Transcript of an interview with Shaun Woodward (Secretary of State for Northern Ireland), Gerry Kelly (Sinn Féin MLA for Belfast North), Peter Weir (DUP MLA for North Down), Ian Parsley (member of the Alliance Party) and Margaret Ritchie (former leader of the SDLP), by Dermot Murnaghan for Sky News Murnaghan on 2 May 2010. On 5 February the Hillsborough Agreement was signed by the DUP and Sinn Féin devolving policing and justice powers to the Northern Ireland administration. Meanwhile, on 6 May the United Kingdom general election was held. The interviewees discuss the significance of the Hillsborough Agreement and the potential impact of the election results on the politics and economics of Northern Ireland. Murnaghan is a Sunday morning current affairs programme on Sky News.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 2 May 2010
Name of First Interviewee: Shaun Woodward, Gerry Kelly
Name of Second Interviewee: Peter Weir, Ian Parsley
Name of Third Interviewee: Margaret Ritchie
Role at time of Interview: Shaun Woodward (Secretary of State for Northern Ireland), Gerry Kelly (Sinn Féin MLA for Belfast North), Peter Weir (DUP MLA for North Down), Ian Parsley (UCUNF candidate for North Down), Margaret Ritchie (leader of the SDLP)
Interviewer: Dermot Murnaghan
Purpose: News
Media: Transcript
Copyright:
Link: Read the transcript
Programme/Book/Article: Sky News Murnaghan
Time Period covered: 2010
Key Individuals: Shaun Woodward, Gerry Kelly, Peter Weir, Ian Parsley, Margaret Ritchie, David Cameron, Gordon Brown
Key Words: Sinn Féin, DUP, UCUNF, SDLP, economy, unemployment, policing, UUP, justice, Hillsborough Agreement, Conservative party, dissident republican