Video interview with David Trimble (designate First Minister of Northern Ireland), Gerry Adams (president of Sinn Fein), Tony Blair (Prime Minister of the United Kingdom), Peter Mandelson (Secretary of State for Northern Ireland) and Jeffrey Donaldson (UUP MP for Lagan Valley) for ITN on 6 May 2000. On that date the IRA issued a statement indicating its readiness to begin a process to ‘completely and verifiably’ put its arms beyond use. The interviewees discuss the potential significance of this announcement.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 6 May 2000
Name of First Interviewee: David Trimble, Gerry Adams
Name of Second Interviewee: Tony Blair, Peter Mandelson
Name of Third Interviewee: Jeffrey Donaldson
Role at time of Interview: David Trimble (designate First Minister of Northern Ireland), Gerry Adams (president of Sinn Fein), Tony Blair (Prime minister of the United Kingdom), Peter Mandelson (Secretary of State for Northern Ireland), Jeffrey Donaldson (UUP MP for Lagan Valley)
Purpose: News
Media: Audiovisual
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Link: Watch the interview
Programme/Book/Article: ITN
Time Period covered: 2000
Key Individuals: David Trimble, Gerry Adams, Tony Blair, Peter Mandelson, Jeffrey Donaldson
Key Words: UUP, Sinn Fein, power-sharing, decommissioning, IRA, devolution, East-West relations