Audio interview with Tim O’Connor, Joint Secretary of the North-South Ministerial Council (South), by the BBC in 2000. The Council was established under the Belfast Agreement/Good Friday Agreement. It co-ordinates activity and implements certain government policy decisions across the island of Ireland. O’Connor is interviewed on the progress of the Council to date and discusses its organisation and function within the wider peace process. This interview forms part of the BBC Northern Ireland A State Apart online resource which documents thirty years of peace and violence in Northern Ireland from the Troubles to the Belfast Agreement/Good Friday Agreement.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 2000
Name of First Interviewee: Tim O’Connor
Role at time of Interview: Joint Secretary of the North-South Ministerial Council (South)
Interviewer: Unknown
Purpose: News, Research
Media: Audio
Copyright: BBC © 2012
Link: Listen to the interview
Programme/Book/Article: BBC Northern Ireland A State Apart
Time Period covered: 1998-2000
Key Individuals: Tim O’Connor
Key Words: North-South Ministerial Council, Belfast Agreement, Good Friday Agreement, Sunningdale Agreement