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Interview with Gabrielle Nig Uidhir for the BBC

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Audio interview with Gabrielle Nig Uidhir, Senior Lecturer in Irish-medium Education at St. Mary’s University College, Belfast, by the BBC. The Belfast Agreement/ Good Friday Agreement contained proposals to promote the Irish language, Ulster Scots and the languages of other ethnic communities in Northern Ireland. Nig Uidhir discusses the issues surrounding Irish language tuition in English speaking schools in Northern Ireland following the Belfast Agreement/Good Friday Agreement. This interview forms part of the BBC Northern Ireland A State Apart online resource which documents thirty years of peace and violence in Northern Ireland from the Troubles to the Belfast Agreement/Good Friday Agreement.

Date of Release/Broadcast: Unknown

Name of First Interviewee: Gabrielle Nig Uidhir

Role at time of Interview: Lecturer at Queen’s University, Belfast

Interviewer: Unknown

Purpose: News, Research

Media: Audio

Copyright: BBC © 2012

Link: Listen to the interview

Programme/Book/Article: BBC Northern Ireland A State Apart

Time Period covered: 1998

Key Individuals: Gabrielle Nig Uidhir

Key Words: Belfast Agreement, Good Friday Agreement, Irish language, education, community relations, media

 

 

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