Audio interview with John O’Dowd, Northern Ireland Minister for Education, and Arlene Foster, Northern Ireland Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Investment, by Lisa McAllister for BBC Radio Ulster The Nolan Show on 10 September 2013. Seven days later Richard Haass arrived in Belfast to chair cross-party talks on flags, parading and the past. In this interview O’Dowd and Foster discuss the potential for agreement in the forthcoming Haass talks with particular reference to the issue of the past. The Nolan Show is a daily current affairs programme on BBC Radio Ulster.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 10 September 2013
Name of First Interviewee: John O’Dowd
Name of Second Interviewee: Arlene Foster
Role at time of Interview: John O’Dowd (Northern Ireland Minister for Education), Arlene Foster (Northern Ireland Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Investment)
Interviewer: Lisa McAllister
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: John O’Dowd, Arlene Foster, Eamon Gilmore
Key Words: DUP, Sinn Féin, power-sharing, commemoration, Haass talks, Irish government, Castlederg