Transcript of an interview with Albert Reynolds, Irish Taoiseach, by John Humphrys for BBC On the Record on 6 November 1993. On 29 October John Major and Albert Reynolds issued a joint statement refusing to endorse the Hume-Adams proposals. Following a meeting with Major five days later, John Hume declared that peace could be reached within a week on the basis of the Hume-Adams proposals. On the date of the Fianna Fáil Ard-Fheis, Albert Reynolds discusses the position of the Irish government on negotiations with the republican movement. On the Record was BBC's flagship political programme.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 7 November 1993
Name of First Interviewee: Albert Reynolds
Role at time of Interview: Irish Taoiseach
Interviewer: John Humphrys
Purpose: News
Media: Transcript
Copyright © BBC On the Record
Link: read the transcript
Programme/Book/Article: BBC On the Record
Time Period covered: 1968 - 1993
Key Individuals: Albert Reynolds, John Hume, Gerry Adams, John Major, Dick Spring, Seamus Mallon, Martin Smyth, James Molyneaux, Douglas Hurd
Key Words: Hume/Adams talks, Articles 2 & 3, East-West relations, Irish government, Fianna Fáil, IRA, media, paramilitary, SDLP, Sinn Féin, Official Unionist Party, partition, referendum, tourism, economy, North-South relations