Title | Interview with Gerry Collins and Jeffrey Donaldson by Sean O'Rourke for RTE Radio 1 Today with Sean O'Rourke |
Date | 4 December 2013 |
Description | Audio interview with Gerry Collins, former Irish Minister for Justice, and Jeffrey Donaldson, DUP MP for Lagan Valley, by Sean O'Rourke for RTE Radio 1 Today with Sean O'Rourke on 4 December 2013. One day earlier the findings of the Smithwick Tribunal were released to the public, which indicated that unidentified members of An Garda Síochána had colluded with the Provisional IRA in the killing of two RUC officers, Harry Breen and Bob Buchanan, in south Armagh on 20 March 1989. The Irish government issued an apology for the failings identified by the Tribunal. Collins and Donaldson react to the Tribunal's findings and the response of the Irish government. Morning Ireland is RTE Radio 1’s early morning current affairs broadcast. |
Date of Release/Broadcast | 4 December 2013 |
Name of First Interviewee | Gerry Collins |
Name of Second Interviewee | Jeffrey Donaldson |
Role at time of Interview | Gerry Collins, (former Irish Minister for Justice), Jeffrey Donaldson (DUP MP for Lagan Valley) |
Interviewer | Sean O'Rourke |
Purpose | News |
Media | Audio |
Copyright | © RTÉ 2013 |
Link | Click here |
Programme/Book/Article | RTE Radio 1 Today with Seán O’Rourke |
Time Period covered | 1989-2013 |
Key Individuals | Gerry Collins, Jeffrey Donaldson, Harry Breen, Bob Buchanan, Maurice Gibson |
Key Words | Smithwick Tribunal, Provisional IRA, collusion, An Garda Síochána, RUC, victim, Irish government, Sinn Fein, policing, publicity |
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