Interview with Jack Lynch by Alan Hart for BBC Panorama in February 1973
Transcript of an interview with Jack Lynch, Irish Taoiseach, by Alan Hart for BBC Panorama and published in the Irish Times on 6 February 1973. In March of that year the British government introduced a White Paper entitled ‘Northern Ireland Constitutional Proposals’ which included plans for a devolved power-sharing assembly and a Council of Ireland. In advance of the publication of this document Lynch discusses the key proposals and outlines his vision for unionists within a united Ireland. The Irish Times is the leading daily newspaper in Ireland.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 6 February 1973
Name of First Interviewee: Jack Lynch
Role at time of Interview: Irish Taoiseach
Interviewer: Alan Hart
Purpose: News
Media: Transcript
Copyright: © 2013 THE IRISH TIMES
Link: Read the transcript
Programme/Book/Article: Irish Times
Time Period covered: 1973
Key Individuals: Jack Lynch, William Whitelaw
Key Words: UDA, religion, British Army, IRA, partition, Council of Ireland, paramilitary, youth, education