Audio interviews with callers to the Nolan Show by Stephen Nolan on BBC Radio Ulster The Nolan Show on 3 June 2013. In 1984 Ann Travers’ sister Mary was shot dead by the I.R.A. In 2010 Mary McArdle, who had been jailed for her role in the killing, was appointed to the role of Ministerial Special Adviser to the Sinn Fein Culture Minister Caral Ni Chuilin. Ann Travers has since been lobbying for a bill disallowing ex-prisoners guilty of serious paramilitary offences from taking positions as Special Advisers at Stormont. Callers to the programme discuss the proposed bill which was later passed in the Stormont Assembly on 3 June. The Nolan Show is BBC Radio Ulster’s daily current affairs programme.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 3 June 2013
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: 2013
Key Individuals: Ann Travers, Mary McArdle, Caral Ni Chuilin, Jim Allister, Dolores Kelly Alasdair McDonnell
Key Words: Special Adviser, Sinn Fein, IRA, paramilitary, prisoner, SDLP