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Interview with Shaun Woodward by Jon Sopel for BBC Northern Ireland The Politics Show on 8 March 2009

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Transcript of an interview with Shaun Woodward, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, by Jon Sopel for BBC Northern Ireland The Politics Show on 8 March 2009. On 7 March a Real IRA attack on Massereene Barracks in Antrim town killed two British soldiers and injured two other soldiers and two civilians. Woodward discusses the potential impact this event might have on the stability of the Peace Process. Two days later the Continuity IRA killed a member of the PSNI, the first police officer killed by paramilitaries in Northern Ireland since 1998. The Politics Show is a weekly current affairs programme on BBC Northern Ireland.

Date of Release/Broadcast: 8 March 2009

Name of First Interviewee: Shaun Woodward

Role at time of Interview: Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

Interviewer: Jon Sopel

Purpose: News

Media: Audiovisual

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Link: Watch the interview

Programme/Book/Article: BBC Northern Ireland The Politics Show

Time Period covered: 2009

Key Individuals: Shaun Woodward, Gerry Adams

Key Words: Massereene Barracks shooting, dissident republican, British army, PSNI, Sinn Féin

 

 

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