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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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