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Interview with Gerry Adams by Rachael English for RTE Radio 1 Morning Ireland on 10 January 2013

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Audio interview with Gerry Adams, president of Sinn Fein, by Rachael English for RTE Radio 1 show Morning Ireland on 10 January 2013. On 3 December 2012 Belfast City Council voted to only fly the Union flag above City Hall on designated days rather than the entire calendar year. The motion was supported by Sinn Fein, the SDLP and the Alliance Party. This decision led to public protests by sections of the unionist community across Northern Ireland, but particularly in Belfast, during December 2012 and early January 2013. In some areas PSNI members were attacked and death threats were sent to Northern Ireland politicians. Two DUP members were also warned of death threats, apparently from dissident republicans, during this period. Adams is interviewed about the continued protests and potential solutions to the current impasse. Morning Ireland is RTE Radio 1’s daily breakfast news programme.

Date of Release/Broadcast: 10 January 2013

Name of First Interviewee: Gerry Adams

Role at time of Interview: President of Sinn Fein

Interviewer: Rachael English

Purpose: News

Media: Audio

Copyright: © RTÉ 2013

Link: Listen to the interview

Programme/Book/Article: RTE Radio 1 Morning Ireland

Time Period covered: 2012-2013

Key Individuals: Gerry Adams, Peter Robinson, Martin McGuinness, Willie Frazer

Key Words: Flag, protest, Belfast Agreement, Good Friday Agreement, economy, PSNI, youth, legacy, community relations, Unionist Forum, Massereene Barracks shooting

 

 

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