Audio interview with Eamonn Mallie, Northern Ireland political commentator, and Danny Morrison, former director of publicity for Sinn Féin, by Myles Dungan for the RTE Radio 1 show Today with Pat Kenny. The interview was broadcast on 22 June 2012. Mallie and Morrison discuss the possibility of Martin McGuinness shaking hands with Queen Elizabeth II in Belfast later that month and the potential significance of this event for the peace process. The interview was prompted by the announcement that the Sinn Féin Ard Comhairle would decide on the issue of a handshake with the Queen later that day. This interview is item one on Today with Pat Kenny, RTE Radio 1’s daily current affairs programme.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 22 June 2012
Name of First Interviewee: Eamonn Mallie
Name of Second Interviewee: Danny Morrison
Role at time of Interview: Eamonn Mallie (Northern Ireland political commentator), Danny Morrison (Writer)
Interviewer: Myles Dungan
Purpose: News
Media: Audio
Copyright: © RTÉ 2012
Link: Listen to the interview
Programme/Book/Article: RTE Radio 1 Today with Pat Kenny
Time Period covered: 1918-2012
Key Individuals: Eamonn Mallie, Danny Morrison, Martin McGuinness, Queen Elizabeth II, Michael D. Higgins, Gerry Adams, Peter Robinson
Key Words: Sinn Féin, republican, unionist, East-West relations, Belfast, reconciliation, abstentionism, grassroots