Title | Interview with Austin Currie by Kevin O’Kelly for RTE Radio World This Week in February 1972 |
Date | February 1972 |
Description | Audio interview with Austin Currie, co-founder of the SDLP, by Kevin Nowlan for RTE Radio World This Week in February 1972. In August 1968 the Northern Ireland civil rights movement began public marches in support of its objectives causing community tensions between Catholics and Protestants in cities such as Derry/Londonderry. Rioting broke out in that city in October 1968, after clashes between civil rights supporters and the RUC following the banning of a march by the Stormont government. Currie discusses the events of that month. |
Date of Release/Broadcast | 02 February 1972 |
Name of First Interviewee | Austin Currie |
Role at time of Interview | Co-founder of the SDLP |
Interviewer | Kevin O’Kelly |
Purpose | News |
Media | Audiovisual |
Copyright | © RTÉ 2013 |
Link | Click here |
Programme/Book/Article | RTE Radio World This Week |
Time Period covered | 1968-1972 |
Key Individuals | Austin Currie, Eddie McAteer, Gerry Fitt, William Craig, Ivan Cooper, John Hume, Michael Farrell, Bernadette Devlin |
Key Words | Civil rights, Apprentice Boys, RUC, Derry Citizens Action Committee, People’s Democracy, media |
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