Title | Interview with Brian Faulkner by Kevin O'Kelly for RTE News in February 1969 |
Date | February 1969 |
Description | Video interview with Brian Faulkner, former Northern Ireland Minister of Commerce, by Kevin O'Kelly for RTE News in February 1969. In January of that year Brian Faulkner and William Morgan resigned from Terence O'Neill's administration over the issue of the latter's support for political reform. Twelve members of the Unionist Party also wrote an open letter to O'Neill calling for a change of leadership. Faulkner is interviewed about the unity of the Unionist Party ahead of the February 1969 General Election. Faulkner later became Prime Minister of Northern Ireland in March 1971. |
Date of Release/Broadcast | 4 February 1969 |
Name of First Interviewee | Brian Faulkner |
Role at time of Interview | Former Northern Ireland Minister of Commerce |
Interviewer | Kevin O'Kelly |
Purpose | News |
Media | Audiovisual |
Copyright | © RTÉ 2013 |
Link | Click here |
Programme/Book/Article | RTE News |
Time Period covered | 1969 |
Key Individuals | Brian Faulkner, Terence O'Neill |
Key Words | Cameron Commission, local government, civil rights, Unionist Party |
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