Audio interview with Theresa Villiers, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, by Pat Kenny for Newstalk The Pat Kenny Show on 23 September 2013. Eleven days earlier Villiers announced that there would be no cross-border public enquiry into the Omagh bombing. In this interview she discusses the reasons behind her decision and the potential outcome of the Haass talks then underway. The Pat Kenny Show is Newstalk’s flagship current affairs programme.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 23 September 2013
Name of First Interviewee: Theresa Villiers
Role at time of Interview: Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
Interviewer: Pat Kenny
Purpose: News
Media: Audio
Copyright: © 2013 Newstalk
Link: Listen to the interview
Programme/Book/Article: Newstalk The Pat Kenny Show
Time Period covered: 2013
Key Individuals: Theresa Villiers, Richard Haass, Michael Gallagher, Billy Wright
Key Words: G8, Omagh bomb, border, victim, survivor, economy, Haass talks, parade, flag, intelligence, RUC, MI5, An Garda Siochana, Gibson Report, dissident republican, PSNI