Audio interview with Julitta Clancy, a member of the Meath Peace Group, and Des Dalton, President of Republican Sinn Féin, by Michael Reade on 24 June 2010 for The Michael Reade Show on LMFM. On 23 June 2010 Irish Taoiseach Brian Cowen met British Prime Minister David Cameron in London and announced that the organisation of a state visit to Ireland by Queen Elizabeth II had already begun at government level. Julitta Clancy and Des Dalton are interviewed on the subject of the potential visit and its impact on the peace process. The interview is item one 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: 24 June 2010
Name of First Interviewee: Julitta Clancy
Name of Second Interviewee: Des Dalton
Role at time of Interview: Julitta Clancy (member of the Meath Peace Group), Des Dalton (President of Republican Sinn Féin)
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: 1911-2010
Key Individuals: Julitta Clancy, Des Dalton, Queen Elizabeth II
Key Words: Queen Elizabeth II visit, devolution, reconciliation, commemoration, dissident, republican, Belfast Agreement, Good Friday Agreement, unionist, normalisation, British-Irish relations, security, violence