Title | Interview with Brian Faulkner by Ronnie Turner for RTE News in February 1969 |
Date | February 1969 |
Description | Video interview with Brian Faulkner, former Northern Ireland Minister of Commerce, by Ronnie Turner for RTE News in February 1969. In January of that year Faulkner resigned as Minister for Commerce in Terence O'Neill's administration over the potential findings on local government in Northern Ireland by the Cameron Commission. In February O'Neill, leader of an increasingly divided Unionist Party, called a General Election in Northern Ireland. In this interview Faulkner discusses the appeal of the Unionist Party to the Catholic electorate. |
Date of Release/Broadcast | 16 February 1969 |
Name of First Interviewee | Brian Faulkner |
Role at time of Interview | Former Northern Ireland Minister of Commerce |
Interviewer | Ronnie Turner |
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 | Unionist Party, election, religion, education, employment, housing |
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