Audio interview with Alasdair McDonnell, leader of the SDLP, by Cathal MacCoille for RTE Radio 1 Morning Ireland on 23 October 2013. Three days earlier a book entitled ‘Lethal Allies: British collusion in Ireland’ was published which alleged that some senior RUC officers ignored suspected RUC and UDR collusion with loyalist paramilitaries in killings which took place in the mid-Ulster and border areas between 1972 and 1976. The release took place in the middle of the Haass talks on flags, parading and the past. McDonnell discusses the book and the wider issues of victims and legacies. Morning Ireland is RTE Radio 1’s early morning current affairs broadcast.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 23 October 2013
Name of First Interviewee: Alasdair McDonnell
Role at time of Interview: Leader of the SDLP
Interviewer: Cathal MacCoille
Purpose: News
Media: Audio
Copyright: © RTÉ 2013
Link: Listen to the interview
Programme/Book/Article: RTE Radio 1 Morning Ireland
Time Period covered: 1970-2013
Key Individuals: Alasdair McDonnell, Tommie Gorman, Alan Bracknell, Anne Cadwallader, Dennis Mullen
Key Words: SDLP, collusion, RUC, UDR, loyalist paramilitary, Historical Enquiries Team, border, Pat Finucane Centre, Dublin-Monaghan bombing, Dundalk bombing, religion, Miami Showband massacre, Eames-Bradley Report, Haass talks