Dermot Nesbitt from Crossgar, County Down is in conversation with Chris Scott, host of the Down about Down Podcast.
Dermot was raised in Crossgar and has spent most of his life there. He became one of the most well-known Northern Ireland politicians and was an Ulster Unionist MLA for South Down (1998 - 2007). He was a Junior Minister in the Office of First and Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland.
Now 75, he is no stranger to the microphone, and has been grilled by almost every TV and radio political interviewer imaginable. In this podcast politics is set aside and Dermot talks to Chris about his childhood memories of Crossgar and his family connections in the area. Early days at Barnamaghery Primary School, the killing of the pigs in Crossgar village, dressing up as The Lone Ranger and early memories of Santa Claus are just a few of the memories that are touched upon in this interview!
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