Transcript of an interview with David Trimble, First Minister of Northern Ireland, by David Frost for BBC Breakfast with Frost on 10 December 2000. Two days later then President Bill Clinton began his third presidential visit to Ireland before visiting Northern Ireland the following day. Trimble discusses the potential significance of these visits to the progression of the peace process, with particular reference to republican and loyalist paramilitary groups. Breakfast with Frost was a weekly BBC current affairs programme.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 10 December 2000
Name of First Interviewee: David Trimble
Role at time of Interview: First Minister of Northern Ireland and leader of the UUP
Interviewer: David Frost
Purpose: News
Media: Transcript
Copyright: © BBC Breakfast with Frost
Link: Read the transcript
Programme/Book/Article: BBC Breakfast with Frost
Time Period covered: 2000
Key Individuals: David Trimble, Bill Clinton, Jeffrey Donaldson
Key Words: Third Clinton visit to Ireland, Dundalk, Real IRA, American government, Sinn Féin, religion, loyalist paramilitary, UUP, normalisation, Irish government, British government