Audio interview with Mike Nesbitt (leader of the UUP), Eamonn Mallie (political commentator) and Basil McCrea (leader of NI21) by Stephen Nolan for BBC Radio Ulster The Nolan Show on 1 October 2013. On 18 April planning permission was granted for the redevelopment of part of the former Maze/Long Kesh prison site into a peace building and conflict resolution centre and was supported by both the DUP and Sinn Féin. Other members of the unionist community, however, protested against the decision. On 14 August Peter Robinson withdrew the DUP’s support for the conflict resolution centre at the former Maze site. In this interview Nesbitt, Mallie and McCrea discuss the political and economic implications of the decision. The Nolan Show is a daily current affairs programme on BBC Radio Ulster.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 1 October 2013
Name of First Interviewee: Mike Nesbitt
Name of Second Interviewee: Eamonn Mallie
Name of Third Interviewee: Basil McCrea
Role at time of Interview: Mike Nesbitt (leader of the UUP), Eamonn Mallie (political commentator), Basil McCrea (leader of NI21)
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: Mike Nesbitt, Eamonn Mallie, Martin McGuinness, Peter Robinson, Jim Allister, Tom Elliot, David Trimble, Sammy Wilson
Key Words: Maze/Long Kesh prison, UUP, TUV, economy, Sinn Féin, DUP, power-sharing