Transcript of a press conference with Gordon Brown, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, and Bertie Ahern, Irish Taoiseach, on 16 July 2007. Two months earlier the DUP, Sinn Féin, UUP and SDLP formed a new Northern Ireland Executive, devolved power sharing government having been provided for in the St. Andrew’s Agreement. In this press conference, on the occasion of Gordon Brown’s first visit to Northern Ireland as prime minister, he and Ahern discuss future British and Irish co-operation in the Northern Ireland Peace Process.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 16 July 2007
Name of First Interviewee: Gordon Brown
Name of Second Interviewee: Bertie Ahern
Role at time of Interview: Gordon Brown (Prime Minister of the United Kingdom), Bertie Ahern (Irish Taoiseach)
Purpose: News
Media: Transcript
Copyright:
Link: Read the transcript
Time Period covered: 2007
Key Individuals: Gordon Brown, Bertie Ahern
Key Words: British-Irish Council, East-West relations, economy