6. Bríd Rodgers: Retired Politician - Part 1
31 October 2023
About This Episode
01:18 Intro and first awareness of discrimination
08:01 Fianna Fáil vs Fine Gael
08:43 University
09:31 Voting for the first time
14:00 Getting involved in Civil Rights and first communications with John
Hume
17:15 Joining and ascending the SDLP
20:30 Why did Bríd get involved in politics?
22:53 Labour, The Republican Movement, The Worker's Party
24:20 People's Democracy: Eamonn McCann, Michael Farrell
26:10 Bernadette Devlin
27:53 SDLP representing all classes
29:10 John Hume and SDLP reaching across to moderate unionists
32:16 John Hume transitioning from teacher to politician and setting up the
Credit Union
34:02 How the situation on the island has changed on both sides of the
border
37:47 The heroism of David Trimble
40:17 Hume bringing business to Northern Ireland
41:59 Rioting versus working
Bríd Rodgers
Bríd Rodgers is an Irish politician and former public representative.
She has been involved in public service and political life, with particular engagement in community and cultural issues.