UK govt urged to honour Irish language act pledge

The British government today faced fresh calls for it to honour its St Andrews talks pledge to pass an Irish Language Act for the North.

UK govt urged to honour Irish language act pledge
Thu, 05 Apr, 2007 - 16:32

The British government today faced fresh calls for it to honour its St Andrews talks pledge to pass an Irish Language Act for the North.

Following his appointment as the chairperson of the Assembly’s Culture, Arts and Leisure Committee, fluent Irish speaker Barry McElduff expressed frustration at the pace of the legislative process

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