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Interview with John Robb for the BBC

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Audio interview with John Robb, founder of the New Ireland Group and former member of Seanad Éireann, 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. Robb discusses the history of the Irish language on the island of Ireland with particular focus on the contribution of Protestants to the growth of the language. 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: John Robb

Role at time of Interview: Founder of the New Ireland Group

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: John Robb

Key Words: Belfast Agreement, Good Friday Agreement, Irish language, religion, education, community relations, New Ireland Group

 

 

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