Audio interview with Jim Wells, DUP MLA for South Down, by Michael Reade on 26 January 2010 for The Michael Reade Show on LMFM. Protracted negotiations over the issue of devolving power on justice and policing to the Northern Ireland Executive have been taking place for weeks between the DUP, Sinn Féin and the British and Irish governments at Hillsborough Castle. Amid concerns that the talks are on the verge of collapse, Jim Wells outlines the major issues preventing agreement with particular focus on the subject of Orange Order parades. The interview is item four on the show’s running order. The Michael Reade Show is a daily current affairs programme on LMFM, a Drogheda based radio station.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 26 January 2010
Name of First Interviewee: Jim Wells
Role at time of Interview: DUP MLA for South Down
Interviewer: Michael Reade
Purpose: News, Political
Media: Audio
Copyright: © COPYRIGHT 2012 LMFM
Link: Listen to the interview
Programme/Book/Article: LMFM The Michael Reade Show
Time Period covered: 2006-2010
Key Individuals: Jim Wells, Gerry Adams, Martin McGuinness, Arthur Morgan
Key Words: DUP, Hillsborough Castle Agreement, policing, justice, tactics, Orange Order, parade, Sinn Féin, unionist, Parades Commission, nationalist, Garvaghy Road, UUP