Transcript of an interview with Martin McGuinness, Northern Ireland Minister of Education, by David Frost for BBC Breakfast with Frost on 8 July 2001. Seven days earlier David Trimble resigned as First Minister of Northern Ireland on account of the absence of progress on IRA decommissioning. McGuinness reacts to Trimble's resignation and discusses the Weston Park talks, convened by the British and Irish governments due to take place the next day. Breakfast with Frost was a weekly BBC current affairs programme.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 08 July 2001
Name of First Interviewee: Martin McGuinness
Role at time of Interview: Northern Ireland Minister of Education
Interviewer: David Frost
Purpose: News
Media: Transcript
Copyright: © BBC Breakfast with Frost
Link: Read the transcript
Programme/Book/Article: BBC Breakfast with Frost
Time Period covered: 2001
Key Individuals: Martin McGuinness, Tony Blair, David Trimble, Bertie Ahern, Gerry Adams, John Hume
Key Words: Trimble resignation, Weston Park talks, Belfast Agreement, Good Friday Agreement, Sinn Féin, IRA, decommissioning, UUP, Holy Cross school, education, youth, religion