Audio interview with Jeffrey Donaldson (DUP MP for Lagan Valley), Jim Allister (leader of the TUV) and Raymond McCartney (Sinn Fein MLA for Foyle), by Stephen Nolan for BBC Radio Ulster The Nolan Show on 15 August 2013. On 18 April planning permission was granted for the redevelopment of a part of the former Maze/Long Kesh prison site into a peace building and conflict resolution centre and was supported by both the DUP and Sinn Fein. Other members of the unionist community, however, protested against the decision. On 14 August Peter Robinson withdrew the DUP’s support for the conflict resolution centre at the former Maze/Long Kesh site. In this interview Donaldson, Allister and McCartney discuss Robinson’s change in policy. The Nolan Show is a daily current affairs programme on BBC Radio Ulster.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 15 August 2013
Name of First Interviewee: Jeffrey Donaldson
Name of Second Interviewee: Jim Allister
Name of Third Interviewee: Raymond McCartney
Role at time of Interview: Jeffrey Donaldson (DUP MP for Lagan Valley), Jim Allister (leader of the TUV), Raymond McCartney (Sinn Fein MLA for Foyle)
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: 2013
Key Individuals: Jeffrey Donaldson, Jim Allister, Raymond McCartney, Peter Robinson, Arlene Foster
Key Words: DUP, Sinn Fein, Maze prison, IRA, commemoration, community relations, economy, TUV