Audio interview with Noel Dorr, former Irish Ambassador to Great Britain, by Ivan Yates for Newstalk Breakfast on 18 November 2013. One day earlier it was announced that Michael D. Higgins, President of Ireland, had accepted an invitation to make an official state visit to Great Britain in April 2014. Dorr discusses the significance of this decision within the historical contexts of British-Irish relations and the Northern Ireland peace process. Breakfast is the daily early morning news programme on Newstalk.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 18 November 2013
Name of First Interviewee: Noel Dorr
Role at time of Interview: Former Irish Ambassador to Great Britain
Interviewer: Ivan Yates
Purpose: News
Media: Audio
Copyright: © 2013 Newstalk (www.newstalk.ie)
Link: Listen to the interview
Programme/Book/Article: Newstalk Breakfast
Time Period covered: 2012-2013
Key Individuals: Noel Dorr, Michael D. Higgins, Mary Robinson, Mary McAleese
Key Words: Irish presidency, Queen Elizabeth II visit, East-West relations, Royal Family, emigration, diaspora