: Audio interview with Vincent Kearney, BBC Northern Ireland Home Affairs correspondent, by William Crawley for BBC Radio Ulster Talkback on 14 February 2013. Two days earlier an eighteen year old man was shot and injured in the Ardoyne area of Belfast in a paramilitary style attack. Two days later Sean Kelly, a republican involved in the Shankill bombing, was arrested by the PSNI in relation to the incident. Kelly’s detention prompted senior members of the DUP to question the stability of the power-sharing government. The incident came only weeks after the highly contentious flag debate. Kearney assesses the seriousness of the situation on power-sharing in Northern Ireland. Kelly was subsequently unconditionally released by the PSNI later that evening. Talkback is BBC Radio Ulster’s daily afternoon phone-in programme.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 14 February 2013
Name of First Interviewee: Vincent Kearney
Role at time of Interview: BBC Northern Ireland Home Affairs correspondent
Interviewer: William Crawley
Purpose: News
Media: Audio
Copyright: BBC © 2013
Link: Listen to the interview
Programme/Book/Article: BBC Radio Ulster Talkback
Time Period covered: 2013
Key Individuals: Vincent Kearney, Sean Kelly, Peter Robinson, Matt Baggott, Nigel Dodds, Peter Hain, Martin McGuinness
Key Words: Criminality, IRA, Shankill bombing, paramilitary, DUP, Sinn Fein, policing, power-sharing, flag, prisoner