Audio interview with Arlene Foster (Northern Ireland Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Investment) and John O’Dowd (Northern Ireland Minister of Education), by Stephen Nolan for BBC Radio Ulster The Nolan Show on 19 August 2013. On 18 April planning permission was granted for the redevelopment of part of the former Maze/Long Kesh prison site into a peace building and conflict resolution centre and was supported by both the DUP and Sinn Fein. Other members of the unionist community, however, protested against the decision. On 14 August Peter Robinson withdrew the DUP’s support for the conflict resolution centre at the former Maze/Long Kesh site. In this interview Nesbitt and McCartney discuss Robinson’s change in policy. The Nolan Show is a daily current affairs programme on BBC Radio Ulster.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 19 August 2013
Name of First Interviewee: Arlene Foster
Name of Second Interviewee: John O’Dowd
Role at time of Interview: Arlene Foster (Northern Ireland Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Investment), John O’Dowd (Northern Ireland Minister of Education)
Interviewer: Stephen Nolan
Purpose: News
Media: Audio
Copyright: BBC © 2013
Link: Listen to the interview
Programme/Book/Article: BBC Radio Ulster The Nolan Show
Time Period covered: 2013
Key Individuals: Arlene Foster, John O’Dowd, Peter Robinson, Martin McGuinness
Key Words: DUP, Sinn Fein, Maze prison, IRA, commemoration, community relations, economy, power-sharing