Video interview with Bertie Ahern, Irish Taoiseach, for EU Matters in 2009. In this interview Ahern discusses the impact of the European Union on the Northern Ireland Peace Process with particular emphasis on European funding for border areas. EU Matters is an Irish Department of Foreign Affairs website which provides information on Ireland’s membership of the European Union.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 29 June 2009
Name of First Interviewee: Bertie Ahern
Role at time of Interview: Irish Taoiseach
Purpose: News
Media: Audiovisual
Copyright:
Link: Watch the interview
Programme/Book/Article: EU Matters
Time Period covered: 1993-2009
Key Individuals: Bertie Ahern, José Manuel Barroso, Bill Clinton, Ian Paisley, John Hume
Key Words: European Union, border, education