Audio interview with Richard Dowling, RTE North East correspondent, by Gavin Jennings for RTE Radio 1 Morning Ireland on 4 December 2013. One day earlier the findings of the Smithwick Tribunal were released to the public, which indicated that unidentified members of An Garda Síochána had colluded with the Provisional IRA in the killing of two RUC officers, Harry Breen and Bob Buchanan, in south Armagh on 20 March 1989. Dowling discusses the details of the Smithwick tribunal. Morning Ireland is RTE Radio 1’s early morning current affairs broadcast.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 4 December 2013
Name of First Interviewee: Richard Dowling
Role at time of Interview: RTE North East correspondent
Interviewer: Gavin Jennings
Purpose: News
Media: Audio
Copyright: © RTÉ 2013
Link: Listen to the interview
Programme/Book/Article: RTE Radio 1 Morning Ireland
Time Period covered: 1989-2013
Key Individuals: Richard Dowling, Harry Breen, Bob Buchanan
Key Words: Smithwick Tribunal, Jonesborough ambush, Provisional IRA, collusion, An Garda Síochána, RUC, victim, Irish government, border, intelligence, policing