Video interview with Brian Faulkner, former Northern Ireland Minister of Commerce, by Kevin MacDonald for RTE News in April 1969. On 28 April an under pressure Terence O’Neill resigned as leader of the Unionist Party and Prime Minister of Northern Ireland. Faulkner and James Chichester-Clarke became the leading candidates to replace him. In this interview Faulkner discusses his potential policies as Prime Minister. One day later, 1 May, Chichester-Clarke became leader of the Unionist Party and Prime Minister of Northern Ireland.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 30 April 1969
Name of First Interviewee: Brian Faulkner
Role at time of Interview: Former Northern Ireland Minister of Commerce
Interviewer: Ronnie Turner
Purpose: News
Media: Audiovisual
Copyright: © RTÉ 2013
Link: Watch the interview
Programme/Book/Article: RTE News
Time Period covered: 1968-1969
Key Individuals: Brian Faulkner, James Chichester-Clark, Herbert Kirk, Terence O’Neill
Key Words: Civil rights, Unionist Party