Video interview with Douglas Hurd, former Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, and Noel Dorr, former Irish ambassador to Great Britain, by Brian Dobson for RTE News on 8 April 2013. On that date former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher died. Hurd and Dorr discuss the legacy of Thatcher's involvement in the Northern Ireland Peace Process. RTE News is that broadcaster’s flagship news programme.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 8 April 2013
Name of First Interviewee: Douglas Hurd
Role at time of Interview: Douglas Hurd (former Secretary of State for Northern Ireland), Noel Dorr (former Irish ambassador to Great Britain)
Interviewer: Brian Dobson
Purpose: News
Media: Audiovisual
Copyright: © RTÉ 2013
Link: Watch the interview
Programme/Book/Article: RTE News
Time Period covered: 1979-2013
Key Individuals: Douglas Hurd, Noel Dorr, Margaret Thatcher, Gerry Adams, Garret FitzGerald
Key Words: Anglo-Irish Agreement, Brighton bombing, IRA, hunger-strike, Irish government, Belfast Agreement, Good Friday Agreement