Audio interview with Brendan Murtagh, Lecturer in the School of Planning, Architecture and Civil Engineering at Queen’s University, Belfast, by the BBC. The Belfast Agreement/Good Friday Agreement contained a pledge to promote integrated housing in Northern Ireland as a means of creating a tolerant society and to foster reconciliation between communities in Northern Ireland. Murtagh discusses the potential impact of integrated housing on the peace process and community relations in Northern Ireland. This interview forms part of the BBC Northern Ireland A State Apart online resource which documents thirty years of peace and violence in Northern Ireland from the Troubles to the Belfast Agreement/Good Friday Agreement.
Date of Release/Broadcast: Unknown
Name of First Interviewee: Brendan Murtagh
Role at time of Interview: Lecturer in the School of Planning, Architecture and Civil Engineering, Queen’s University Belfast
Interviewer: Unknown
Purpose: News, Research
Media: Audio
Copyright: BBC © 2012
Link: Listen to the interview
Programme/Book/Article: BBC Northern Ireland A State Apart
Time Period covered: 2000
Key Individuals: Brendan Murtagh
Key Words: Belfast Agreement, Good Friday Agreement, Northern Ireland Housing Executive, housing, community relations, religion