Audio interviews with Gerry Adams (president of Sinn Fein), Bertie Ahern (former Irish Taoiseach), Jeffrey Donaldson (DUP MP for Lagan Valley), Alasdair McDonnell (leader of the SDLP) and Jim Rodgers (former Lord Mayor of Belfast) by Barry Linehan for RTE Radio 1 Drivetime in 2013. On 10 April 1998 the Belfast Agreement/Good Friday Agreement was signed. The interviewees discusses the final stages of the negotiations and the legacy of the Agreement in 2013. Drivetime is RTE Radio 1’s daily afternoon political and current affairs programme.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 8 April 2013
Name of First Interviewee: Gerry Adams, Bertie Ahern
Name of Second Interviewee: Jeffrey Donaldson, Alasdair McDonnell
Name of Third Interviewee: Jim Rodgers
Role at time of Interview: Gerry Adams (President of Sinn Fein), Bertie Ahern (former Irish Taoiseach), Jeffrey Donaldson (DUP MP for Lagan Valley), Alasdair McDonnell (leader of the SDLP), Jim Rodgers (former Lord Mayor of Belfast)
Interviewer: Barry Linehan
Purpose: News
Media: Audio
Copyright: © RTÉ 2013
Link: Listen to the interview
Programme/Book/Article: RTE Radio 1 Drivetime
Time Period covered: 1998-2013
Key Individuals: Gerry Adams, Bertie Ahern, Tony Blair, Jeffrey Donaldson, David Trimble, Alasdair McDonnell, Jim Rodgers
Key Words: Belfast Agreement, Good Friday Agreement, negotiation, legacy, peace wall, housing, unemployment, policing, flag, education