Audio interview with Edwin Poots, Northern Ireland Minister for Health, Social Services and Public Safety, by Stephen Nolan for BBC Radio Ulster The Nolan Show on 2 October 2013. One day previously Danny Morrison published an article on eamonnmallie.com suggesting that the Northern Ireland Assembly might collapse. His comments came after a difficult summer period which saw heightened tensions between the DUP and Sinn Féin on issues such as parading, commemoration and the Maze/Long Kesh peace centre. In this interview Poots discusses relations between the DUP and Sinn Féin and the future of power-sharing. The Nolan Show is a daily current affairs programme on BBC Radio Ulster.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 2 October 2013
Name of First Interviewee: Edwin Poots
Role at time of Interview: Northern Ireland Minister for Health, Social Services and Public Safety and DUP MLA for Lagan Valley
Interviewer: Stephen Nolan
Purpose: News
Media: Audio
Copyright: BBC © 2013
Link: Listen to the interview
Programme/Book/Article: BBC Radio Ulster The Nolan Show
Time Period covered: 2000-2013
Key Individuals: Edwin Poots, Danny Morrison, Martin McGuinness, Peter Robinson, David Trimble
Key Words: DUP, Maze/Long Kesh prison, Sinn Féin, power-sharing