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Title Interview with Suzanne Breen and Deaglán de Bréadún by Diarmaid Ferriter for RTE Radio 1 What If on 17 December 2006
Date 17 December 2006
Description Audio interview with journalists Suzanne Breen and Deaglán de Bréadún by Diarmaid Ferriter for the RTE Radio 1 show What If, broadcast on 17 December 2006. Breen and de Bréadún chart the political and religious life of Ian Paisley and assess his contribution to conflict, peace and political stability in Northern Ireland from the 1950s until 2006. Paisley would become First Minister of Northern Ireland in May 2007. The interview was part of the What If radio series which examined historical events and processes from a counter factual standpoint.
Date of Release/Broadcast 17 December 2006
Name of First Interviewee Suzanne Breen
Name of Second Interviewee Deaglán de Bréadún
Role at time of Interview Suzanne Breen (Journalist), Deaglán de Bréadún (Journalist)
Interviewer Diarmaid Ferriter
Purpose Research, Academic
Media Audio
Copyright © RTÉ 2012
Link Click here
Programme/Book/Article RTE Radio 1 What If
Time Period covered 1950-2006
Key Individuals Suzanne Breen, Deaglán de Bréadún, Ian Paisley, Pope John Paul II, David Ervine, Jim Allister, David Trimble, Peter Robinson
Key Words Politicisation, religion, DUP, unionism, newspapers, youth, voting, violence, UUP, Belfast Agreement, Good Friday Agreement, Sinn Féin, democracy, tactics, legacy
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