Audio interview with Mervyn Gibson, Orange Order Grand Chaplain for Belfast, by Stephen Nolan for BBC Radio Ulster the Nolan Show on 16 July 2013. On 9 July the Parades Commission ruled that an Orange Order parade could not pass through the Ardoyne area of Belfast on its return journey on 12 July, a decision which led to clashes between protesters and the PSNI in north and east Belfast for several days. Gibson discusses the escalation of violence and the response of the PSNI to events in Belfast. The Nolan Show is a daily current affairs programme on BBC Radio Ulster.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 16 July 2013
Name of First Interviewee: Mervyn Gibson
Role at time of Interview: Orange Order Grand Chaplain for Belfast
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: Mervyn Gibson, Will Kerr, Gerry Adams, Peter Robinson, Martin McGuinness, Richard Haass, William Humphrys, Nelson McCausland, Nigel Dodds, Mike Nesbitt
Key Words: Parades Commission, Orange Order, parade, Ardoyne, PSNI, policing, religion, DUP, UUP, IRA, Sinn Fein, DUP