This 2002 interview - later used as the opening chapter of my book, David Norris: Trial By Media - now out of print but available as an ebook from joejacksoninterviewer.com - came back into the news during David Norris's bid in 2011 to become the next President of Ireland. Simply because it was the first in which he had directly addressed allegations that were made against him by Irish journalist Mary Lucy Burke. In his more recent biography, Kicking Against The Pricks, David kindly says he will "always be grateful to" me for doing the 2002 interview. But this is the first time it will be heard publicly and I have split it into two parts - the first part focusing solely on his highly-emotional response to those allegations. This is a slice of Irish political and cultural history.