Audio interview with Tom Elliott (UUP MLA for Fermanagh and South Tyrone), John O’Dowd (Northern Ireland Minister of Education), Conall McDevitt (SDLP MLA for South Belfast) and Jeffrey Donaldson (DUP MP for Lagan Valley) by Stephen Nolan for BBC Radio Ulster the Nolan Show on 17 July 2013. On 9 July the Parades Commission ruled that an Orange Order parade could not pass through the Ardoyne area of Belfast on its return journey on 12 July, a decision which led to clashes between protesters and the PSNI in north and east Belfast for several days. The interviewees discusses the escalation of violence and the forthcoming all-party talks which will explore alternatives to the Parades Commission. The Nolan Show is a daily current affairs programme on BBC Radio Ulster.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 17 July 2013
Name of First Interviewee: Tom Elliott
Name of Second Interviewee: John O’Dowd
Name of Third Interviewee: Conall McDevitt, Jeffrey Donaldson
Role at time of Interview: Tom Elliott (UUP MLA for Fermanagh and South Tyrone), John O’Dowd (Sinn Fein MLA for Upper Bann), Conall McDevitt (SDLP MLA for South Belfast), Jeffrey Donaldson (DUP MP for Lagan Valley)
Interviewer: Stephen Nolan
Purpose: News
Media: Audio
Copyright: BBC © 2013
Link: Listen to the interview
Programme/Book/Article: BBC Radio Ulster The Nolan Show
Time Period covered: 1996-2013
Key Individuals: Tom Elliott, John O’Dowd, Conall McDevitt, Jeffrey Donaldson, Richard Haass, Mervyn Gibson Peter Robinson, Mike Nesbitt, Martin Bradley, Martin Reilly, Nelson McCausland
Key Words: Parades Commission, Orange Order, parade, Ardoyne, PSNI, policing, UUP, Sinn Fein, SDLP, religion, dissident republican, Drumcree