Department move under fire

A Democratic Unionist Assembly member today accused Education Minister Martin McGuinness of ‘‘naked sectarianism’’ in seeking to move his department’s headquarters from North Down.

A Democratic Unionist Assembly member today accused Education Minister Martin McGuinness of ‘‘naked sectarianism’’ in seeking to move his department’s headquarters from North Down.

Peter Weir, who represents the North Down area, said he welcomed the Education Committee’s attempts to retain the department’s base at Rathgael, outside Bangor.

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