Red Lines

BBC Radio Ulster
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Mar 8, 2023 • 38min

Taking on the trolls

Mark Carruthers is joined by the BBC's Disinformation and Social Media Correspondent, Marianna Spring, BBC NI's Health Correspondent, Marie-Louise Connolly and Professor Deirdre Heenan to talk about their experiences dealing with online abuse and discuss what more platforms can do to try and stop it.
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Mar 1, 2023 • 33min

Unravelling the Windsor knot

Mark Carruthers assesses the Windsor Framework and whether the DUP will accept it with Gareth Gordon, John Campbell and Suzanne Breen.
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Feb 22, 2023 • 53min

GFA#2 Women of the hour

Mark Carruthers is joined by Bronagh Hinds, one of the founding members of the Women's Coalition, Dawn Purvis, a former MLA and leader of the Progressive Unionist Party, Kathleen Stephens, the former US Consul General in Belfast and Liz O’Donnell, a former Progressive Democrat TD and Minister of State in the Department of Foreign Affairs plus of course Mark Simpson who was the BBC Political Correspondent covering the negotiations.
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Feb 15, 2023 • 32min

D(UP)-Day

What are the big decisions facing the DUP & Sir Jeffrey Donaldson?
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Feb 8, 2023 • 32min

Reading the Right

Mark & guests discuss the recent anti-migrant protests in the Republic.
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Feb 1, 2023 • 34min

Coiled springs?

Mark Carruthers speaks to MLAs Patricia O'Lynn, Diane Forsythe and Mike Nesbitt about what they've been doing while Stormont hasn't been sitting.
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Jan 25, 2023 • 50min

GFA25: Ep 1 - The Fourth Estate

Mark Carruthers looks back on the Good Friday Agreement with journalists Mark Simpson, David Davin-Power, Martin Fletcher and former NIO official Mary Madden.
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Jan 18, 2023 • 32min

Caution;Tunnel Ahead

Mark Carruthers is joined by BBC NI's Economics and Business Editor, John Campbell, RTE's Europe Editor, Tony Connelly, Jess Sargeant from the Institute for Government, to discuss not the details of a potential deal but the process of getting all sides across the line.
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Jan 11, 2023 • 29min

Protocol, pounds and patients

Mark Carruthers asks Jayne McCormack, John Campbell and Marie-Louise Connolly to predict what lies ahead this year.
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Dec 20, 2022 • 43min

Review of the Year

Mark Carruthers asks Tim McGarry, Enda McClafferty, Deirdre Heenan and Newton Emerson to cast their minds back to the highlights of 2022.

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