Martin Bell, Kate Adie and Deric Henderson Chaired by Ivan Little

Veteran journalists Martin Bell, Kate Adie, Deric Henderson and Ivan Little talk about their experiences of reporting the long and bitter conflict in Northern Ireland.

Henderson and Little have edited a new collection of previously untold personal stories by famous journalists who covered the conflict, including stories by Bell and Adie. Others contributing include Eamonn Holmes, John Irvine, Susan McKay, Denis Murray, Bill Neely, Sean O’Neill and Nicholas Witchell. Together, they give a unique insight into the many tragedies and their impacts on the victims and their friends and families, and into the working lives of journalists covering the troubles and their interactions with key personalities including Margaret Thatcher, Martin McGuiness and Ian Paisley.

Bell is a former foreign correspondent and war reporter for the BBC and was an independent MP between 1997 and 2001. Adie is a former chief news correspondent for the BBC who made her name reporting from war zones across the world. Henderson is former Ireland editor of the Press Association and Little is a former television journalist for Ulster Television and ITN.

This event is part of Irish day at the festival.