Transcript of an interview with Seán Mac Stíofáin, former chief of staff of the Provisional IRA, for PBS Frontline. In this interview Mac Stíofáin discusses the emergence of the Provisional IRA and republican talks with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland William Whitelaw.
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Name of First Interviewee: Seán Mac Stíofáin
Role at time of Interview: Former chief of staff of the Provisional IRA
Purpose: News
Media: Transcript
Copyright: © 1998 PBS and WGBH/Frontline
Link: Read the transcript
Programme/Book/Article: PBS Frontline
Time Period covered: 1969-1994
Key Individuals: Seán Mac Stíofáin, Cathal Goulding, Gunner Curtis, Gerry Adams, William Whitelaw, Daithi O’Conaill, Martin McGuinness, Seamus Twomey, Ivor Bell, John Major
Key Words: Provisional IRA, Official IRA, Sinn Fein, Bloody Friday, ceasefire