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment), Gerry Adams (president of Sinn Fein) and Martin McGuinness (Northern Ireland Minister of Education) for ITN on 28 January 2000. Two months into the devolution of power to the Northern Ireland institutions, little progress had been made on the issue of IRA decommissioning prompting suggestions that David Trimble could resign as First Minister of Northern Ireland. The interviewees discuss the current impasse on arms decommissioning and the potential impact of Trimble’s resignation. The news item also includes footage of John de Chastelain’s comments on decommissioning in November 1999.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 28 January 2000
Name of First Interviewee: Reg Empey
Name of Second Interviewee: Gerry Adams
Name of Third Interviewee: Martin McGuinness
Role at time of Interview: Reg Empey (Northern Ireland Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment), Gerry Adams (president of Sinn Fein), Martin McGuinness (Northern Ireland Minister of Education)
Purpose: News
Media: Audiovisual
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Programme/Book/Article: ITN
Time Period covered: 1999-2000
Key Individuals: Reg Empey, Gerry Adams, Martin McGuinness, John de Chastelain, Peter Mandelson
Key Words: Sinn Fein, UUP, power-sharing, decommissioning, IRA, Trimble resignation